The Picture of Dorian Gray

<h4><em>What if your mirror always loved you-even as your soul decayed?</em></h4><p></p><p>In Oscar Wilde's sole novel the charismatic Dorian Gray trades conscience for perpetual beauty after a fateful wish before Basil Hallward's masterpiece portrait. Guided by the hedonistic Lord Henry Wotton Dorian plunges into opium dens forbidden affairs and casual cruelty-while the hidden portrait records every scar his flesh should bear.</p><p></p><p><strong>What You'll Discover in This Modern Translation:</strong></p><p></p><p> - <strong>A Faustian Bargain of Beauty for Morality</strong> - Witness Dorian's transformation from innocent muse to decadent predator.</p><p> - <strong>Razor-Sharp Social Satire</strong> - Wilde skewers Victorian hypocrisy with wit still lethal today.</p><p> - <strong>Themes of Art Influence and Duality</strong> - Explore questions of identity responsibility and the true nature of self.</p><p> - <strong>A Cornerstone of Gothic Decadence</strong> - Influential on horror queer literature and modern pop culture.</p><p> - <strong>Refined Accessible Prose</strong> - Archaic turns smoothed; Wilde's sparkling aphorisms preserved.</p><p></p><p>If you've ever wondered what you'd risk to stay young forever Dorian's story is your cautionary mirror.</p>