Description
Introduce a new generation to Oscar Wilde’s classic children’s tales with this stunningly illustrated luxury gift edition. With an original introduction written by Colm Tóibín and illustrated by critically acclaimed illustrator Lauren O’Hara.
Oscar Wilde has enchanted readers young and old alike for over a hundred years. In 1888, he published a collection of bedtime stories for children. This beautiful collection contains six of these classic tales, including ‘The Happy Prince’, ‘The Selfish Giant’, and ‘The Nightingale and the Rose’.
For the first time, these beloved stories from the great Irish queer author are being published in a major new edition by an Irish publisher. Feeling both classic and fresh, timeless and modern, Lauren O’Hara’s delicate, rich colour illustrations bring this cornerstone of children’s literature to life for readers of all ages.
With original painted illustrations and hand-cut borders. Printed and bound in Italy, with textured dust jacket, ribbon, head and tail bands, and metallic ink printed on the cover. Titles and drop caps set in an old typeface found in the National Print Museum, Beggar’s Bush, Dublin.