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    THE HAPPY PRINCE AND OTHER STORIES - A unique children's book by Oscar Wilde
    THE HAPPY PRINCE AND OTHER STORIES - A unique children's book by Oscar Wilde
    THE HAPPY PRINCE AND OTHER STORIES - A unique children's book by Oscar Wilde
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    THE HAPPY PRINCE AND OTHER STORIES - A unique children's book by Oscar Wilde

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    The Happy Prince and Other Stories (sometimes called The Happy Prince and Other Tales) is a collection of stories for children by Oscar Wilde first published in May 1888. It contains five stories:
    "The Happy Prince",
    "The Nightingale and the Rose",
    "The Selfish Giant",
    "The Devoted Friend", and
    "The Remarkable Rocket".
    Each tale is beautifully told and the book contains 12 full colour plates plus numerous BnW in text illustrations which add to the beauty of the stories.
    This book has proved so popular that a radio drama adaption was made by Columbia Workshop was broadcast on 26 December 1936. In 1941 Orson Welles and The Mercury Theatre broadcast a version on their "Christmas Show". Another radio version was broadcast in the Philco Radio Hall of Fame on 24 December 1944. This featured Orson Welles (narrator), Bing Crosby (as The Prince) and Lurene Tuttle as The Swallow.
    A record album called The Happy Prince was recorded and issued in 1946 by American Decca Records, with Orson Welles narrating and Bing Crosby as the Prince.
    In 1968 the Bee Gees publish the song "When the Swallows fly" with clear references to The Happy Prince tale. An animated film adaptation of the story was produced in 1974, starring Glynis Johns as the swallow and Christopher Plummer as the Prince.
    Adaptations have continued over the years, the most recent in 2019; Viki produced an adaption of the manga “Zattai Kareshi” by Yuu Watase. The show features numerous references to “The Happy Prince” even featuring a children's story book of the tale.
    This no doubt not the end for this superb children’s book.
    10% of the profit from this book will be donated to charities:
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    KEYWORDS/TAGS: The Happy Prince, Oscar wilde, Folklore, Fairy Tales, fables, childrens stories, childrens book, Nightingale and the Rose, Selfish Giant, Devoted, Friend, Remarkable, Rocket, King of the Mountains, Mountains of the Moon, Palace, Sans-Souci, Loveliest, Queen, Maids of Honour, Rich, Making Merry, Beautiful House, Beggars, Sitting, Gates, princess, Pass by, red rose, Lips, Sweet, Honey, Tree, Little Child, Little Boy, he had Loved, Green, Linnet, Hans, Garden, Russian Princess, sleigh, horses, Fireworks, King, prince, storyteller, storytelling,
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAbela Publishing
    Release dateJun 30, 2020
    ISBN9788835857525
    THE HAPPY PRINCE AND OTHER STORIES - A unique children's book by Oscar Wilde
    Author

    Oscar Wilde

    OSCAR WILDE (Dublín, 1854–París, 1900), poeta y dramaturgo irlandés, es considerado uno de los más célebres escritores en lengua inglesa de todos los tiempos, tanto por su provocadora personalidad como por su obra. Escribió relatos y novelas, como El retrato de Dorian Gray, poemas como el desgarrador La balada de la cárcel de Reading, y fue enormemente popular en el Londres victoriano por su exitosa producción teatral, como La importancia de llamarse Ernesto, y por su ingenio mordaz y brillante conversación.

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      THE HAPPY PRINCE AND OTHER STORIES - A unique children's book by Oscar Wilde - Oscar Wilde

      The Happy Prince

      and

      Other Tales

      By

      Oscar Wilde

      Illustrated by

      Charles Robinson

      Originally Published By

      David Nutt, London

      [1888]

      Resurrected By

      Abela Publishing, London

      [2020]

      The Happy Prince and Other Stories

      Typographical arrangement of this edition

      © Abela Publishing 2020

      This book may not be reproduced in its current format in any manner in any media, or transmitted by any means whatsoever, electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, or mechanical ( including photocopy, file or video recording, internet web sites, blogs, wikis, or any other information storage and retrieval system) except as permitted by law without the prior written permission of the publisher.

      Abela Publishing,

      London

      United Kingdom

      [2020]

      ISBN-13: 978-8-XXXXXX-XX-X

      email

      [email protected]

      website

      http://bit.ly/2HekG4n

      Dedication

      THE KING OF THE MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON

      Contents

      The Happy Prince

      The Nightingale And The Rose

      The Selfish Giant

      The Devoted Friend

      The Remarkable Rocket

      List of Colour Plates

      The King of the Mountains of the Moon

      The Palace of Sans-Souci

      The Loveliest of the Queen’s Maids of Honour

      The Rich Making Merry in Their Beautiful Houses while the Beggars were Sitting at the Gates

      She will Pass me by

      His Lips are Sweet as Honey

      In every Tree he could see there was a Little Child

      The Little Boy he had Loved

      The Green Linnet

      Hans in his Garden

      The Russian Princess

      Let the Fireworks Begin, said the King

      THE HAPPY PRINCE

      igh above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt.

      He was very much admired indeed. He is as beautiful as a weathercock, remarked one of the Town Councillors who wished to gain a reputation for having artistic tastes; only not quite so useful, he added, fearing lest people should think him unpractical, which he really was not.

      Why can’t you be like the Happy Prince? asked a sensible mother of her little boy who was crying for the moon. The Happy Prince never dreams of crying for anything.

      I am glad there is someone in the world who is quite happy, muttered a disappointed man as he gazed at the wonderful statue.

      He looks just like an angel, said the Charity Children as they came out of the cathedral in their bright scarlet cloaks and their clean white pinafores.

      How do you know? said the Mathematical Master, you have never seen one.

      Ah! but we have, in our dreams, answered the children; and the Mathematical Master frowned and looked very severe, for he did not approve of children dreaming.

      One night there flew over the city a little Swallow. His friends had gone away to Egypt six weeks before, but he had stayed behind, for he was in love with the most beautiful Reed. He had met her early in the spring as he was flying down the river after a big yellow moth, and had been so attracted by her slender waist that he had stopped to talk to her.

      Shall I love you? said the Swallow, who liked to come to the point at once, and the Reed made him a low bow. So he flew round and round her, touching the water with his wings, and making silver ripples. This was his courtship, and it lasted all through the summer.

      It is a ridiculous attachment, twittered the other Swallows; she has no money, and far too many relations; and indeed the river was quite full of Reeds. Then, when the autumn came they all flew away.

      After they had gone he felt lonely, and began to tire of his lady-love. She has no conversation, he said, and I am afraid that she is a coquette, for she is always flirting with the wind. And certainly, whenever the wind blew, the Reed made the most graceful curtseys. I admit that she is domestic, he continued, but I love travelling, and my wife, consequently, should love travelling also.

      Will you come away with me? he said finally to her; but the Reed shook her head, she was so attached to her home.

      You have been trifling with me, he cried. I am off to the Pyramids. Good-bye! and he flew away.

      All day long he flew, and at night-time he arrived at the city. Where shall I put up? he said; I hope the town has made preparations.

      Then he saw the statue on the tall column.

      I will put up there, he cried; it is a fine position, with plenty of fresh air. So he alighted just between the feet of the Happy Prince.

      I have a golden bedroom, he said softly to himself as he looked round, and he prepared to go

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