TY - GEN AU - Wilde, Oscar TI - The picture of Dorian Gray T2 - Peguin Popular Classics SN - 9780140620337 CY - London KW - Tragedy KW - Young Adult Literature KW - Vanity KW - Mystery, Thriller or Terror KW - Romance (English) KW - Classic Literature N2 - Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray makes a Faustian bargain to sell his soul in exchange for eternal youth and beauty. Under the influence of Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life, where he is able to indulge his desires while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society. Only Dorian's picture bears the traces of his decadence. A knowing account of a secret life and an analysis of the darker side of late Victorian society. The Picture of Dorian Gray offers a disturbing portrait of an individual coming face to face with the reality of his soul ER -