The Happy Prince and Other Tales – Oscar Wilde

"Death is the brother of Sleep, is he not?"

The statue of the Happy Prince, covered in gold and jewels, looks down on the suffering of his city. He persuades a swallow to strip him of his riches to give to the poor, until he is left dull and gray and the bird dies of cold at his feet. This collection also includes 'The Selfish Giant' and 'The Nightingale and the Rose'.

Wilde's fairy tales are masterpieces of aesthetic beauty and Christian charity. They are heartbreaking allegories about the beauty of sacrifice and the cruelty of the world, written with Wilde's trademark wit and stylistic perfection.