The Happy Prince and Other Tales
First Edition cover (1888) | |
| Author | Oscar Wilde |
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| Illustrator | Walter Crane, George Percy Jacomb-Hood |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Children's literature |
| Genre | Short stories |
| Publisher | David Nutt |
Publication date | 1 May 1888 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 117 |
| Text | The Happy Prince and Other Tales at Wikisource |
The Happy Prince and Other Tales (or Stories) is a collection of bedtime stories for children by Oscar Wilde, first published in May 1888. It contains five stories that are highly popular among children and frequently read in schools: "The Happy Prince," "The Nightingale and the Rose," "The Selfish Giant," "The Devoted Friend," and "The Remarkable Rocket." The short stories are valued for their morals, and have been made into animated films. In 2003, the second through fourth stories were adapted by Lupus Films and Terraglyph Interactive Studios into the three-part series Wilde Stories for Channel 4. The stories are regarded as classics of children's literature.