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The Happy Prince
- Author
- Oscar Wilde
- Narrator
- Mark Young
- Publisher
- Lauscher Audiobooks
- Publish Date
- 11 July 2025
- Run Time
- 19 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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- Author
- Oscar Wilde
- Narrator
- Mark Young
- Duration
- 19 minutes
- Release Date
- 11 July 2025
- ISBN
- 9783711929846
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Lauscher Audiobooks
- Genre
- Classic fiction: literary and general
Synopsis
In a town full of suffering poor people, a swallow who was left behind after his flock flew off to Egypt for the winter meets the statue of the late "Happy Prince", who has never experienced true sorrow, for he lived in a palace where sorrow was not allowed to enter. Viewing various scenes of people suffering in poverty from his tall monument, the Happy Prince asks the swallow to take the ruby from his hilt, the sapphires from his eyes, and the gold leaf covering his body to give to the poor...
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