In The Picture of Dorian Gray, a young man’s portrait ages while he stays beautiful — and his sins collect on the canvas. Wilde’s 1890 novel is a warning about beauty, influence and the soul.
Jekyll and Hyde is the classic story of the double life. Stevenson’s 1886 novella asks what hides beneath a respectable Victorian surface — and what it costs to let it out.
What is Dracula really about? Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel is far more than a monster story — it is a novel of Victorian fear, blood, and the return of everything respectable society tried to bury.
