The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde: Penguin Clothbound Classics

Dorian Gray develops an obsession for his own powerful portrait and the youthful handsomeness it predicts, to the extreme that he sells his soul for eternal physical beauty. Seduced by the hedonistic lifestyle of his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he begins to live a double-life, indulging himself in private whilst retaining the image of a gentleman in public. As he juggles either life, the power of his portrait begins to creep up on him.