The Happy Prince And Other Tales: Oscar Wilde (Everyman’s Library CHILDREN’S CLASSICS)
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The five original fairy tales included in this volume were first published by Davis Nutt in 1888. Although it is said that Wilde wrote them for his two young sons, the author himself claimed they were ‘. . . . not for children, but for childlike people from eighteen to eighty’. Since then the stories have been constantly reprinted and, despite the author’s disclaimer, children have made the tales their own, a particular favourite being ‘The Selfish Giant’ – the highly moral story of the giant who banished children from his garden, so that spring never came. Charles Robinson, who produced the illustrations for a special edition first published in 1913, brought to the book a feeliong for its innate sadness that exactly fits the poetry of Wilde’s text.
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Customers find this collection of Oscar Wilde stories beyond wonderful, with tales that take them to intensities of different emotions and reveal moral lessons. Customers praise the writing quality, with one noting its beautiful linguistic flow, and they appreciate the book’s age range, with one describing it as a delightful collection for young and old alike. Customers also appreciate the wit, with one highlighting Wilde’s delicious word choice.
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