The Happy Prince and Other Stories

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  • Locus Award Nominee for Best Illustrated or Art Book (2020)
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The Happy Prince and Other Stories

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ISBN: 9780140621372
Authors: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date of Publication: 1994-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Fantasy
Goodreads rating: 4.11
(rated by 20824 readers)

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Urbane, dandyish, sardonic - the popular image of Oscar Wilde does not immediately conjure up a writer of enchanting fairy tales. Yet, as this collection admirably shows, he was also a poet, dreamer and, above all, born storyteller.'The Happy Prince', one of his best-loved stories, tells of the attempts of a kind-hearted statue and an amorous swallow to rid their city of poverty, and of their heavenly reward. Others include the tale of the unjust but repentant giant who discovers joy in loving others, the nightingale willing to die for love, and a pompous although very remarkable rocket, ready to display his talents and his ignorance. Full of splendid, joyous imagery - birds, flowers, fireworks and palaces - the stories are infused with an underlying wisdom and morality.Beguilingly haunting and original, these timeless tales - initially invented by Wilde for his own children - remain as popular today as when they were written over a hundred years ago.
 

  • Locus Award Nominee for Best Illustrated or Art Book (2020)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.