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    Fairy Tales for Adults
    Fairy Tales for Adults
    Fairy Tales for Adults
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    Fairy Tales for Adults

    By Oscar Wilde and Beatrix Potter

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    "Fairy Tales for Adults" invites readers on a magical journey through the captivating worlds of two renowned authors, Beatrix Potter and Oscar Wilde. In this enchanting volume, cherished childhood memories are rekindled as readers are immersed in the delightful tales of Beatrix Potter's beloved characters, such as Tom Kitten, Samuel Whiskers, and Timmy Tiptoes. "Fairy Tales for Adults" is a treasury of stories that transcends age, reminding readers of the power of imagination and the enduring allure of folklore. Whether rediscovering childhood favorites or embarking on new literary adventures, this collection promises to captivate and inspire, allowing readers to once again experience the joy and magic found within the pages of these beloved tales.This volume includes: The Selfish Giant, The Nightingale and the Rose Oscar Wilde, The Tale of Samuel Whiskers, The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes, The Tale of Tom Kitten by Beatrix Potter.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInteractive Media
    Release dateFeb 15, 2016
    ISBN9781911263289
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    Oscar Wilde

    Born in Ireland in 1856, Oscar Wilde was a noted essayist, playwright, fairy tale writer and poet, as well as an early leader of the Aesthetic Movement. His plays include: An Ideal Husband, Salome, A Woman of No Importance, and Lady Windermere's Fan. Among his best known stories are The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Canterville Ghost.

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      Book preview

      Fairy Tales for Adults - Oscar Wilde

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      Oscar Wilde

      Beatrix Potter

      Fairy Tales for Adults

      Volume 5

      New Edition

      Published by Sovereign Classic

      This Edition

      First published in 2016

      Copyright © 2016 Sovereign Classic

      Contents

      THE SELFISH GIANT

      THE TALE OF SAMUEL WHISKERS

      THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE ROSE

      THE TALE OF TIMMY TIPTOES

      THE TALE OF TOM KITTEN

      THE SELFISH GIANT

      Every afternoon, as they were coming from school, the children used to go and play in the Giant’s garden.

      It was a large lovely garden, with soft green grass. Here and there over the grass stood beautiful flowers like stars, and there were twelve peach-trees that in the spring-time broke out into delicate blossoms of pink and pearl, and in the autumn bore rich fruit. The birds sat on the trees and sang so sweetly that the children used to stop their games in order to listen to them. How happy we are here! they cried to each other.

      One day the Giant came back. He had been to visit his friend the Cornish ogre, and had stayed with him for seven years. After the seven years were over he had said all that he had to say, for his conversation was limited, and he determined to return to his own castle. When he arrived he saw the children playing in the garden.

      What are you doing here? he cried in a very gruff voice, and the children ran away.

      My own garden is my own garden, said the Giant; any one can understand that, and I will allow nobody to play in it but myself. So he built a high wall all round it, and put up a notice-board.

      TRESPASSERS

      WILL BE

      PROSECUTED

      He was a very selfish Giant.

      The poor children had now nowhere to play. They tried to play on the road, but the road was very dusty and full of hard stones, and they did not like it. They used to wander round the high wall when their lessons were over, and talk about the beautiful garden inside. How happy we were there, they said to each other.

      Then the Spring came, and all over the country there were little blossoms and little birds. Only in the garden of the Selfish Giant it was still winter. The birds did not care to sing in it as there were no children, and the trees forgot to blossom. Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass, but when it saw the notice-board it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again, and went off to sleep. The only people who were pleased were the Snow and the Frost. Spring has forgotten this garden, they cried, so we will live here all the year round. The Snow covered up the grass with her great white cloak, and the Frost painted all the trees silver. Then they invited the North

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