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TypeContemporary review (original)
CollectionThe Happy Prince and Other Tales
Publication countryUnited States of America
Publication nameThe American Bookseller
Publication dateYear 1888Month 12Day 24
Contributed byRegina M. Ponciano
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MLA

Review of The Happy Prince and Other Tales, by Oscar Wilde. The American Bookseller, vol. XXIV, no. 10, 24 Dec. 1888, p. 396. Wilde Short Fiction, edited by Regina M. Ponciano, wildeshortfiction.com/reviews/51.

APA

[Review of The Happy Prince and Other Tales, by O. Wilde]. (1888, December 24). The American Bookseller, XXIV(10), 396. In R. M. Ponciano (Ed.), Wilde Short Fiction [Data set]. https://wildeshortfiction.com/reviews/51

Chicago

Review of The Happy Prince and Other Tales, by Oscar Wilde. The American Bookseller XXIV, no. 10, December 24, 1888, 396. In Wilde Short Fiction, edited by Regina M. Ponciano. https://wildeshortfiction.com/reviews/51.

These odd fairy stories are in quite an original vein, and have here a warmth of feeling and there a flavor of irony not always present in productions of this kind. The illustrations are also striking, and have an odd harmony with the text. (Roberts Bros.)