Author: GRODIN, ELISSA & LAURA STUTZMAN
Title: The Happy Prince
Description: Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, 2006. First Edition (?). First Printing; Hardcover. ISBN: 1585362646. Illustrated by Laura Stutzman. Myths, Legends, Fairy and Folktales Series; Color Illustrations; Unpaginated pages; Hard cover is glazed covers. Has a purple spine with white lettering. DJ has slight rubbing, scuffing. Pages are clean and tight; not numbered; 48 pages. Wilde's stories are retold by Elissa Grodin. Beautiful, bright illustrations by Laura Stutzman. This fairy tale was originally published in 1888, by the great playwright, Oscar Wilde.' This book is about the friendship between a swallow and a statue of a Happy Prince. The Happy Prince truly was just that- happy- in life because he lead a sheltered existence. "My courtiers called me the Happy Prince, and happy indeed I was, if pleasure be happiness." This distinction foreshadows the story's intent to outline for us a deeper meaning in happiness. In life, the Prince was shielded from all misery. He passed, and was immortalized in the statue, which looked down upon the city'.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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