title: Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde: The Happy Prince
author:  Oscar Wilde 
description: Gr 3 Up-Russell's impeccable graphic art brings new dimension to Wilde's tale of social inequality, sacrifice, and devotion. The statue of a hedonistic young prince who died young befriends a wayward swallow migrating to Egypt, and both sacrifice themselves to try and ease the suffering of the poor before finding a heavenly reward for their efforts. The many perspectives, asides, and subplots in the story, which can seem abrupt in a straight reading, are particularly well suited for this format. The panels make it obvious who is speaking and clarify their place in the story, resulting in a perfect union between narrative and art. The text is identical to the original, aside from a few minor abridgments that streamline the swallow's journeys and descriptions of Egypt. Skillfully using perspective, angle, and shadow, Russell portrays the emotions and humanity of the Happy Prince while never letting readers forget that he is a statue. A lovely adaptation.-Anna Haase Krueger, formerly at Antigo Public Library, WI(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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  The Happy Prince and Other Tales
  
    
    
  THE HAPPY PRINCE  
    
  THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE ROSE  
    
  THE SELFISH GIANT  
    
  THE DEVOTED FRIEND  
    
  THE REMARKABLE ROCKET
  
  
  
  
  
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  # The Happy Prince and Other Tales
  
  
  ### Oscar Wilde
  
  
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    * THE HAPPY PRINCE
  
  
  * THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE ROSE
  
  
  * THE SELFISH GIANT
  
  
  * THE DEVOTED FRIEND
  
  
  * THE REMARKABLE ROCKET
  
  
  
  
  
  Transcribed from the 1910 edition by David Price, email
  
  
  ccx074@coventry.ac.uk. Second proof by Paul Redmond.
  
  
  # THE HAPPY PRINCE AND OTHER TALES
  
  
  Contents
  
  
  The Happy Prince
  
  
    
  The Nightingale and the Rose
  
  
    
  The Selfish Giant
  
  
    
  The Devoted Friend
  
  
    
  The Remarkable Rocket
  
  
  ## THE HAPPY PRINCE
  
  
  High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy
  
  
  Prince. He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes
  
  
  he had