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Fae & Fairy FictionFairy Tales & Folklore

A House of Pomegranates

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  • 1891 first published
  • 115 pages
  • 82 editions
  • 🎧 3 h 43 min free audiobook
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Published in 1891, A House of Pomegranates is a fae fiction and folklore and fairy tales story collection by Oscar Wilde. Readers will find themes of fairy tales.

28 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 82 editions across 3 languages. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 1,571 times in the last 30 days.

At about 115 pages, most readers finish it in 2–3 hours. It is in the public domain, so you can read it free on Project Gutenberg or listen to the 3 h 43 min LibriVox audiobook.

About A House of Pomegranates

**A House of Pomegranates** is a collection of fairy tales, written by Oscar Wilde, that was published in 1891 as a second collection for The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888). Wilde once said that this collection was "intended neither for the British child nor the British public." Original collection contains: - The Young King - The Birthday of the Infanta - The Fisherman and his Soul - The Star-Child (Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_House_of_Pomegranates))
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Free audiobook

A House of Pomegranates — LibriVox recording, 3 h 43 min in 6 sections.

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Opening line

“It was the night before the day fixed for his coronation, and the young King was sitting alone in his beautiful chamber.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Fairy tales
  • Classic Literature
  • Children's fiction
  • British and irish drama, Dramatic works by one author
  • Children's stories, English
  • Short stories, English

Quick answers

Who wrote A House of Pomegranates?

A House of Pomegranates was written by Oscar Wilde and first published in 1891.

What genre is A House of Pomegranates?

It is usually shelved as Fae & Fairy Fiction and Fairy Tales & Folklore.

How long is A House of Pomegranates?

The median edition has 115 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

Is A House of Pomegranates free to read?

Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

Is there a free audiobook of A House of Pomegranates?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 3 h 43 min.

What books are similar to A House of Pomegranates?

Readers who like it often enjoy Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking Glass, Five Children and It and The Story of the Amulet.

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