1. Oscar Wilde and his fairy-tales by Susanna Paeväli

2. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde–
Father was a doctor
Mother was writer and a translator
Very good student

3. married Constance Lloyd
Had two sons
1895 imprisonned
Exile
Fluent in French and German

4. Typical for his fairy-tales:
Poor people
Unhappy endings
Death
Deep sence of moral
Critising society

5. Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories
The Happy Prince and Other Tales
A House of Pomegranates

6. Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories
The Canterville Ghost
The Sphinx Without a Secret
The Model Millionaire
The Portrait of Mr. W. H.

7. The Happy Prince and Other Tales
The Nightingale and the Rose
The Selfish Giant
The Devoted Friend
The Remarkable Rocket

8. A House of Pomegranates
The Young King
The Birthday of the Infanta
The Fisherman and his Soul
The Star-Child

9. reflect life’s joys and sorrows
beneath every story lies a humanist
heroes are aesthetes love beauty
heroes change
suffering is ennobling
self-sacrifice is necessary
love, loyalty and friendship
tales are easy to read, vivid and lyrical.

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