The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories

“The Picture of Dorian Gray, ” Wilde’s only full-length novel, is the enduringly eerie fable of a portrait that ages and decays as its model remains ever young and beautiful. Dorian Gray, a naive and irresistible young man, is lured by decadent Lord Henry Wotton into a life of depravity. Dorian becomes steeped in sin, but his face remains perfect, unlined – while only his portrait, locked away, reveals the blackness of his soul.