тАЬThe Happy Prince and Other TalesтАЭ is a 1888 collection of children's short stories by Oscar Wilde. Beautifully illustrated by Walter Crane, these stories include: тАЬThe Happy PrinceтАЭ, тАЬThe Nightingale and the RoseтАЭ, тАЬThe Selfish GiantтАЭ, тАЬThe Devoted FriendтАЭ, and тАЬThe Remarkable RocketтАЭ. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854тАУ1900) was an Irish poet and playwright who became one of the most popular in London during the 1880s and 1890s. Well-known for his sharp wit and extravagant attire, Wilde was a proponent of aestheticism and wrote in a variety of forms including poetry, fiction, and drama. He was famously imprisoned for homosexual acts from 1895 to 1897 and died at the age of 46, just three years after his release. A fantastic collection of Wilde's best fiction not to be missed by fans and collectors of his seminal work. Other notable works by this author include: тАЬPicture of Dorian GrayтАЭ (1890), тАЬSalomeтАЭ (1891), and тАЬThe Importance of Being EarnestтАЭ (1895). Read & Co. Children's is proudly republishing this classic collection of children's short stories now complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.