Oscar Wilde
Paperback | Pages: 144 pages Rating: 4.33 | 10752 Users | 276 Reviews
Present Containing Books The Complete Fairy Tales
| Title | : | The Complete Fairy Tales |
| Author | : | Oscar Wilde |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 144 pages |
| Published | : | February 13th 2007 by Norilana Books (first published 1891) |
| Categories | : | Classics. Fantasy. Short Stories. Fiction. Fairy Tales |
Description In Favor Of Books The Complete Fairy Tales
The Complete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde includes the two definitive story collections The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888) and A House of Pomegranates (1891). This volume collects exquisite and poignant tales of true beauty, selfless love, generosity, loyalty, brilliant wit, and moral aestheticism, such as "The Birthday of the Infanta," "The Selfish Giant," The Nightingale and the Rose," and "The Happy Prince," among others. A true classic of wonder for all ages.Define Books Toward The Complete Fairy Tales
| Original Title: | The Happy Prince and Other Tales; A House of Pomegranates |
| ISBN: | 1934169579 (ISBN13: 9781934169575) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Rating Containing Books The Complete Fairy Tales
Ratings: 4.33 From 10752 Users | 276 ReviewsAppraise Containing Books The Complete Fairy Tales
The Young King - 4The Birthday of the Infanta - 4The Fisherman and his Soul - 3The Star-Child - 5The Happy Prince - 5The Nightingale and the Rose - 4The Selfish Giant - 4The Devoted Friend - 3The Remarkable Rocket - 3I enjoyed these tales. Each is a credit to the wonderful and dark mind of Oscar Wilde. Although each tale is "typical" in the fairy tale style, Oscar Wilde has added his particular style and flair to them. Slightly off the norm, with a twist of dark.
It's sometimes hard to read--you can almost see Oscar Wilde mentally beating himself up while he's writing some of these stories, particularly when he writes about beauty. He wrote some of these while in prison, after all. But they're beautiful stories, and my favorite has always been The Happy Prince. Never fails to make me cry.
Lovely tales. Read it as a little kid. Loved it beyond time and measure.Q:The Happy PrinceThe Nightingale and the RoseThe Selfish GiantThe Devoted FriendThe Remarkable Rocket (c)Q:"She has no conversation," he said, "and I am afraid that she is a coquette, for she is always flirting with the wind." (c)Q:So he alighted just between the feet of the Happy Prince. "I have a golden bedroom," he said softly to himself ... (c)Q:"What is the use of a statue if it cannot keep the rain off?" he said; "I
Fluffy Mr Wilde very nicely written but sugar sweet.
I read this book because it was recommended by a friend with wonderful taste. I definitely loved the stories, somehow Wilde's style lends itself to this type of story where the symbolism and descriptions have to carry the meaning behind the tales. They were definitely interesting stories that sometimes made me wonder if I was taking them too seriously (I can imagine Wilde sitting back and smirking to himself as he wrote them. . . )Anyway, one story about an obnoxious rocket bragging to all the
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