The Selfish Giant and Other Stories
London: The Folio Society, 2017.
FAIRY TALES OF BEAUTY, LOSS, AND REDEMPTION.
A beautifully produced Folio Society edition collecting Oscar Wilde’s most beloved fairy tales, including stories drawn from The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888) and A House of Pomegranates (1891). With an introduction by acclaimed author Jeanette Winterson and illustrations by Grahame Baker-Smith, this edition presents Wilde’s enchanting stories in a form that reflects their lasting literary and visual appeal.
Wilde’s fairy tales are far more than children’s stories. Through lyrical prose, symbolism, and emotional depth, they explore generosity, sacrifice, loneliness, compassion, and the tension between beauty and suffering. Stories such as The Selfish Giant, The Happy Prince, and The Nightingale and the Rose reveal Wilde’s ability to combine moral reflection with extraordinary imagination.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Bound in quarter blue cloth with paper-covered boards featuring a color pictorial design from artwork by Grahame Baker-Smith. Housed in a silver slipcase. xix + 172 pages. Introduction by Jeanette Winterson. Illustrated. Octavo, 10.25 inches tall. First Edition, Thus.
CONDITION: Fine. No flaws or blemishes beyond minimal shelf handling. A gift-quality copy.
LITERARY SIGNIFICANCE: OSCAR WILDE’S ENDURING MORAL IMAGINATION.
Oscar Wilde’s fairy tales remain among his most admired works, combining the elegance of his prose with profound observations on human nature. Written during the height of his literary career, these stories reveal a more reflective side of Wilde, using fantasy to examine social inequality, kindness, sacrifice, and the search for meaning.
Their continuing appeal lies in their ability to speak simultaneously to younger readers and adults, offering simple narratives that contain complex emotional and philosophical ideas.
SUBJECTS: Oscar Wilde, The Selfish Giant, Victorian Literature, Fairy Tales, Children’s Classics, Moral Tales, Social Commentary, Fantasy Literature, Jeanette Winterson, Grahame Baker-Smith, Folio Society Editions, Children’s Literature, Fairy Tales, Literary Fiction, Fantasy, Illustrated Books, Modern Classics.
Item #19884
Price: $80.00
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