Oskar Wilde`s fairy tales were,he said,"meant partly for children,and partly for those who have kept the childlike faculties of wonder and joy."Beautiful,tender,and moving,they are classics of the imagination.The critic H.L.Mencken wrote."In these stories,I believe,he is at his best."The tales include "The Happy Prince","The Selfish Giant",and "The Fisherman and His Soul".In these stories,Wilde mocks the arrogant and self-righteous,while celebrating compassion,generosity,and tenderness.Finely wrought,and studded with dazzling word-pictures,these are stories to treasure.In this new edition,which contains all of Wilde`s fairy tales,his rich prose is matched with the sumptuous,intricate work of artist Isabell Brent.With an introduction by scholar Neil Philip,this is surely the definitive version of Wilde`s tales.