Grade 2-5-A statue of a privileged prince develops a social conscience and a swallow intends to pause just a moment to assist him. Together they conspire to bring a modicum of contentment, financial security, and compassion to the beleaguered poor of a nameless city in northern Europe and both receive their rewards in a heavenly paradise. In this morality tale originally intended for the childlike rather than the child, Wilde addresses issues of social injustice, the loss of innocence, and the redemptive power of love. The otherwise verbatim retelling of the original contains two omissions: reference to Jewish merchants in the ghetto and part of a descriptive passage of life on the Nile that included pygmies and strange religious practices. The watercolor illustrations, varying in size and irregular in shape, are literal extensions of the text. A brief biography of Wilde is appended. Though the winsome swallow and wistful prince have appeal, buy only where literary fairy tales have a ready audience. A more evocative interpretation can be found in Ed Young's version (S & S, 1992).
Carol Ann Wilson, Westfield Memorial Library, NJ
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非常喜歡的英語原版童話。雖然是童話,我覺得它更是給成人看的。王子雕像美麗的心靈和在醜陋人間的遭遇形成強烈對比。
評分u r blind now,so i'll stay with u always
評分【善良和愛就是最珍貴的東西】美好的童話 總是讓人喜歡 小燕子和小王子都讓我覺得心酸
評分Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow,will you not stay with me for one night,
評分非常喜歡的英語原版童話。雖然是童話,我覺得它更是給成人看的。王子雕像美麗的心靈和在醜陋人間的遭遇形成強烈對比。
The Happy Prince 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載