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Book Review of The Picture of Dorian Gray (Penguin Classic)

The Picture of Dorian Gray (Penguin Classic)
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"If it were I who were to be always young and the picture to grow old..I would give my soul for it."

The wish uttered by Dorian Gray as he gazes on his portrait forms the basis of the plot of this brilliant and disturbing story of a gilded and spoilt hedonist who, Faust-like, is willing to sell his soul for his beaute.