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The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

Decadence
1891

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The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

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A portrait ages in a locked room while its subject does not — Wilde's one novel turns beauty into a moral experiment.

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Oscar Wilde (1854–1900), Dublin-born, was the sharpest wit of the London stage and the central figure of English aestheticism.

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