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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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"It is not to Egypt that I am going," said the Swallow. "I am going to the House of Death. Death is the brother of Sleep, is he not?" And he kissed the Happy Prince on the lips, and fell down dead at his feet.
评分读的就The Happy Prince这一篇文章
评分可爱又可怜的swallow~ 之前读过通话版的故事,这次翻《初中必读英文原版书》时又看了一遍~
评分非常喜欢的英语原版童话。虽然是童话,我觉得它更是给成人看的。王子雕像美丽的心灵和在丑陋人间的遭遇形成强烈对比。
评分“Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow,” said the Prince, “will you not stay with me one night longer?”
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The Happy Prince pdf epub mobi txt 电子书 下载 2024