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[Read by Johanna Ward] This program includes nine of Oscar Wilde's magical and haunting fairy tales. Written for his own sons, Wilde's tales will provide equal delight for children of today. Included here are: 1. ''The Happy Prince'' 2. ''The Selfish Giant'' 3. ''The Devoted Friend'' 4. ''The Remarkable Rocket'' 5. ''The Nightingale and the Rose'' 6. ''The Young King'' 7. ''The Birthday of the Infanta'' 8. ''The Star-Child'' 9. ''The Fisherman and His Soul'' The Happy Prince lived in the Palace of Sans Souci, where sorrow was not allowed to enter, and only pleasure was experienced. Then, a gilded statue set on top of a high column allowed him to see all the wretchedness of the poor, the sick and the lonely who inhabited his great city. What develops is a story of sacrifice and redemption that is a parable for our time.

Excerpt from The Happy Prince: And Other Fairy Tales Charity Children as they came out of the cathedral in their bright scarlet cloaks, and their clean white pinafores. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This is a haunting, magical fairy tale collection, in which Oscar Wilde beautifully evokes (amongst 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. This title offers a magical listening for young and old, narrated by John Moffatt.

The Title 'The Happy Prince and Other Stories written/authored/edited by Oscar Wilde', published in the year 2018. The ISBN 9788121217514 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 138 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Literature & Fiction. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms .POD

This is a story from the The Happy Prince and Other Stories collection. Oscar Wilde's collection of fairy stories are among the greatest and most poignant classics for children and adults alike. Humour, pathos, delightful little characters abound in the stories of The Happy Prince and the Swallow who agrees to keep him company despite approaching winter; The Selfish Giant, who doesn't want children playing in his garden, and The Remarkable Rocket. In addition, there are those who are not so familiar: The Star Child, The Young King, and The Devoted Friend.