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The happy prince and other stories / Oscar Wilde.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Popular PenguinsPublication details: Camberwell, Vic. : Penguin, 2010.Description: 204 pages : illustrations ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 9780141195193 (paperback)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 823.8 23
Contents:
The happy prince. The happy prince -- The nightingale and the rose -- The selfish giant -- The devoted friend -- The remarkable rocket -- A house of pomegranates. The young king -- The birthday of the infanta -- The fisherman and his soul -- The star-child.
Summary: In this haunting, magical fairy-tale collection, Oscar Wilde beautifully evokes (among 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.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode Item reserves
Book Melbourne Athenaeum Library Fiction - Short stories WIL Available 057870
Total reserves: 0

"Published in Penguin Popular Classics 1994"--T.p. verso.

The happy prince. The happy prince -- The nightingale and the rose -- The selfish giant -- The devoted friend -- The remarkable rocket -- A house of pomegranates. The young king -- The birthday of the infanta -- The fisherman and his soul -- The star-child.

In this haunting, magical fairy-tale collection, Oscar Wilde beautifully evokes (among 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.

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