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"" is Oscar Wilde's only novel and one of his most celebrated works. It was first published in 1890 by a magazine and a year later in expanded book form with six additional chapters. By some considered as immoral and contaminating, but others brilliant, this piece ....

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.... murdered Basil. Then suffering from mental confusion, he attempted to reclaim his lost purity by demolishing the last and only piece of proof reflecting his wicked soul --- the picture. The result was that Dorian the man and his picture exchanged appearances, the man aged suddenly then died foul and wrinkled while the canvas regained its initial exquisite elegance. To me the tale of Dorian Gray is about love, friendship and evil, it is a book written of fascinating style, describing timeless issues as art, beauty and morality. Its controversial perspective only made it more worth while. The only matter I oppose to in this book is its degradin ....