Enthralled by a portrait of himself, young Dorian Gray makes a Faustian bargain to exchange his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Thus he is able to indulge in his desires, as only the portrait bears the traces of his decadence and becomes a nightmarish picture of his soul. <br><br>Edited with an Introduction by Robert Mighall<br>Preface by Peter AckroydOscar Wilde (1854-1900) was born in Dublin. He wrote witty and satirical plays including <i>The Importance of Being more >>

Enthralled by a portrait of himself, young Dorian Gray makes a Faustian bargain to exchange his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Thus he is able to indulge in his desires, as only the portrait bears the traces of his decadence and becomes a nightmarish picture of his soul. <br><br>Edited with an Introduction by Robert Mighall<br>Preface by Peter AckroydOscar Wilde (1854-1900) was born in Dublin. He wrote witty and satirical plays including <i>The Importance of Being Earnest</i>, as well as short stories, fairy tales, essays, and poetry. <br><br>Robert Mighall edited Stevenson's <i>Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror</i>for Penguin Classics. <br><br>Peter Ackroyd is an award-winning novelist, critic, and biographer. << less