These fantasies and true-to-life fables were created by Oscar Wilde for his own sons. Here is the tale of the Prince who is not as happy as he seems, of the Selfish Giant who learns how to love children, and of the Star-Child who suffers bitter trials when he rejects his parents.
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'The Puffin Classics series is a perfect marriage of the old and the new. Enjoy some of the best books from the past and find out why and how they inspired some of the best writers of the present. - Julia Ecclesshare, Lovereading4kids' - Julia Eccleshare, Lovereading4kids
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Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854. He went to Trinity College, Dublin and then to Magdalen College, Oxford, where he began to propagandize the new Aesthetic (or 'Art for Art's Sake') Movement. Despite winning a first and the Newdigate Prize for Poetry, Wilde failed to obtain an Oxford scholarship, and was forced to earn a living by lecturing and writing for periodicals. After his marriage to Constance Lloyd in 1884, he tried to establish himself as a writer, but with little initial success. However, his three volumes of short fiction, The Happy Prince (1888), Lord Arthur Savile's Crime (1891) and A House of Pomegranates (1891), together with his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), gradually won him a reputation as a modern writer with an original talent, a reputation confirmed and enhanced by the phenomenal success of his Society Comedies - Lady Windermere's Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest, all performed on the West End stage between 1892 and 1895. Success, however, was short-lived. In 1891 Wilde had met and fallen extravagantly in love with Lord Alfred Douglas. In 1895, when his success as a dramatist was at its height, Wilde brought an unsuccessful libel action against Douglas's father, the Marquess of Queensberry. Wilde lost the case and two trials later was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for acts of gross indecency. As a result of this experience he wrote The Ballad of Reading Gaol. He was released from prison in 1897 and went into an immediate self-imposed exile on the Continent. He died in Paris in ignominy in 1900.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By sonj zoref
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Oscar Wilde tells the most beautiful heart warming childrens story ever told. this is a magical and compassionate story that will touch the heart of not only children, but parents as well. warning; last page will draw tears, guaranteed
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By Richard G
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As soon as I saw this edition on a friend's bookshelf I wanted a copy for myself. Loved the cover colour and the repros of the picures inside. Liked the slightly offset type as well. Fantastic edition which for some strange reason was not available at Blackwells in Oxford. Woman there looked at me as if I was mad when I asked about it.
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The happy prince was my favourite book when I was little and still is now. It is about a statue of a prince that died and he is always happy, one day a sparrow fell in love so didn't set off to Egypt with his fellow friends, when he set off later than the rest, he got tired and stayed under the statue for shelter. he notices the prince is crying and the prince tells him because he sees the poor and poorly people, so the sparrow helps the prince to try and make these people happy. I enjoyed the book and find it a moving tale.I recommended this book to all ages.
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Oscar Wilde
Love these stories by a great story teller, bought copies for my daughters to read because I enjoyed them so much. This is a cheap but well produced edition.
Published 4 months ago by Bbe is me
3.0 out of 5 stars
Be careful
Gave it to my 10 year old to listen to at night
It gave her nightmares, have now asked around,
its a very sweet story, but also very sad
It gave her nightmares, have now asked around,
its a very sweet story, but also very sad
Published 5 months ago by Thea
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Very good
Bought this for the grumpy giant story which is beautiful, the bonus is the other stories and this version is great
Published 5 months ago by Jeff Jenions
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The Happy Prince &c
These are a few children's stories by Oscar Wilde. The Happy Prince is a beautiful tale about compassion in action. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mart
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Enchanting morality tales by Oscar Wilde
These nine short stories by Oscar Wilde are most wonderful. I have read them several times, at long intervals, and they never pale or lose their magic. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Ms. A. V. Borsey
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The Happy Prince and other stories
This is an enchanting anthology of stories that appeal to young and old alike .I bought this as a gift for a 53 year old friend ! Read more
Published 17 months ago by Lady P
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a classic
School doing this for the play so bought to read to my 2 boys (8 and 11). Of its time, the Happy Prince is a morality tale of sorts about being unselfish to the point of martydom... Read more
Published on 2 Dec 2009 by sapitt
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Beautiful stories
This is a lovely book both for young and old. Thought provoking and a really enjoyable read.
Published on 25 Aug 2009 by Mrs. S. C. Head
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Hit and miss audio stories
These two CDs provide a number of stories, two of which are very well known - the selfish giant, the happy prince. Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2004 by William Roberts
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A Beautiful Book
Oscar Wilde shows his skill in writing these simple, yet funny, moving and clever stories. Guaranteed to soften even the hardest heart.
Published on 12 Dec 2001
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