Type The Picture of Dorian Gray online
A portrait ages while its subject does not. Sharp, witty, and dark. Type the whole of Oscar Wilde’s book, chapter by chapter, free in your browser.
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The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden, there came through the open door the heavy scent of the lilac, or the more delicate perfume of the pink-flowering thorn.Click to start typing
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How typing a book works
- Open Dorian Gray and start chapter 1, or choose any chapter. The text is the real book, a paragraph at a time.
- Type it as it is written: capitals, punctuation and all. Mistakes show in red, and the next word waits until you fix them.
- Every word earns coins for crates of collectable cards, and each finished chapter pays a bonus and arcade tickets.
- Stop whenever you like. Your place is kept to the paragraph, so you can read a little every day.
- Finish the book to earn its own title, “Forever Young”, and a cover banner for your profile.
Chapters
- 1Chapter 14,977 words
- 2Chapter 25,643 words
- 3Chapter 34,432 words
- 4Chapter 45,603 words
- 5Chapter 54,392 words
- 6Chapter 62,831 words
- 7Chapter 74,443 words
- 8Chapter 85,319 words
- 9Chapter 93,926 words
- 10Chapter 103,251 words
- 11Chapter 117,386 words
- 12Chapter 122,774 words
…and 8 more chapters. Start at the beginning or pick any chapter in the game.
Questions
Is this the whole of The Picture of Dorian Gray?
Yes. It is the complete text of Oscar Wilde’s 1890 book, which is in the public domain, split into its 20 chapters. Only the quotation marks and dashes are tidied so they are easy to type.
How long does it take to type Dorian Gray?
78,949 words takes about 33 hours at 40 words per minute, or 19 hours at 70. You can stop whenever you like: your place is saved, down to the paragraph.
Is it free?
Yes. You can start straight away as a guest. Sign in with Discord or Google if you want your place saved in the cloud and on every device.
Does it help my typing?
Real prose has capitals, punctuation and long words that word lists leave out, so typing a book is good practice for typing real things. The game tracks your speed and accuracy as you go.
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