THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (Macmillan Collector's Library) by Oscar WildeThe Picture of Dorian Gray is a gothic fiction masterpiece by Oscar Wilde, first published in 1891 after appearing as a shorter serial in Lippincotts Monthly Magazine. The novel stirred controversy upon release, with critics condemning it as immoral, yet it has endured as one of Wildes most powerful works. The story follows Dorian Gray, a man whose outward beauty remains untouched by age or sin, while a hidden portrait bears the burden of his