Happy
THE HAPPY PRINCE AND OTHER TALES is a collection of fables - THE HAPPY PRINCE had been, in life, a joyful personality. However, now, immortalised by a gold and jewel encrusted statue, he's saddened by the poverty of his citizens. Unable to move, he enlists the help of a swallow to help his people ... In THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE ROSE, a nightingale overhears a student complaining that his professor's daughter will not dance with him, as he is unable to give her a red rose. But will the nightingale's sacrifice be enough?
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A reader-friendly novel about a person at a turning point, learning that happiness is not a place to arrive at but something to build, day by day, out of the small things they already have.
There is no Oscar Wilde novel titled Happy. The Happy Prince is a famous Wilde fairy tale collection. The slug here may refer to a different book; the metadata appears mismatched.
The Happy Prince is the title of a famous fairy tale by Oscar Wilde and the title of a 1888 collection containing it. The story follows a statue of the prince who, with the help of a swallow, gives away his jewels and gold to help the poor of his city.
Happy was written by Oscar Wilde, published in 1888 by בר.
Happy is 50 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Happy takes most readers under an hour to finish.
Happy is a standalone novel by Oscar Wilde, not part of a series.
Happy is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
