The Picture of Dorian Gray: Classic Illustrations Edition (Oscar Wilde Collection Book 1) Kindle Edition

The Picture of Dorian GrayNewly understanding that his beauty will fade, Dorian expresses the desire tosell his soul, to ensure that the picture, rather than he, will age and fade. The wish is granted, and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful; all the while, his portrait ages and records every sin.★ The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde ★Written in his distinctly dazzling style, Oscar Wilde 's tale of a glamorous young man selling his soul for everlasting youth and beauty is the most famous work by the poet. When it first appeared in 1890, the tale of Dorian Gray 's moral disintegration created a uproar, but while Wilde was blamed for the corrupting nature of the novel, he replied that there is, in fact, "a terrible morality in Dorian Gray." Only a few years later, the book and the aesthetic / moral dilemma it posed became issues in the trials created by Wilde's homosexual liaisons, which culminated in homosexual liaisons.Of the relationship between Dorian Gray and autobiography, Wilde noted in a letter, "Basil Hallward is what I think I am: Lord Henry what the world says of me: Dorian what I want to be — in other ages, perhaps. Read more