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A House of Pomegranates
292 pages
An ornate and sophisticated collection of classic fairy tales that subverts traditional expectations.
What it feels like
Written in 1891, this collection of classic English fairy tales offers an experience that deliberately defies the expectations of traditional children's literature. The mood is ornate and mythic, unfolding at a leisurely pace that allows the sophisticated, elevated tone to shine through. Despite its classification as children's fiction, the author's own admission that it was not intended for the typical British child or public hints at a subversive undercurrent. The prose carries the theatrical and literary weight of nineteenth-century English literature, weaving narratives that feel both timeless and distinctly unconventional. It is a perfect match for readers who delight in classic literary fairy tales that challenge the boundaries of their genre and offer a more complex emotional texture.
- Mood
- ethereal
- melancholic
- ornate
- mythic
- Tone
- elevated
- subversive
- sophisticated
- literary
- Pace
- leisurely
- Themes
- the nature of fairy tales · subversion of expectations · classic storytelling · art and artifice
- The writing
- Classic, nineteenth-century English literary prose with an ornate and theatrical flair.
- The arc
- A journey through classic, yet subversive, fairy tale landscapes that challenge traditional expectations.
- Who it's for
- Readers who appreciate classic English literature and sophisticated, unconventional fairy tales that defy traditional children's expectations.
About the book
A House of Pomegranates is a collection of fairy tales, written by Oscar Wilde, that was published in 1891 as a second collection for The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888). Wilde once said that this collection was "intended neither for the British child nor the British public."
Original collection contains: - The Young King - The Birthday of the Infanta - The Fisherman and his Soul - The Star-Child
Description from Open Library.
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