Great book!</br></br>Product Description</br></br><div><P>In this celebrated work?? his only novel?? Wilde forged a devastating portrait of the effects of evil and debauchery on a young aesthete in late-19th-century England. Combining elements of the Gothic horror novel a"decadent French fiction?? the book centers on a striking premise: As Dorian Gray sinks into a life of crime and gross sensuality?? his body retains perfect youth and vigor while his recently painted portrait grows day by day into a hideous record of evil?? which he must keep hidden from the world. For over a century?? this mesmerizing tale of horror and suspense has enjoyed wide popularity. It ranks as one of Wilde's most important creations and among the classic achievements of its kind.</div></br></br>Amazon.com Review</br></br>A lush?? cautionary tale of a life of vileness and deception or a loving portrait of the aesthetic impulse run rampant? Why not both? After Basil Hallward paints a beautiful?? young man's portrait?? his subject's frivolous wish that the picture change and he remain the same comes true. Dorian Gray's picture grows aged and corrupt while he continues to appear fresh and innocent. After he kills a young woman?? "y as if I had cut her little throat with a knife??"Dorian Gray is surprised to find no difference in his vision or surroundings. "The roses are not less lovely for all that. The birds sing just as happily in my garden." <P> As Hallward tries to make sense of his c