Happy Prince
The Happy Prince and Other Tales Written by Oscar Wilde, illustrated by Charles Robinson When Oscar Wilde became a father, he wanted to offer his son a few good stories for children. Unfortunately, none of the books on the market suited Wilde's exquisite taste, so he decided to write a book of stories for kids himself. His wife Costance very likely helped him at work, at least with the editing part (after all, she already had some experience with writing fairy tales) but we'll never know how much of her wit is in the five tales presented below. (frontispiece) Anyway, Oscar Wilde definitely infused some of his best intellectual powers in this work which, by the way, was never popular among children. But it's still a masterpiece and we will explore it with illustrations by Charles Robinson. The illustrator made great effort as well. He didn't just create pictures of the scenes from the tales but approached to the project as a decorative artist and designer so the b