The Remarkable Rocket
| The Remarkable Rocket | |
|---|---|
Walter Crane's illustration in The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888) | |
| Folk tale | |
| Name | The Remarkable Rocket |
| Origin Date | 1888 |
| Published in | The Happy Prince and Other Tales |
"The Remarkable Rocket" is a short fairytale, first published in 1888 in The Happy Prince and Other Tales, a collection of five fairytales written by Oscar Wilde.
"The Remarkable Rocket" is a parody of aristocratic vanity and masculine conceit. Although the story is written in simple language, the humour is directed at adults.