The Picture of Dorian Gray (eBook), Oscar Wilde
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Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray tells the story of a beautiful young man whose portrait ages and decays while he remains untouched by time. A haunting parable of vanity, corruption, and self-destruction, it remains one of literature’s most daring examinations of beauty and morality.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is the quintessential novel of beauty, sin, and the soul’s corruption. When the handsome young Dorian Gray sees his portrait painted by artist Basil Hallward, he makes a fateful wish—that he might remain forever young and beautiful while the painting bears the marks of age and vice. As Dorian falls under the decadent influence of Lord Henry Wotton, his life spirals into indulgence and moral decay. Every sin leaves its trace not on Dorian’s face, but on the grotesquely changing image hidden away in his attic.
First published in 1890, The Picture of Dorian Gray scandalized Victorian society with its frank portrayal of hedonism and implied homoeroticism, prompting fierce moral outrage and contributing to Wilde’s later obscenity trial. Today it stands as one of the great works of Gothic literature and a cornerstone of queer literary history—an exploration of desire, art, and the price of eternal youth.
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