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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

金色雕像为城市落泪。城市上空的高柱顶端,立着快乐王子的雕像,全身覆满黄金。一天夜里,一只飞往埃及的小燕子落在他的脚边。水滴落在燕子身上:雕像在哭泣。王子站在高处,看见了城市里所有的苦难。

The world of the book

宫殿与穷街。这九个故事是地地道道的童话:里面有会说话的鸟、雕像、巨人、国王和公主。但它们也讲述作者所处的世界。在19世纪80年代的伦敦——当时世界上最大的城市——穷人家挤在昏暗的街巷里,紧挨着富人的宅邸。

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