Complete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde
The master of wit and irony Published here alongside their evocative original illustrations, these fairy tales, as Oscar Wilde himself explained, were written “partly for children, and partly for those who have kept the childlike faculties of wonder and joy.”
The master of wit and irony Published here alongside their evocative original illustrations, these fairy tales, as Oscar Wilde himself explained, were written “partly for children, and partly for those who have kept the childlike faculties of wonder and joy.”
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780451531070 (0451531078)
ASIN: 451531078
Publish date: October 7th 2008
Publisher: Signet Classics
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Childrens,
Classics,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Classic Literature,
Irish Literature,
Fairy Tales,
19th Century,
Short Stories
I get that fairy tales aren't always supposed to be all happiness all the time, but these fairy tales were the saddest you can imagine. I love Wilde and thought that he would bring his wit to life in this format. He follows a different path, calling out the human condition of his time but hits it ha...
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