The Happy Prince: and Other Tales

by Oscar Wilde, Redaktion Gröls-Verlag (Editor)

Overview

High above a city on a slender column stands the statue of the happy prince. She is covered with gold leaf, her eyes are sapphires. During his lifetime, the Happy Prince was admired by all people because he was always cheerful. Now, as a statue, he notices the misery of the city. When a little swallow on its way to Egypt settles down at the feet of the prince to sleep, a tear from the eye of the happy prince hits it. The prince tells the swallow about a poor seamstress whose son is sick, and asks her to bring the mother a ruby to help her.... Gröls Classics - English Edition

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783988289810
Publisher:	Gröls Verlag
Publication date:	01/29/2023
Pages:	122
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.31(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

The ever-quotable Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet who delighted Victorian England with his legendary wit. He found critical and popular success with his scintillating plays, chiefly The Importance of Being Earnest, while his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, scandalized readers. Imprisoned for two years for homosexual behavior, Wilde moved to France after his release, where he died destitute.

Date of Birth:

October 16, 1854

Date of Death:

November 30, 1900

Place of Birth:

Dublin, Ireland

Place of Death:

Paris, France

Education:

The Royal School in Enniskillen, Dublin, 1864; Trinity College, Dublin, 1871; Magdalen College, Oxford, England, 1874