The Happy Prince and Other Stories is a collection of stories for children. It contains five stories, Β«The Happy PrinceΒ», Β«The Nightingale and the RoseΒ», Β«The Selfish GiantΒ», Β«The Devoted FriendΒ», and Β«The Remarkable RocketΒ». It is most famous for its title story, Β«The Happy PrinceΒ». In the main story, a swallow meets the statue of the late Β«Happy PrinceΒ», which houses the soul of the original prince, who in reality had never experienced true happiness. The statue inspires the swallow to selfless acts. Oscar Wilde (1854β1900) was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. Today he is remembered for his epigrams, plays and the circumstances of his imprisonment, followed by his early death.
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