Which 19th century writer wrote a collection of stories for children which included 'The Happy Prince' and 'The Selfish Giant'?
The Happy Prince and Other Tales fuel on their camp-fire. The rocket is finally lit and explodes, but nobody observes him – the only effect he has is to frighten a goose with his falling stick. "The Remarkable Rocket", unlike the other stories in the collection, contains a large number of Wildean epigrams: The Happy Prince and Other Tales The Happy Prince and Other Tales (sometimes called The Happy Prince and Other Stories) is a collection of stories for children by Oscar Wilde first published in May 1888. It contains five stories: "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted Friend",
The Happy Prince and Other Tales sees that the boy bears the stigmata. He does not realise that the boy is actually the Christ Child and is furious that somebody has wounded him. Shortly afterwards, the happy giant dies. That same afternoon, his body is found lying under the tree, covered in blossoms. English singer and composer Liza Lehmann wrote the recitation "The Selfish Giant" in 1911. English light music composer Eric Coates wrote the orchestral Phantasy "The Selfish Giant" in 1925. In 1933–1934, violinist-composer Jenő Hubay adapted the story into a Hungarian language opera, "Az önző óriás" (Der selbstsüchtige Riese), Op. 124. The libretto was