The Happy Prince: Short Story

Name: The Happy Prince: Short Story
Rating: 4.833333492279053 (6 reviews)

Oscar Wilde

Nov 2014 · Sold by HarperCollins

4.8

6 reviews

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In a town full of suffering, a swallow and a statue of the “Happy Prince” set out to ease the lives of the townspeople.

Victorian author Oscar Wilde is known both as a playwright and prose author. Among his most famous works are The Picture of Dorian Gray, his only novel, the plays An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest, and the short story collections Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories and The Happy Prince and Other Stories.

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4.8

6 reviews

David Skipper

May 24, 2016

I had this story as a book when I was a child 60 years ago, it usually made me cry and reading it again tonight I am pleased to say it has not lost it's magical charm.

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About the author

Born in Ireland in 1856, Oscar Wilde was a noted essayist, playwright, fairy tale writer and poet, as well as an early leader of the Aesthetic Movement. His plays include: An Ideal Husband, Salome, A Woman of No Importance, and Lady Windermere's Fan. Among his best known stories are The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Canterville Ghost.

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