Seduced into the decadent world of Lord Henry Wotton, handsome young aristocrat Dorian Gray becomes obsessed with maintaining his youthful appearance, and commissions a special portrait that will weather the winds of time while he remains forever young. When Gray's obsession spirals out of control, his desperate attempts to safeguard his secret turn his once-privileged life into a living hell.

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唯美主义代表作家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。 书中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。