The Picture of Dorian Gray

"Youth Youth There is absolutely nothing in the world worth having but youth " The Picture of Dorian Gray is an 1891 philosophical novel by Irish writer and playwright Oscar Wilde. This Gothic morality tale is the story of a man who, taken by his own beauty, pledges his soul in a desperate bid for eternal youth. But when his wish is granted, things go terribly wrong.

A painting of Dorian begins to age in his place, while Dorian himself becomes a dangerous narcissist who destroys everyone standing in his way until the day he is forced to come face to face with the ugliness of his own conscience.