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The Happy Prince and The Steadfast Tin Soldier
- Author
- Oscar Wilde
- Narrator
- Dudley Moore, David Dukes
- Publisher
- Phoenix Books, Inc.
- Publish Date
- 1 March 1992
- Run Time
- 36 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
In this pairing of classics, Dudley Moore reads "The Happy Prince"— Oscar Wilde's tale of charity and loyalty— and David Dukes reads Hans Christian Andersen's "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," a fable about a toy soldier's love for a paper ballerina.
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Details
- Author
- Oscar Wilde
- Narrator
- Dudley Moore, David Dukes
- Duration
- 36 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 March 1992
- ISBN
- 9781614675631
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Phoenix Books, Inc.
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories: Cultural heritage / traditional stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories: Cultural heritage / traditional stories
Synopsis
Oscar Wilde was an Irish writer who made up special stories for children filled with sweetness and tenderness, as well as lessons about life. Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author and poet best remembered for his fairy tales with lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity. In this pairing of classics, Dudley Moore reads "The Happy Prince"— Oscar Wilde's tale of charity and loyalty— and David Dukes reads Hans Christian Andersen's "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," a fable about a toy soldier's love for a paper ballerina.
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