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TypeContemporary review (original)
CollectionThe Happy Prince and Other Tales
Publication countryCanada
Publication nameThe Toronto Mail
Publication dateYear 1888Month 12Day 18
Contributed byRegina M. Ponciano
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MLA

Review of The Happy Prince and Other Tales, by Oscar Wilde. The Toronto Mail, vol. XVI, no. 7822, 18 Dec. 1888, p. 2. Wilde Short Fiction, edited by Regina M. Ponciano, wildeshortfiction.com/reviews/19.

APA

[Review of The Happy Prince and Other Tales, by O. Wilde]. (1888, December 18). The Toronto Mail, XVI(7822), 2. In R. M. Ponciano (Ed.), Wilde Short Fiction [Data set]. https://wildeshortfiction.com/reviews/19

Chicago

Review of The Happy Prince and Other Tales, by Oscar Wilde. The Toronto Mail XVI, no. 7822, December 18, 1888, 2. In Wilde Short Fiction, edited by Regina M. Ponciano. https://wildeshortfiction.com/reviews/19.

In "The Happy Prince and Other Tales” (Boston: Robert Bros.; Toronto: William-son & Co.) Oscar Wilde has shown himself to be an artist in imaginative writing, as well as in dress. In these five fairy tales he displays a delicate fancy and a power of narration almost surprising, and a touch of satire adds no little to the strength of his work. “The Devoted Friend” and “The Remarkable Rocket” are the best of the stories, but all are full of power. The book contains several charming illustrations by Walter Crane and J. Hood.