The Happy Prince & Other Stories
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It is all to easy to be familiar with Oscar Wilde the aesthete. The limpid sophisticate ever ready with a witty epigram designed to both shock and stimulate. However, here in this set of short stories Wilde, at least partly, lays aside his barbs and is careful to not let cynicism cloud the parable like innocence of these tales. There is an undeniable purity in these tales which Wilde's simple lyrical style beautifully enhances. For all the hypocrisy of the Remarkable Rocket and the Miller we find the self-sacrifice of the Nightingale and the Swallow, the true repentance of the Giant and the heart-breaking compassion of the once Happy Prince deeply moving. Narrated by Simon Hester. With original music.
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Wilde, O., & Hester, S. (2020). The Happy Prince & Other Stories. Unabridged. Head Stories Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Wilde, Oscar and Simon, Hester. 2020. The Happy Prince & Other Stories. Head Stories Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Wilde, Oscar and Simon, Hester, The Happy Prince & Other Stories. Head Stories Audio, 2020.
MLA Citation (style guide)Wilde, Oscar, and Simon Hester. The Happy Prince & Other Stories. Unabridged. Head Stories Audio, 2020.
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| title | The Happy Prince & Other Stories |
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| publisher | Head Stories Audio |
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| duration | 1h 52m 1s |
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| dateLastUpdated | Aug 04, 2025 06:12:18 PM |
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| Last File Modification Time | Sep 03, 2025 01:45:49 AM |
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| Last Grouped Work Modification Time | Sep 17, 2025 08:50:09 PM |
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