Age Group: Adults

Description:

The Picture of Dorian Gray is Oscar Wilde's only novel — a haunting, brilliantly crafted Gothic tale that remains one of the most compelling works in English literature. In Victorian London, the beautiful and impressionable Dorian Gray sits for a portrait painted by his devoted admirer, artist Basil Hallward. Under the corrupting influence of the witty and hedonistic Lord Henry Wotton, Dorian makes a fateful wish: that the portrait should age and bear the marks of his sins, while he remains forever young and unblemished. The wish is granted. Over eighteen years, as Dorian descends into a life of cruelty, debauchery, and moral ruin, the portrait grows increasingly monstrous — while he stays radiant and unchanged. A dazzling meditation on beauty, vanity, conscience, and the true cost of a life lived without restraint. Recommended for adult readers.