The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) is Oscar Wilde's provocative and mesmerizing novel that explores the boundaries of desire, beauty, and morality. When the young and handsome Dorian makes a fateful pact to have his portrait age instead of him, he plunges into a life of indulgence without visible consequence. But while his face remains untouched by time, the painting bears the weight of his corruption. A tale of decadence, art, and double lives, written with Wilde's signature irony and dazzling wit that made him a literary icon.