The Picture of Dorian Gray tells the story of a handsome young man, whose full-length portrait was painted by Basil Hallward, an artist infatuated by Dorian"s beauty. Through Basil, Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, and he soon is enthralled by the aristocrat"s hedonistic life. Fearing that his beauty will fade, Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul, to ensure that the picture, rather than he, will age and fade... Palmyra Classics