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TypeContemporary review (original)
CollectionThe Happy Prince and Other Tales
Publication countryUnited Kingdom
Publication nameLife
Publication dateYear 1888Month 10Day 04
Contributed byRegina M. Ponciano
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MLA

Review of The Happy Prince and Other Tales, by Oscar Wilde. Life, vol. 12, no. 301, 4 Oct. 1888, p. 189. Wilde Short Fiction, edited by Regina M. Ponciano, wildeshortfiction.com/reviews/44.

APA

[Review of The Happy Prince and Other Tales, by O. Wilde]. (1888, October 4). Life, 12(301), 189. In R. M. Ponciano (Ed.), Wilde Short Fiction [Data set]. https://wildeshortfiction.com/reviews/44

Chicago

Review of The Happy Prince and Other Tales, by Oscar Wilde. Life 12, no. 301, October 4, 1888, 189. In Wilde Short Fiction, edited by Regina M. Ponciano. https://wildeshortfiction.com/reviews/44.

An attractive piece of book-making, in a very different field, is Oscar Wilde's 'Happy Prince, and Other Tales' (Roberts Brothers). The telling of these stories is in a charming manner---especially in the tale of 'The Remarkable Rocket', a delicate satire, which is cleverly carried to a clean finish.