The highest standards in editing and production have been applied to the Wordsworth Children's Classics, while the low price makes them affordable for everyone. Wordsworth's list covers a range of the best-loved stories for children, from nursery tales, classic fables, and fairy tales to stories that will appeal to older children and adults alike. Many of th...
The highest standards in editing and production have been applied to the Wordsworth Children's Classics, while the low price makes them affordable for everyone. Wordsworth's list covers a range of the best-loved stories for children, from nursery tales, classic fables, and fairy tales to stories that will appeal to older children and adults alike. Many of these volumes have contemporary illustrations, and while they are ideal for shared family reading, their attractive format will also encourage children to read for themselves. Like all Wordsworth Editions, these children's books represent unbeatable value.
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These fantasies and true-to-life fables were created by Oscar Wilde for his own sons. Here is the tale of the Prince who is not as happy as he seems, of the Selfish Giant who learns how to love children, and of the Star-Child who suffers bitter trials when he rejects his parents.
He had just strength to fly up to the Prince's shoulder once more. "Good-bye, dear Prince!" he murmured, "will you let me kiss your hand?"
"I am glad that you are going to Egypt at last, little Swallow," said the Prince, "you have stayed too long here; but you must kiss me on the lips, for I love you."
"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.
At that moment a curious crack sounded inside the statue, as if something had broken. The fact is that the leaden heart had snapped right in two. It certainly was a dreadfully hard frost. (查看原文)
"No red rose in all my garden!" he cried, and his beautiful eyes filled with tears. "Ah, on what little things does happiness depend! I have read all that the wise men have written, and all the secrets of philosophy are mine, yet for want of a red rose is my life made wretched." (查看原文)
There is no Mystery so great as Misery. -- OSCAR WILDE 我猜我小时候总体上不太喜欢快乐王子的原因，大致是因为我是个相对实际的人。我不喜欢太惨的故事，不喜欢没心没肺一味地对人好，不喜欢刻意的歌颂。 我儿时所读过的唯一版本的快乐王子，是出自上美厂出的一...
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永远为燕子哭泣，或许这才是我喜欢鸟儿的第一个原因: “It’s 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...
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我读的是wordsworth classics版本 The Happy Prince "The broken lead heart will not nelt in the furnace."It's a true sad story.付出了自己最宝贵的东西，得到的是和相爱的人一起死去。也许是和王尔德自身的经历相关，he is a sad prince。但是读了第一个故事，心里就开始...
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Happy Prince Death is the brother of sleep, isn't it ? Death is the good price for love. Devoted friend 有时候我是小汉斯，善良被人利用，有时候我是磨坊主，做了婊子还要立牌坊——引自 豆友 木美
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0 有用 tomato 2014-01-29 08:47:13
王尔德连写的童话也是gay的。。
0 有用 Gingerbreadx 2010-05-22 22:18:45
not this version but the wordworth classics one only 5 storiesin all pity
0 有用 蛋塔 2011-08-08 21:49:25
我现在才知道燕子是male，发现之后觉得整个故事好暧昧。 喜欢《巨人的花园》，结尾真是浪漫。。
0 有用 lin 2021-02-13 23:25:09
0 有用 幸福的大麦茶 2007-11-10 14:05:25
有几篇很喜欢.有几篇很玄妙.有几篇不太喜欢.