The only novel written by the playwright Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, is at the same time an aestheticist story and a thriller. Dorian Gray offended the moral sensibilities of British book reviewers, some of whom said that Oscar Wilde merited prosecution. Nowadays, we know that despite its famous anti-moralist preface and its gothic contents, it still is in certain regards a moral tale – a very fascinating one. Complete 20-chapter version including preface of 1891.