A man stays young while his portrait ages — a Gothic tale of vanity and corruption.
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Oscar Wilde's only novel was called dangerous when it was published in 1890. He was right — it still is.
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The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden, there came through the open door the heavy scent of the lilac, or the more delicate perfume of the pink-flowering thorn. From the corner…
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