Dorian is a good-natured young man until he falls in with the cunning and quick-tongued Lord Henry, who unveils to Dorian the power of his own exceptional beauty. As he gradually sinks deeper into a glamorous and decadent world of selfish luxury, he seems to remain physically unchanged in spite of age and the stresses of his corrupt lifestyle. . I first read the book when I was 16, which is still young, but by that age, at least *I* was pretty desensitized to its types of messages. I worry mostly about the satirical aspects being lost on a young reader, of say, 12-14. The Picture of Dorian Gray is a graphic adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s classic work, stunningly re-imagined by writer Ian Edginton and artist I.N.J. Culbard. 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. By the time he wrote the above in 1891, The Picture of Dorian Gray had existed in three forms: the original typescript, commissioned by and submitted to J.M. Stoddart, the editor at Lippincott’s, the edited 1890 version published in the magazine (which had also published Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Sign of the Four, earlier that year), and “The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.” ― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray is a 1891 gothic and philosophical novel by Irish writer and playwright Oscar Wilde. First published as a serial story in the July 1890 issue of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, the The Picture of Dorian Gray is a mesmerizing novel that delves into the dark undercurrents of human nature. Oscar Wilde's exquisite prose explores the destructive power of vanity and the pursuit of eternal youth. As Dorian Gray's portrait ages while he remains untouched by time, a haunting tale of moral decay unfolds.

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