*The Picture of Dorian Gray, *a masterpiece, originally published in the year 1890, is a mind-rattling work of artistic inquiry about life, death, hedonism, and art, that leaves you wondering for hours in your chair after you bear through the discomfort and marvel of its every chapter. I would skip the details of the plot here, as an oath to not spoil the experience of a reader.The most fascinating element of this book for me are the aphorisms of a rather mysterious character, Lord Henry Wott...