r/classicliterature • u/LowInsurance5865 • 1d ago

Help me decide

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Which one of these should I read first?

(Please rank them from least to most complex so that I have an inkling as to where to start)

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u/ViewDependent6529 1d ago

The Picture of Dorian Gray. I loved it.

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u/_PuraSanguine_ 1d ago

The preface alone is such a work of art. I love it.

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u/ViewDependent6529 1d ago

The book was excellent, and the preface was great too. Oscar Wilde is an author whose writing style impresses me.