The Picture of Dorian Gray

"The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it."In the heart of high-society Victorian London, the young and radiantly beautiful Dorian Gray sits for a portrait. Under the spell of the charismatic and cynical Lord Henry Wotton, Dorian becomes convinced that youth and beauty are the only things worth living for. In a moment of desperation, he makes a fateful wish: that he could remain forever young while the canvas bears the burden of his aging and his sins.A Descent into Hedonism: A ...