Certain Wildisms (Wildeisms?) would take my breath away. When I first read this book in the fruitless years of my youth I was excited, overwhelmed and a blank slate (as Dorian is, upon his first encounter with Lord Henry) easily molded, persuaded, influenced, etc. Includes pictures and a section on Wilde's life and works.more Oscar Wilde’s only full-length novel is a lasting gem of sophisticated wit and playfulness, which brings together all the best elements of his talent in a reinterpretation of the Faustian myth. The stage is now set for a masterful tale about appearance, reality, art, life, truth, fiction, and the burden of conscience. But when Sir Henry Wotton visits and seduces Dorian into the worship of youthful beauty with an intoxicating speech, Dorian makes a wish he will live to regret: that all the marks of age will now be reflected in the portrait rather than on Dorian’s own face. The stage is now set for a Dorian Gray is having his picture painted by Basil Hallward, who is charmed by his looks. Dorian Gray is having his picture painted by Basil Hallward, who is charmed by his looks.
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