The Picture of Dorian Gray Barbara Heller

The Picture of Dorian Gray Barbara HellerThough Dorian Gray remains forever young and beautiful, the portrait hidden in his manor bears the truth. Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray makes a bargain to sell his soul in exchange for eternal youth and beauty. Under the influence of Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life, where he is able to indulge his desires while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society. Only Dorian's picture bears the traces

Drawing extensively on new material

we generally think much less about the countless men and women who made

silhouette

and wonders—tales of fantasy and reality intended for the medieval armchair traveler

often oblivious to their so-called masters (Jorge Luis Borges: “you live in other time

the power of storytelling

and from culture to culture

One of the most literary and readable of utopian novels

printed on a special paper stock

down the coastline of his hometown

part sophisticated scrapbook and part desirable object

The Happy Prince & Other Tales is certain to surprise and delight children and adults alike