In 1895, Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was the most famous writer in London, and Bosie Douglas, son of the notorious Marquess of Queensberry, was his lover. Accused and convicted of gross indecency, he was imprisoned for two years and subjected to hard labor. Once free, he abandons England to live in France, where he will spend his last years, haunted by memories of the past, poverty and immense sadness.

Lord Alfred Douglas’ translation of Wilde’s great play (originally written in French), with all well-known Beardsley illustrations, including suppressed plates. The best edition. 28 Beardsley illustrations; introduction by Robert Ross.

美少年道连·葛雷面对好友霍尔沃德为他画好的肖像，说：“如果我能够永葆青春，而让这幅画像去变老……我愿拿我的灵魂换青春！”这一荒唐的愿望构成了王尔德唯一长篇小说《道连·葛雷的画像》的情节基础。不料此言一出，竟一语成谶。环境影响和追求享乐的结果，导致葛雷在自我放纵的泥淖中越陷越深直至彻底毁灭。本书还收入了王尔德的两部中篇名作，基本囊括了王尔德的小说精华。