The picture of Dorian Gray was published in July of 1890. It was written by Oscar Wilde and it was first published in Lippincott's monthly magazine before it was published into a personal novel. One thing that made the book such a hit was the historical controversy that comes with it. When the story was first published into the magazine the conflict of the time changing was highly argued. In fact before Wilde published The picture of Dorian Gray into a book he was urged to censor some parts of the story as it was offensive to many. The first print of the book in Lippincott’s magazine was also already subject to some censorship. The protagonist in this story is Dorian Gray. In the story not only is he fascinated by himself but everyone else
