The Picture of Dorian Gray "psychological collapse more prolonged and more convincing." The introduction of the James Vane character to the story develops the socio-economic background of the Sibyl Vane character, thus emphasising Dorian's selfishness and foreshadowing James's accurate perception of the essentially immoral character of Dorian Gray; thus, he correctly deduced Dorian’s dishonourable intent towards Sibyl. The sub-plot about James Vane's dislike of Dorian gives the novel a Victorian tinge of class struggle. With such textual changes, Oscar Wilde meant to diminish the moralistic controversy about the novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray". Consequent to the harsh criticism of the magazine edition of the
To the Last Man (Grey novel) in this volatile environment, young Jean finds himself hopelessly in love with a girl from whom he is separated by an impassable barrier. To the Last Man (Grey novel) To the Last Man: A Story of the Pleasant Valley War is a western novel written by Zane Grey. "To The Last Man" is a shorter version of "Tonto Basin". Grey submitted the manuscript of "Tonto Basin" to the magazine "The Country Gentleman," which published it in serialization as "To the Last Man" from May 28, 1921 through July 30, 1921. This was a much shorter version of the original leaving