The Selfish Giant And Other Stories

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Alma Classics
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1847494978

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The Selfish Giant and Other Stories by Oscar Wilde Pdf

When the Selfish Giant decides to build a wall around his garden to prevent the children from playing in it, it becomes barren and stuck in perpetual winter. It takes a wonderful event and the heart of a young boy for him to realize the error of his ways. A classic tale for children, ‘The Selfish Giant’ is presented here with all of Oscar Wilde’s other fairy stories – ‘The Happy Prince’, ‘The Nightingale and the Rose’, ‘The Devoted Friend’, ‘The Remarkable Rocket’, ‘The Young King’, ‘The Birthday of the Infanta’, ‘The Fisherman and His Soul’ and ‘The Star-Child’ – brought to life by Philip Waechter’s bright and imaginative illustrations.

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
Page : 5 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : PKEY:SMP2300000063936

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The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde Pdf

"The Selfish Giant" is a short fantasy story for children by the Irish author Oscar Wilde. The story's plot revolves around a giant who builds a wall to keep children out of his garden, but learns compassion from the innocence of the children. The short story contains significant religious imagery. The Selfish Giant owns a beautiful garden which has 12 peach trees and lovely fragrant flowers, in which children love to play after returning from the school. The Giant put a notice board "TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED". The garden falls into perpetual winter. One day, the giant is awakened by a linnet, and discovers that spring has returned to the garden, as the children have found a way in through a gap in the wall… It was first published in 1888 in the anthology The Happy Prince and Other Tales, which, in addition to its title story, also includes "The Nightingale and the Rose", “The Happy Prince”, "The Devoted Friend" and "The Remarkable Rocket".

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Armadillo
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1861474032

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The Selfish Giant and Other Classic Tales by Oscar Wilde Pdf

Retellings of six of Wilde's children's tales of love, loss, riches, poverty, hope, and happiness.

Author : Oscar Wilde,Leslie Alexander Hill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Readers
ISBN : 0194217248

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The Giant's Garden by Oscar Wilde,Leslie Alexander Hill Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0999810685

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P. Craig Russell's the Selfish Giant and Other Stories Fine Art Edition (Standard Edition) by Anonim Pdf

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Children's stories, English
ISBN : OCLC:1311137436

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The Selfish Giant and Other Stories by Oscar Wilde Pdf

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Modernista
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789180949361

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The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories by Oscar Wilde Pdf

Few authors are as closely associated with English wit as Oscar Wilde: the sharp-witted dandy, always ready with a cutting remark. His brilliant conversational skills made him famous even before he began his literary career. The stories in this volume showcase his drastic humour and scathing social critique. Among them, »The Model Millionaire« upends social hierarchies, and in »The Canterville Ghost,« ancient traditions meet modern times in the form of a vulgar and unsentimental American family, creating problems for a ghost that has had it too easy for centuries. OSCAR WILDE, born in 1854 in Dublin, died in 1900 in Paris, was an Irish prose writer, playwright, essayist, and poet. Wilde's significance as a symbol for persecuted homosexuals around the world is immeasurable. Wilde himself was sentenced to prison and hard labour, his works were boycotted, theatrical productions were shut down, and he was publicly vilified. The Picture of Dorian Gray [1890] is his most famous work.

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1792986904

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The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde Pdf

The Selfish Giant Before you is one of the most beloved Children's Classics of all time - The Selfish Giant. The children love to play in the Selfish Giant's beautiful garden. After building a wall to keep them out, Snow, Frost, the North Wind, and Hail come to take over the garden. The Selfish Giant eventually realizes he was wrong to keep the children away, and he resolves to break down the wall he has built. One of the children that melt the giant's heart is a young child. We learn the young boy is actually the Christ child, who later takes the joyful giant to His home in Paradise.

Author : Oscar Wilde,Elizabeth Anne Moore
Publisher : Black Cat-Cideb
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2002-04-05
Category : Drama
ISBN : 887754967X

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The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde,Elizabeth Anne Moore Pdf

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Author : Katie Cottle
Publisher : Pavilion Children's
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-07
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781843654421

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The Green Giant by Katie Cottle Pdf

A beautiful eco-tale from the winner of the Batsford Prize You've met the Iron Giant, the Big Friendly Giant and the Selfish Giant. Now meet the Green Giant! A young girl, Bea, and her dog, Iris, are staying with her grandad in the country. Bea is bored, but Iris’s adventures lead them to the small and rusty old greenhouse next door. Inside the greenhouse, Bea finds... a giant. A giant made entirely of plants and greenery. Bea is scared, but the giant reassures her and explains that he has escaped from the grey city. Bea and the giant become friends, but can they do anything to make the grey city, and the world, a greener place? A brilliant new picture book that highlights our concern for the environment, greening our cities, guerrilla gardening and making the world a better place. Katie Cottle was the winner of the Batsford Prize 2017 and is a rising star in the picture book world.

Author : Faustin Charles
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781408839317

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The Selfish Crocodile by Faustin Charles Pdf

All of the animals are afraid of the Selfish Crocodile - he never let's them into his river, and he's always so snappy! And so when the Selfish Crocodile finds himself in terrible pain, no-one wants to help him - after all, what if he gobbles them up? But, to everyone's surprise, there is one animal in the forest who is willing to help . . . A brilliant tale of friendship, The Selfish Crocodile has become a picture book classic.

Author : Richard Dawkins
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0192860925

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The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins Pdf

Science need not be dull and bogged down by jargon, as Richard Dawkins proves in this entertaining look at evolution. The themes he takes up are the concepts of altruistic and selfish behaviour; the genetical definition of selfish interest; the evolution of aggressive behaviour; kinshiptheory; sex ratio theory; reciprocal altruism; deceit; and the natural selection of sex differences. 'Should be read, can be read by almost anyone. It describes with great skill a new face of the theory of evolution.' W.D. Hamilton, Science

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780007342488

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Oscar Wilde’s Stories for All Ages by Oscar Wilde Pdf

One of the world’s best loved presenters meets one of the world’s greatest authors in this beautiful selection of timeless, haunting stories. Vividly brought to life through abundant illustrations and Stephen’s masterly introductions, Oscar Wilde’s short stories are here made accessible to an entirely new generation.

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Lindhardt og Ringhof
Page : 3 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788726598780

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The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde Pdf

Inspiring two films (the latest featuring ‘Emmerdale’s’ Conner Chapman, and ‘Shameless’ star, Sean Gilder), ‘The Selfish Giant’ is a classic children’s fairytale from the pen of Oscar Wilde. While he might be better known for his biting wit and cynical observations, this story is both beautiful and timeless. It centres around a giant, who builds a wall around his garden in order to keep children out. As a result, his garden is frozen in perpetual winter. However, a young boy has hidden himself away there and gives the giant a chance to redeem himself. Touching and wonderfully written, this is an ideal read for children and the young at heart. Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900) was an Irish novelist, poet, playwright, and wit. He was an advocate of the Aesthetic movement, which extolled the virtues of art for the sake of art. During his career, Wilde wrote nine plays, including ‘The Importance of Being Earnest,’ ‘Lady Windermere’s Fan,’ and ‘A Woman of No Importance,’ many of which are still performed today. His only novel, ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ was adapted for the silver screen, in the film, ‘Dorian Gray,’ starring Ben Barnes and Colin Firth. In addition, Wilde wrote 43 poems, and seven essays. His life was the subject of a film, starring Stephen Fry.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Fairy tales, English
ISBN : 9673582386

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The Selfish Giant & by Anonim Pdf