(Original, Unabridged Classic, Premium Hardbound Collector's Edition, Ideal for Gifting)
Oscar Wilde
"Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing."
Dorian Gray is young, beautiful, and — under the influence of the cynical Lord Henry Wotton — terrified of losing his looks. When he sees a portrait of himself painted by the devoted Basil Hallward, he makes a wish: that the painting would age in his place, preserving his beauty forever. The wish is granted. Over the years that follow, Dorian pursues every pleasure and commits every sin — while the portrait, hidden in a locked room, records each transgression on its painted face.
With a Goodreads rating of 4.12, The Picture of Dorian Gray endures as one of the most elegant and disturbing novels in the English canon. Wilde uses the Gothic premise to examine aestheticism, morality, and the relationship between art and life with a wit so precise it doubles as a blade. The novel's famous epigrams — still quoted daily — are not decoration but argument.
This premium hardbound collector's edition with sprayed edges presents Wilde's original, unabridged text — a perfect volume for every admirer of Gothic literature and Victorian wit.
