The Picture of Dorian Gray: A Positronic Book - Hardcover

Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray is one of the most haunting and provocative novels of the late nineteenth century. First published in 1890, the story blends Gothic atmosphere, philosophical reflection, and biting social satire in a tale that explores beauty, corruption, and the consequences of moral indulgence.

The novel centres on the young and strikingly handsome Dorian Gray, whose portrait is painted by the artist Basil Hallward. Influenced by the cynical and seductive philosophy of Lord Henry Wotton, Dorian becomes obsessed with youth, beauty, and pleasure. In a moment of reckless longing, he wishes that the portrait might bear the burden of age and decay while he himself remains forever young.

As the years pass, Dorian pursues a life devoted to sensation and indulgence, while the portrait hidden away from view slowly reveals the terrible consequences of his actions. Through this disturbing transformation, Wilde examines the tension between appearance and conscience, exploring the seductive power of aesthetic beauty and the moral dangers that accompany it.

At once a Gothic narrative and a philosophical meditation on art and morality, The Picture of Dorian Gray remains Wilde's only novel and one of the enduring masterpieces of English literature.

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