Rating: 4 stars
Cover synopsis: Oscar Wilde was arguably literature's most versatile writer. This exceptional collection includes nearly every short story the incomparable Wilde published during his exceedingly eventful career, including "The Selfish Giant," "The Fisherman and His Soul," and "The Remarkable Rocket."
I went to the library and asked the librarian if she had anything by Oscar Wilde and this is what she handed me. Funny, I never knew he wrote short stories. (I've since discovered that other famous authors also have collections of short stories, including Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, and Melville.)
And they're good. I particularly enjoyed the stories of "The Young King," "The Birthday of the Infanta," "The Star Child" and "The Devoted Friend." Reading Wilde's short stories reminded me a lot of reading Aesop's fables. They often have morals attached (or inferred) and often include talking animals or objects.
Still, they were easy to read and thought provoking.
