1900. Byron is regarded as the ultimate Romantic and whose name has become synonymous with brooding passion. Although his private life was considered shocking, his poetry was immensely popular and influential, especially in Europe. Childe Harold_s Pilgrimage is considered one his poetic masterpieces. See other Byron works available from Kessinger Publishing.

天生漂亮异常的主人公道林·格雷，因见了画家霍华德给他画的和真人一样大的肖像，发现了自己惊人的美，又听信了亨利·华顿勋爵的吹嘘，开始为自己韶华易逝，美貌难久感到痛苦，表示希望那幅肖像能代替自己承担岁月和心灵的负担，而让他自己永远保持青春貌美。他的这个想入非非的愿望后来却莫名其妙地实现了。一天晚上他粗暴地对待了他所爱的女演员西比尔·苇恩，回到家里，发现那肖像上出现了残忍的表情。原来那肖像已开始随着道林·格雷心灵的变化而变化了。