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TypeContemporary review (original)
CollectionA House of Pomegranates
Publication countryUnited Kingdom
Publication nameThe Glasgow Herald
Publication dateYear 1891Month 11Day 26
ArchiveNewspapers Archive (accessed 19 October 2021)
Contributed byRegina M. Ponciano
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From Messrs James R. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co. we have a quaintly-bound and aesthetically-got-up book by Oscar Wilde, entitled A House of Pomegranates, This is the title, but the book has nothing about pomegranates. It consists of four very beautiful fairy tales----The Young King, The Birthday of the Infanta, The Fisherman and his Soul, and The Star Child. The only adjective to apply to these tales is charming. Their literary grace and poetic quality are irresistible, and the strange and wonderful designs and decorations by C. Ricketts and C. H. Shannon add a mystic and artistic interest to a beautiful book.