A Gothic Classic of Beauty, Vanity and Corruption
Oscar Wilde's dark and brilliant classic about beauty, vanity, and the price of eternal youth.
The Picture of Dorian Gray is Oscar Wilde's only novel and one of the most celebrated works of Gothic fiction. When the handsome Dorian Gray wishes that his portrait would age in his place, he begins a life devoted to pleasure and excess while the painting reveals the corruption of his soul. Elegant, provocative, and haunting, this masterpiece explores vanity, morality, temptation, and the hidden consequences of desire.