Collins Classics - The Picture Of Dorian Gray

Collins Classics: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is a razor-sharp Gothic classic that pairs glittering wit with a dark, modern unease about beauty, desire and consequence. It’s the kind of novel you keep turning over in your mind long after you’ve shut the cover.

When artist Basil Hallward paints the striking Dorian Gray, the portrait captures more than a likeness. Dorian’s fear of ageing hardens into a reckless wish, and he sets out to chase pleasure and temptation while keeping his public self spotless. Out of sight, the painting becomes a private reckoning—an index of what charm can conceal and what choices can cost.

Perfect for readers who enjoy literary fiction with moral tension, Victorian London settings, and stories about art, vanity and corruption.

Add this essential Oscar Wilde novel to your classics shelf and see why it still feels unsettlingly current.