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The Happy Prince & Other Stories (Paperback, New edition)
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The Happy Prince & Other Stories (Paperback, New edition)
Series: Wordsworth Children's Classics
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List price R116
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Discovery Miles 890
You Save R27 (23%)
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Ray takes inspiration from the well-known fairytale, wherein a
prince is raised in splendid, protective surroundings. He grows old
and dies without ever seeing the misery endured by the people of
his city: ignorance is bliss. Only from the leaden perch of the
statue raised in his honor can the prince comprehend the truth.
Wilde gets fair handling in this adaptation, but curiously, some of
the poignancy is lost. Still, this is a wonderful tribute to the
importance of compassion. Ray's paintings - sometimes baroque and
glittering with gold, other times stiff Egyptian vistas, still
other times bleak, Dickensian scenes - are transporting. (Kirkus
Reviews)
In these delightful tales, Oscar Wilde employs all his grace,
artistry and wit. The Happy Prince tells of the statue of a once
pleasure-loving Prince which, with the help of a selfless Swallow
helps people in distress. As well as The Nightingale and the Rose,
The Devoted Friend and The Remarkable Rocket, this collection
contains The Selfish Giant, a remarkable story of the redemptive
power of love.
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