The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.When Dorian Gray has his portrait painted he is captivated by his own beauty. Tempted by his world-weary decadent friend Lord Henry Wotton he wishes to stay forever young and pledges his very soul to keep his good looks. Set in fin-de-sicle London the novel traces a path from the studio of painter Basil Hallward to the opium dens of the East End. As Dorians slide into crime and cruelty progresses he stays magically youthful while his beautiful portrait changes revealing the hideous corruption of moral decay.Ever since its first publication in 1890 Wildes only novel has remained the subject of critical controversy. Acclaimed by some as an instructive moral tale it has been denounced by others for its implicit immorality. Combining elements of the supernatural aestheticism and the Gothic The Picture of Dorian Gray is an unclassifiable and uniquely unsettling work of fiction. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study and much more.
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