The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
- Jun 1
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Captivated by his own portrait, the beautiful young Dorian Gray makes a fevered wish: let the painting age and bear the marks of his sins, while he remains forever young and unblemished. The wish is granted. As Dorian sinks into ever darker pleasures under the influence of the witty, decadent Lord Henry Wotton, the portrait — locked away in an attic — grows monstrous in his stead.
Oscar Wilde's only novel is a glittering, sharp-witted study of beauty, conscience and the wages of vice. This is the 1891 expanded book edition, with the six additional chapters and revised material that Wilde added after the original magazine version drew accusations of immorality.
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