Picture of Dorian Gray & Other Fantastic Tales

Horror hides behind an attractive face in The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wildes scandalous tale of a Victorian libertine and his life of evil excesses. Though Dorians hedonistic indulgences leave no blemish on his ageless features, the painted portrait imbued with his soul proves a living catalogue of corruption, revealing in every new line and lesion it develops the manifold sins he has committed. Desperate to hide the physical evidence of his unregenerate spirit, Dorian will stop at nothing to keep his pictures existence a secret. The Picture of Dorian Gray & Other Fantastic Tales collects four of Wildes tales of the macabre. Leavened with wit and written with the flare and lan that were the hallmarks of Wildes style, they rank among the most sophisticated literary fantasies of the nineteenth century.Selections include:Lord Arthur Saviles CrimeThe palm reader told Lord Arthur he would kill someoneand not knowing who, or when, is enough to drive him to murder. The Canterville Ghost When a profane family from America acquires Canterville Chase, its resident ghost is embarrassed to discover that he cant scare them.The Sphinx Without a SecretThe mysterious woman was known for being mysterious. But was that her only secret?This volume also includes six prose poems in which Wildes fanciful reflections on sin, redemption, and love confirm his reputation as one of his eras ablest fantasists.