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The Happy Prince
The Happy Prince | Oscar Wilde
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High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt. He was very much admired indeed. He is as beautiful as a weathercock, remarked one of the Town Councillors who wished to gain a reputation for having artistic tastes; only not quite so useful, he added, fearing lest people should think him unpractical, which he really was not. Why cant you be like the Happy Prince? asked a sensible mother of her little boy who was crying for the moon. The Happy Prince never dreams of crying for anything. I am glad there is some one in the world who is quite happy, muttered a disappointed man as he gazed at the wonderful statue.
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TheSpineView
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OriginalCyn620 ❤️❤️❤️ 4y
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squirrelbrain
The Happy Prince | Oscar Wilde
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Another of the Penguin 60s....🐧🐧🐧

#happyhour

#ayupaugust

*The Housemartins were formed in Hull, East Yorkshire in 1983*

Cinfhen Love those 🐧🧡 5y
tournevis This one makes me cry SO MUCH! 5y
squirrelbrain I haven‘t actually read it @tournevis - I *will* get round to it soon.... 5y
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Connster
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I absolutely adore Robert Sheehan. His voice is delicious. Listening to him read this is the perfect antidote to a crappy day. What a sad story though 😢

tournevis I ugly cry every time. 5y
Connster @tournevis 😢😢😢 It‘s so sad!!! 5y
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MommyWantsToReadHerBook
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Usually when people on Litsy talk about books making them cry, I can't completely relate. But earlier the kids wanted me to read The Happy Prince to them in our beautiful translation. And this book makes me cry EVERY TIME.. So there I was, sobbing, trying to finish the story 😊 Such a beautiful book but so sad, good for conversations about suffering and injustice I suppose - not exactly a fun bedtime read!

tournevis Oh, damn, that made me cry 6y
tournevis And the animated adaptation even more. 6y
MommyWantsToReadHerBook @tournevis I didn't know there was one! 6y
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tournevis @MommyWantsToReadHerBook I think it's Romanian or Polish? We used to get a lot of those back in the 1970s and very early 1980s. I've not seen it in three decades easily. 6y
tournevis And it's in YouTube. https://youtu.be/q3RZh1yaqxM 6y
tournevis And I'm not watching it because I'm at the docs and I don't need to cry here 6y
MommyWantsToReadHerBook 😊 Thanks so much, going to bed but checking it out tomorrow! Good luck at the doctor! 6y
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tournevis
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#sassysunday @BarbaraTheBibliophage
1️⃣ I met my husband.
2️⃣ Many. I find one every time I care to look. They are super common, contrary to popular belief.
3️⃣ Don't drink, allergic to tea.
4️⃣ Oscar Wilde, of course. No contest. He'll make you snort, he'll make you laugh, he'll make you spit take, he'll make you cry, and he'll make you ugly cry. Who else can do that?

BarbaraTheBibliophage Thanks for playing along! Great sell job on Wilde! 🍀 6y
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Mystic.Archives.Of.Dantalian
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“There is no Mystery so great as Misery”

Stories like this are the reason I still love Classic short stories. I loved the concept. But again, this story has a bitter-sweet ending. Like it's the rule of classic literature to not give happy endings. I understand, I really do, that they just show reality. But don't know why they just make me over-sad.

“The living always think that gold can make them happy.”

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AWahle
The Happy Prince | Oscar Wilde
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My lovely Kickstarter from Mouse Books arrived! These volumes are slightly bigger than my phone so I can always carry one with me. I'll get a new book every month in 2018.

kamoorephoto I wanted to get it so badly but didn‘t have the funds 😕 7y
AWahle @kamoorephoto A friend from high school told me about it & I couldn't resist. 7y
Mitch Love these! They look great ( shipping to the UK though is twice the price of the slim volumes 😟). 7y
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Cathythoughts
Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde: The Happy Prince | Oscar Wilde, P. Craig Russell
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Thankyou Littens for all your messages & concerns. Ye really are great. The storm has passed. Sadly 3 people died. This is a pic taken in the gardens of the country house we stayed in recently. The woman of the house believes in the fairies & told us #yououtaknow to respect the fairies. To ask permission to move in their space. #rocktober @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB Oscar Wildes fairy tales are beautiful

Cinfhen So glad to know you're ok😍I love the photo and premise of respecting the fairies ⚡️✨⚡️✨⚡️✨ 7y
BarbaraBB Happy to hear you are okay. Hope you had a great retreat as well. 7y
Cathythoughts @cinfhen Thankyou 💫 7y
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Louise Glad to hear you are safe-- and the fairies too! ✨ 7y
Cathythoughts @BarbaraBB thankyou. Yes retreat was lovely 🙏 7y
Cathythoughts @Louise thankyou for this lovely message 💫 7y
batsy So glad you are OK and that it has passed. 💙 Has your power returned? (I like the concept of asking permission of fairies or other forces... We are all visitors, in a way. :) 7y
Cathythoughts Thanks @batsy. No power yet. But we can light the fire. I love this about the fairies too, we are all in this together , fairies & all 💫 7y
erzascarletbookgasm Love this fairy pathway. Glad you‘re ok. 💗 7y
Ms_T Yay! Glad all is well 😃 7y
Cathythoughts @Ms_T thankyou 😍 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So glad you are ok!! 😘 7y
Cathythoughts @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks thankyou. , still no electricity, but all good. 💕 7y
DGRachel So sorry for the loss of life there, but glad you and your family are safe. It's been such a devastating hurricane season. 7y
Cathythoughts @DGRachel thankyou. The loss of life is so sad 😞 7y
RohitSawant Glad you're all right! And totally agree with her about respecting fairies. 7y
Cathythoughts @rohit-sawant thankyou ! & I agree about the fairies too 🙏 7y
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Blossom.was.here
The Happy Prince | Oscar Wilde

Who are you?" he said.

"I am the Happy Prince."

"Why are you weeping then?" asked the swallow; "you have quite drenched me.

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dudewhereismytardis
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<3 #OscarWilde

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GoneFishing
The Happy Prince | Oscar Wilde

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.

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