No. 24 · The Well-Read 30The Picture of Dorian GrayOscar Wilde1890/1891
Fiction · 1890/1891
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Dorian Gray remains outwardly young while a hidden portrait records the damage of his vanity, influence, and choices.
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Wilde wraps a moral horror story in wit, beauty, paradox, and an argument about whether art should answer for its effects.
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