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Fae & Fairy FictionClassic FantasyFairy Tales & Folklore

The Happy Prince and other tales

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  • 1888 first published
  • 50 pages
  • ★ 4.2 (13 ratings)
  • 508 editions
  • 🎧 1 h 51 min free audiobook
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The Happy Prince and other tales is an 1888 fae fiction and classic fantasy story collection by Oscar Wilde. The story is set in Ireland. Key subjects include fairy tales, Humour, contes and Constancy.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 13 ratings, and 121 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 508 editions across 8 languages. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 1,811 times in the last 30 days.

At about 50 pages, most readers finish it in about 55 minutes. It is in the public domain, so you can read it free on Project Gutenberg or listen to the 1 h 51 min LibriVox audiobook.

About The Happy Prince and other tales

THE HAPPY PRINCE AND OTHER TALES is a collection of fables - THE HAPPY PRINCE had been, in life, a joyful personality. However, now, immortalised by a gold and jewel encrusted statue, he's saddened by the poverty of his citizens. Unable to move, he enlists the help of a swallow to help his people ... In THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE ROSE, a nightingale overhears a student complaining that his professor's daughter will not dance with him, as he is unable to give her a red rose. But will the nightingale's sacrifice be enough?
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Free audiobook

The Happy Prince and other tales — LibriVox recording, 1 h 51 min in 5 sections.

Public-domain recording by volunteer readers. Listen online, download MP3s or stream from the Internet Archive.

Opening line

“High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Fairy tales
  • Children's fiction
  • Humour
  • Contes
  • Children's stories, English
  • Children's short stories
  • Classic Literature
  • English Fantasy fiction
  • Constancy
  • Kindness
  • Statues
  • Littérature irlandaise
  • Fairt tales
  • Generosity
  • Happiness
  • Kings and rulers

Quick answers

Who wrote The Happy Prince and other tales?

The Happy Prince and other tales was written by Oscar Wilde and first published in 1888.

What genre is The Happy Prince and other tales?

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

How long is The Happy Prince and other tales?

The median edition has 50 pages, about about 55 minutes of reading at 250 words per minute.

Is The Happy Prince and other tales 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 The Happy Prince and other tales?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 1 h 51 min.

What books are similar to The Happy Prince and other tales?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Light Princess, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking Glass and Phantastes.

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