<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Published here alongside their evocative original illustrations, these fairy tales by the celebrated playwright and poet include "The Happy Prince and Other Tales" and "A House of Pomegranates." Revised reissue.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The master of wit and irony</b> <p/> Published here alongside their evocative original illustrations, these fairy tales, as Oscar Wilde himself explained, were written "partly for children, and partly for those who have kept the childlike faculties of wonder and joy."<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Oscar Wilde</b> (1854-1900) was an Irish writer, poet, and playwright. His novel, <i>The Picture of Dorian Gray</i>, brought him lasting recognition, and he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era with a series of witty social satires, including his masterpiece, <i>The Importance of Being Earnest</i>. <p/><b>Jack Zipes</b> is a preeminent fairy-tale scholar who has written, translated, and edited dozens of books, including <i>The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm</i> and <i>Complete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde</i>. He is a professor emeritus of German and comparative literature at the University of Minnesota. <p/><b>Gyles Brandreth</b> is a writer, speaker, broadcaster, and former Member of Parliament. His years as a government whip were chronicled in <i>Breaking the Code: Westminster Diaries</i>, which the<i> Times</i> described as "by far the best political diary of recent years. His other works include the bestsellers <i>Philip and Elizabeth: Portrait of a Royal Marriage, Charles & Camilla: Portrait of a Love Affair</i>, <i> </i>and <i>The 7 Secrets of Happiness</i>. Brandreth has also appeared as a reporter on BBC One's <i>The One Show</i> and is a regular on BBC Radio 4's<i> Just a Minute</i>.
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