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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“Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow,” said the Prince, “will you not stay with me one night longer?”
评分可愛又可憐的swallow~ 之前讀過通話版的故事，這次翻《初中必讀英文原版書》時又看瞭一遍~
评分Poor people in the gutter. People who paid efforts for a living should be helped, rewarded and appreciated. Does the love between the Swallow and the Happy Prince in this tale has something to do with Oscar's sexual orientation(since he was a gay)?
评分非常喜歡的英語原版童話。雖然是童話，我覺得它更是給成人看的。王子雕像美麗的心靈和在醜陋人間的遭遇形成強烈對比。
评分王爾德童話集裏最喜歡的一篇，特地找原版再看一遍。腳下的世界醜陋不堪，心靈卻美麗至極。
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