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The Happy Prince and Other Tales / A House of Pomegranates

Oscar Wilde

The Happy Prince and Other Tales / A House of Pomegranates

Paper book: €18.99

Digital: €4.99

Original publication
1888
Monolingual
22 October 2026
Pages
344
Difficulty
Medium
Genres
Children's Literature, Fantasy
Moods
Be moved to tears, Be enchanted, Savour the writing
Translated from
English

Book summary

This collection brings together nine fairy tales by Oscar Wilde. A golden statue and a swallow help the poor of the town, a nightingale wants to give a red rose to a student in love, and a selfish giant sees his garden stay locked in winter. We also meet a young king, an Infanta and a fisherman ready to give up his soul.

Written for children as much as for adults, these poetic and ironic tales still move readers more than a century later.

You can read each tale in one sitting in the language you are learning.

The plot

金の像が町のために泣く。町を見下ろす高い柱の上に、金でおおわれた「幸福な王子」の像が立っている。ある夜、エジプトへ向かう小さなツバメが、その足もとに降りてくる。ツバメの上に雫が落ちる。像が泣いているのだ。高い所から、王子は町のあらゆる貧しさを見ている。

The world of the book

宮殿と貧しい通り。この九つの物語は本物のおとぎ話だ。話す鳥、像、巨人、王様、お姫様が出てくる。けれど作者の生きた世界の話でもある。1880年代のロンドンは世界一大きな町で、貧しい家族が暗い通りにひしめき、金持ちの家のすぐ隣で暮らしていた。

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