Wilde, Oscar (1854-1900) - An Irish-born English poet, novelist, and playwright. Considered an eccentric, he was the leader of the aesthetic movement that advocated “art for art’s sake” and was once imprisoned for two years with hard labor for homosexual practices. The Happy Prince (1888) - A fairy tale about a swallow who falls out of love with a reed then lands on and falls in love with the stature of the Happy Prince.

The happy prince