Banned Books – A Picture of Dorian Gray + The Machine Stops, a powerful two‑title audio collection that brings together two of the most challenged, censored, and culturally significant works of the last century.

Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray remains one of the most controversial novels of the Victorian era. Upon its original publication, the book was heavily edited for “immorality,” condemned by critics, and later used as evidence against Wilde during his infamous trial. Its exploration of beauty, corruption, and forbidden desire made it a lightning rod for censorship and moral panic — and a defining work of modern literature.

E.M. Forster’s The Machine Stops presents a chilling vision of a future society controlled by an all‑powerful technological system. Its critique of authoritarianism, surveillance, and the loss of human connection led to suppression under certain regimes and challenges in educational settings. Today, it is widely recognized as one of the most prophetic dystopian stories ever written.

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