A complete collection of enchanting fairy tales from the acclaimed poet and playwright Oscar
Wilde Celebrated as the writer of The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being
Earnest Oscar Wilde is equally beloved for his fairy tales written 'partly for children and
partly for those who have kept the childlike faculties of wonder and joy'. With warmth
tenderness and quiet wit these fables have moved and delighted for generations. In far-off
kingdoms and ocean realms in the company of giants and nightingales Wilde speaks of
heartbreak and redemption of cruelty and compassion of love lost of love gained of love
everlasting. Rediscover here the complete stories from The Happy Prince and The House of
Pomegranates Wilde's two fairy tale collections. 'Wilde's children's stories are splendid
... As explanations of the world fairy stories tell us what science and philosophy cannot and
need not. There are different ways of knowing' Jeanette Winterson
