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Write the first section of your page here. The Picture of Dorian Gray is Oscar Wilde's only novel, published in an American magazine on 20 June, 1890. It was criticized by many as immoral and thusly, heavily censored. Wilde later wrote a revised edition of the novel, making several additions and adding new characters to the novel, in an attempt to salvage the situation. However, explicit sexual references and allusions were still aplenty and thus, this novel was banned almost immediately after publication in all English-speaking countries, with no exception. The Picture of Dorian Gray is the only published novel by Oscar Wilde, appearing as the lead story in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine on 20 June 1890, printed as the July 1890 issue of this magazine. The magazine's editors feared the story was indecent as submitted, so they censored roughly 500 words, without Wilde's knowledge, before publication. But even with that, the story was still greeted with outrage by British reviewers, some of whom suggested that Wilde should be prosecuted on moral grounds, leading Wilde to defend the novel aggressively in letters to the British press. Wilde later revised the story for book publication, making substantial alterations, deleting controversial passages, adding new chapters and including an aphoristic Preface which has since become famous in its own ri The Picture of Dorian Gray was a novel written by the Irish author and playwright Oscar Wilde during the late 19th century. Its plot concerned "a dissolute man who kept a painting of himself as a young man hidden away in an attic; the portrait aged while the man stayed young, until the very end, when all of his crimes revisited him, and he instantly crumbled to dust." (TOS - Mirror Universe short story: "The Greater Good") The Picture of Dorian Gray is a portrait by Basil Hallward of libertine, Dorian Gray. The portrait was the subject of rumors and speculation following the apparent suicide of Dorian Gray who died from a stab wound to the heart, but also appeared to have withered and aged dramatically following his death. The novel tells the story of a young and handsome man named Dorian Gray who is the subject of a painting by the artist Basil Hallward. Aware that his beauty will fade one day, Dorian expresses a desire to sell his soul so that his portrait would age rather than he. The day that Dorian Gray's portrait is completed is also the day on which he meets the amoral and highly persuasive Lord Henry Wotton. Under Lord Henry's influence, Dorian Gray, previously someone of good moral character, starts to commit various debauched acts. Dorian's wish having been granted, the portrait he has in his house serves as a reminder of the effect each wicked act has on his soul. The Picture of Dorian Gray is a novel by Oscar Wilde, first published in Lipincott's July 1890, and in book form in 1891. It has certain thematic similarities with The Yellow Mythos and is explicitly linked to it by the story In Memoriam in which the Play is performed in memory of the deceased Dorian Gray. It also features Lord Wotton and Basil Hallward who also feature in In Memoriam. The Picture of Dorian Gray is the only published novel written by Oscar Wilde. It describes the career of a young man named Dorian Gray, who is the subject of a painting by the artist Basil Hallward. Realizing that his beauty will one day fade, Dorian sells his soul to ensure that the portrait will age rather than himself. His subsequent debauchery does not affect him physically, but is finally revealed to have instead disfigured his form in the painting.

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Write the first section of your page here. The Picture of Dorian Gray is Oscar Wilde's only novel, published in an American magazine on 20 June, 1890. It was criticized by many as immoral and thusly, heavily censored. Wilde later wrote a revised edition of the novel, making several additions and adding new characters to the novel, in an attempt to salvage the situation. However, explicit sexual references and allusions were still aplenty and thus, this novel was banned almost immediately after publication in all English-speaking countries, with no exception. In 1930, a stolen copy of the book was translated into Arabic, and it began to become exceeding popular again, regaining its notoriety as a decadent and immoral book. The book was then translated into a plethora of languages, due to excitingly sensual individuals wanting to spread the excitingly sensual material. It was not long till the League of Nations convened to put a stop to the book's spread, and all countries, with the exception of Saudi Arabia and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, banned publication of the book. The book has been termed as 'poisonous', 'dangerous', and 'potentially threatening to international security' due to its strong sexual motifs. Now, it is often used in schools as a literary text for analysis, due to its alleged literary merits. It is also used in biology lessons as a biology text for analysis, due to its inherent biology merits. The book has since been translated to over 200 languages, and over 200 million copies have been sold worldwide. The Picture of Dorian Gray was a novel written by the Irish author and playwright Oscar Wilde during the late 19th century. Its plot concerned "a dissolute man who kept a painting of himself as a young man hidden away in an attic; the portrait aged while the man stayed young, until the very end, when all of his crimes revisited him, and he instantly crumbled to dust." (TOS - Mirror Universe short story: "The Greater Good") The Picture of Dorian Gray is a novel by Oscar Wilde, first published in Lipincott's July 1890, and in book form in 1891. It has certain thematic similarities with The Yellow Mythos and is explicitly linked to it by the story In Memoriam in which the Play is performed in memory of the deceased Dorian Gray. It also features Lord Wotton and Basil Hallward who also feature in In Memoriam. In The Picture of Dorian Gray, a major corrupting influence on Dorian is "the yellow book" which Lord Henry sends over to amuse him after the suicide of his first love. This "yellow book" is understood by critics to be A Rebours by Joris-Karl Huysmans, a representative work of Parisian decadence that heavily influenced British aesthetes like Aubrey Beardsley. Such books in Paris were wrapped in yellow paper to alert the reader to their lascivious content. The Picture of Dorian Gray is the only published novel written by Oscar Wilde. It describes the career of a young man named Dorian Gray, who is the subject of a painting by the artist Basil Hallward. Realizing that his beauty will one day fade, Dorian sells his soul to ensure that the portrait will age rather than himself. His subsequent debauchery does not affect him physically, but is finally revealed to have instead disfigured his form in the painting. There is a reference to Dorian Gray in the Forever Knight episode "Dark Knight". When Nick Knight goes to the Raven to consult Janette, he tells her that he had left Chicago for Toronto because it was time to move on. "Oh yes, the Dorian Gray syndrome," comments Janette. This should not be interpreted to refer to the debauchery of the character in Wilde's novel. Though Nick certainly considers vampires to be evil, Janette does not; and it is she who makes the comment. Rather, she is referring to the fact that the character, Dorian Gray, does not appear to age through the course of the book. As a vampire, Nick also does not age physically; and, if he were to remain in one location for many years, this would eventually be noticed. It was "time to move on" from Chicago, therefore, when he had been there for long enough that he could no longer plausibly retain his youthful appearance without people becoming suspicious. The Picture of Dorian Gray began as a short novel that appeared as the lead story in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine on 20 June 1890. Wilde later revised and expanded the story to its current form, which was published by Ward, Lock, and Company in April 1891. The novel is considered one of the last works of classic gothic horror fiction, with a strong Faustian theme. It deals with the artistic movement of the decadents and hints at homosexual activity: both caused some controversy when the book was first published. However, the book is now regarded as a modern classic of Western literature. The novel tells the story of a young and handsome man named Dorian Gray who is the subject of a painting by the artist Basil Hallward. Aware that his beauty will fade one day, Dorian expresses a desire to sell his soul so that his portrait would age rather than he. The day that Dorian Gray's portrait is completed is also the day on which he meets the amoral and highly persuasive Lord Henry Wotton. Under Lord Henry's influence, Dorian Gray, previously someone of good moral character, starts to commit various debauched acts. Dorian's wish having been granted, the portrait he has in his house serves as a reminder of the effect each wicked act has on his soul. There have been numerous adaptations of the novel to other media. The Picture of Dorian Gray is a portrait by Basil Hallward of libertine, Dorian Gray. The portrait was the subject of rumors and speculation following the apparent suicide of Dorian Gray who died from a stab wound to the heart, but also appeared to have withered and aged dramatically following his death. The Picture of Dorian Gray is the only published novel by Oscar Wilde, appearing as the lead story in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine on 20 June 1890, printed as the July 1890 issue of this magazine. The magazine's editors feared the story was indecent as submitted, so they censored roughly 500 words, without Wilde's knowledge, before publication. But even with that, the story was still greeted with outrage by British reviewers, some of whom suggested that Wilde should be prosecuted on moral grounds, leading Wilde to defend the novel aggressively in letters to the British press. Wilde later revised the story for book publication, making substantial alterations, deleting controversial passages, adding new chapters and including an aphoristic Preface which has since become famous in its own right. The amended version was published by Ward, Lock and Company in April 1891. Some scholars believe that Wilde would today have wanted us to read the version he originally submitted to Lippincott's. The novel tells of a young man named Dorian Gray, the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward. Basil is impressed by Dorian's beauty and becomes infatuated with him, believing his beauty is responsible for a new mode in his art. Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, a friend of Basil's, and becomes enthralled by Lord Henry's world view. Espousing a new hedonism, Lord Henry suggests the only things worth pursuing in life are beauty and fulfilment of the senses. Realizing that one day his beauty will fade, Dorian (whimsically) expresses a desire to sell his soul to ensure the portrait Basil has painted would age rather than he. Dorian's wish is fulfilled, and when he subsequently pursues a life of debauchery, the portrait serves as a reminder of the effect each act has upon his soul, with each sin displayed as a disfigurement of his form, or through a sign of ageing. The Picture of Dorian Gray is considered a work of classic Gothic fiction with a strong Faustian theme.