Oscar Wilde · 1890 · Gothic
A beautiful young man wishes that a portrait of him would age in his place — and gets his wish. As his face stays smooth, the canvas darkens with every cruelty he commits. Wilde's only novel, and a sharp meditation on vanity, art, and consequence.
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Oscar WildeIrish · 1854–1900
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) was an Irish playwright and prose writer whose wit remains the most immediately quotable in English literature.
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