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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-siecle London, the novel traces a path from the studio of painter Basil Hallward to the opium dens of the East End. As Dorian's 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 Wilde's 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.
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British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Conduct of life, fiction, Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction, Appearance (Philosophy), Fiction, Conduct of life, Youthfulness, Portraits, Apparence (Philosophie), Romans, nouvelles, Morale pratique, Juvénilité, General, Horror, Education, English literature, England, fiction, Fiction, general, Comics & graphic novels, fantasy, Future life, Soul, Paranormal fiction, Fiction, psychological, Didactic fiction, Drama (dramatic works by one author), Fiction, historical, Fiction, fantasy, paranormal, Great britain, fiction, LGBTQ novels, Stonewall Book Awards, LGBTQ novels before Stonewall, Fiction, historical, general, Classics, European, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Drama, history and criticism, Hedonism, Classic fiction, Men, Man-woman relationships, Influence (Psychology), Novela didáctica, Novela psicología, Fiction, horror, Painting, fiction, Large type books, Readers, Picture of Dorian Gray (Wilde, Oscar), English literature, history and criticism, 19th century, Immortality, Aging, Gothic fiction, Irish Occult fiction, English fiction, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Issues of Presses, Le livre., Supernatural, History, Appearance (philosophy)--fiction, Conduct of life--fiction, Portraits--fiction, Pr5819 .a1 1998b, 823/.8, British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), Fiction, lgbtq+, gayTimes
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The Picture of Dorian Gray is a philosophical novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde. A shorter novella-length version was published in the July 1890 issue of the American periodical Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine. The novel-length version was published in April 1891.
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