A House Of Pomegranates, The Happy Prince And Other Tales (1908)

By Oscar Wilde, Jane Francesca Wilde, Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly

Book Overview

A House of Pomegranates, The Happy Prince and Other Tales is a collection of short stories written by Oscar Wilde and first published in 1908. The book contains four stories, each with a different theme and message.The first story, A House of Pomegranates, is a collection of fairy tales that explore the theme of love and sacrifice. The story follows a prince who falls in love with a beautiful maiden but is forced to sacrifice his own life to save hers.The second story, The Happy Prince, is a tale about a statue of a prince who, after his death, becomes a golden statue that overlooks the city. The statue is able to see the suffering of the people below and decides to help them by giving away his gold and jewels.The third story, The Nightingale and the Rose, is a story about love and sacrifice. The story follows a nightingale who sacrifices her life to create a red rose for a young man to give to his love.The fourth story, The Selfish Giant, is a story about a giant who is selfish and refuses to let children play in his garden. However, the giant learns the importance of sharing and kindness when he allows the children to play in his garden and experiences the joy it brings.Overall, A House of Pomegranates, The Happy Prince and Other Tales is a collection of heartwarming and thought-provoking stories that explore themes such as love, sacrifice, kindness, and selfishness. Wilde's writing style is both poetic and engaging, making this book a timeless classic that is still enjoyed by readers today.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1104594668
• ISBN13: 9781104594664
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"