Inthiscelebratedwork,hisonlynovel,Wildeforgedadevastatingportraitoftheeffectsofevilanddebaucheryonayoungaestheteinlate-19th-centuryEngland.CombiningelementsoftheGothichorrornovelanddecadentFrenchfiction,thebookcentersonastrikingpremise:AsDorianGraysinksintoalifeofcrimeandgrosssensuality,hisbodyretainsperfectyouthandvigorwhilehisrecentlypaintedportraitgrowsdaybydayintoahideousrecordofevil,whichhemustkeephiddenfromtheworld.Foroveracentury,thismesmerizingtaleofhorrorandsuspensehasenjoyedwidepopularity.ItranksasoneofWilde’smostimportantcreationsandamongtheclassicachievementsofitskind.
