More than 120 years after Oscar Wilde submitted The Picture of Dorian Gray for publication in Lippincott-s Monthly Magazine, the uncensored version of his novel appears here for the first time in a paperback edition. This volume restores all of the material removed by the novel-s first editor.
Upon receipt of the typescript, Wilde-s editor panicked at what he saw. Contained within its pages was material he feared readers would find -offensive--especially instances of graphic homosexual content. He proceeded to go through the typescript with his pencil, cleaning it up until he made it -acceptable to the most fastidious taste.- Wilde did not see these changes until his novel appeared in print. Wilde-s editor-s concern was well placed. Even in its redacted form, the novel caused public outcry. The British press condemned it as -vulgar,- -unclean,- -poisonous,- -discreditable,- and -a sham.- When Wilde later enlarged the novel for publication in book form, he
