Fairy Tales

Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900) is a famous Irish poet, playwright, and writer. Two collections of his fairy tales, "The Happy Prince and Other Tales" (1888) and "The House of Pomegranates" (1891), were warmly received by readers and critics: Wilde... was praised for both the brilliantly recreated magical spirit of folk tales and the exquisite narrative style. The first collection is characterized by external simplicity and creates the impression of a story being told — rather than written. In the second collection, however, the fairy tales are longer and more complex, their language more elaborate, and they are more mature — and darker. The collection includes all of Wilde's fairy tales: "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Remarkable Rocket", "The Young King", "The Birthday of the Infanta", "The Fisherman and His Soul" and "The Star Child". All stories are published in English without abridgment or adaptation.