Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations including twelve full-color plates. See 30120-h.htm or 30120-h.zip: (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30120/30120-h/30120-h.htm) or (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30120/30120-h.zip) Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive. See http://www.archive.org/details/happyprinceother00wild3 Transcriber's note: In addition to the twelve full-color Plates, most pages have a line drawing either in the margin or surrounding the text. These have not been individually noted. The cover reads "... and Other Stories"; all interior pages read "... and Other Tales". THE HAPPY PRINCE And Other Tales [Illustration: THE KING OF THE MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON] THE HAPPY PRINCE And Other Tales by OSCAR WILDE Illustrated by Charles Robinson NEW YORK: BRENTANO'S First published by David Nutt, May, 1888 Reprinted January, 1889; February, 1902; September, 1905; February, 1907; March, 1908; March, 1910 Reset and published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., 1920 Special Edition, reset. With illustrations by Charles Robinson, published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., 1913. Reprinted 1920 Printed in Great Britain By Hazell, Watson and Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury. _To_ _CARLOS BLACKER_ CONTENTS _Page_ The Happy Prince 15 The Nightingale and the Rose 41 The Selfish Giant 59 The Devoted Friend 73 The Remarkable Rocket 105 LIST OF COLOUR PLATES The King of the Mountains of the Moon _Frontis._ _Facing page_ The Palace of Sans-Souci 20 The Loveliest of the Queen's Maids of Honour 26 The Rich Making Merry in Their Beautiful Houses while the Beggars were Sitting at the Gates 32 She will Pass me by 42 His Lips are Sweet as Honey 48 In every Tree he could see there was a Little Child 64 The Little Boy he had Loved 68 The Green Linnet 76 Hans in his Garden 92 The Russian Princess 106 "Let the Fireworks Begin," said the King 122 THE HAPPY PRINCE 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.