This week, we return to one of the English language's wittiest writers, Oscar Wilde. We have already dipped into his 1880 short story collection for children 'The Happy Prince and Other Tales', and this time we bring you the title story from that collection. It would be a few years before he wrote 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' and subsequently carve out his reputation as a playwright, but the brilliance Wilde would be known for is evident in these earlier stories.

Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you):
Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale

The Happy Prince and Other Stories - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781604506587
The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781444931655
The Picture of Dorian Gray - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780993995132

I would like to thank my patrons: Joshua Clark, Maura Lee, Jane, John Bowles, and Cade Norman.

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