Public-domain archive · 1890
The Picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde
A beautiful young man remains outwardly untouched while his hidden portrait records every act of vanity, cruelty, and corruption.
Why it belongs here
Wilde's only novel is foundational queer reading: lush, witty, morally ambiguous, and charged with attachments its original culture could not name openly.
GayGothicOscar WildeClassic