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Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) is deservedly famous for the brilliant plays and other works he wrote for adults. But he also was a wonderful writer for children, the author of two charming volumes of fairy tales. In this captivating collection you will find every one of the nine sensitive,... Read Full Overview

Esta recopilación de cuentos de Óscar Wilde, ofrece historias simbólicas dirigidas a niños y adultos desde un punto de vista satírico, moral y siempre reflexivo. Son hermosas narraciones, a menudo trágicas, a veces divertidas y siempre filosóficas que nos invitan a pensar sobre... Read Full Overview

A haunting, magical fairy-tale collection, in which Oscar Wilde beautifully evokes (among others) The Happy Prince who was not so happy after all, The Selfish Giant who learned to love little children and The Star Child who did not love his parents as much as he should. Each... Read Full Overview

While best known for his comedies of the 1890s, including The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde was a master of many forms. This grand reproduction of a rare 1910 edition includes five of his very best fairy tales: "The Happy Prince," "The Nightingale and the Rose,"... Read Full Overview

"The Happy Prince and Other Tales" is a 1888 collection of children's short stories by Oscar Wilde. Beautifully illustrated by Walter Crane, these stories include: "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted Friend", and "The Remarkable... Read Full Overview

The Happy Prince and Other Tales (sometimes called The Happy Prince and Other Stories) is a collection of stories for children by Oscar Wilde first published in May 1888. It contains five stories, "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted... Read Full Overview

Los buenos novelistas -escribi Oscar Wilde- son mucho m s raros que los buenos hijos. Quiz ser a l cito a adir que los buenos cuentistas son a n m s raros que los buenos novelistas. Antes que El retrato de Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde escribi los cuentos que componen El Pr ncipe... Read Full Overview

1913 edition with color illustrations by Charles RobinsonTable of contents:- The Happy Prince- The Nightingale and The Rose- The Selfish Giant- The Devoted Friend- The Remarkable Rocket"The Happy Prince and Other Stories" (or "The Happy Prince and Other Tales") is a collection... Read Full Overview

High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt. The Happy Prince and Other Tales is a collection of five stories:... Read Full Overview

The happy prince is a contemporary fairytale whose plot is surreal and it is placed into a modern society with real problems. Oscar Wild tried to state in a simple way the virtues and flaws of a person in all of his fairy tales and tried to criticize the society which is insensible.

The... Read Full Overview