In his fairy stories, including "The Happy Prince" written for his own children, Wilde reveals heights of tenderness and beauty. Brilliant, flamboyant and unconventional, Oscar Wilde was one of the great figures of the 1880s and 1890s, attracting both admiration and outrage in equal terms.This story collection includes exquisite and poignant tales of true beauty, selfless love, generosity, loyalty, brilliant wit, and moral aestheticism, such as "The Birthday of the Infanta," "The Selfish Giant," and "The Nightingale and the Rose".