The Fairy Tales of Oscar WildeA full-length study of Oscar Wilde's two collections of children's literature, 'The Happy Prince and Other Stories' (1888) and 'The House of Pomegranates' (1891). |
Contents
THE HAPPY PRINCE AND OTHER TALES | 19 |
The Happy Prince | 21 |
The Nightingale and the Rose | 41 |
The Selfish Giant | 61 |
The Devoted Friend | 79 |
The Remarkable Rocket | 97 |
A HOUSE OF POMEGRANATES | 105 |
The Young King | 107 |
The Birthday of the Infanta | 125 |
The Fisherman and His Soul | 141 |
The StarChild | 159 |
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