The Happy Prince

Summary

The Happy Prince is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Happy Prince authored Oscar Wilde^[3].
• The Happy Prince's image is recorded as Plate 1 of The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888).png^[4].
• The Happy Prince's instance of is recorded as literary work^[5].
• The Happy Prince's genre is recorded as children's story^[6].
• The Happy Prince's genre is recorded as fantasy^[7].
• The Happy Prince's language of work or name is recorded as English^[8].
• +1888-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Happy Prince^[9].
• The Happy Prince's Open Library ID is recorded as OL14877733W^[10].
• The Happy Prince's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 34409^[11].
• The Happy Prince's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 929589^[12].
• The Happy Prince's published in is recorded as The Happy Prince and Other Tales^[13].
• The Happy Prince's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Happy Prince'}^[14].
• The Happy Prince's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt.'}^[15].
• The Happy Prince's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121kq4j7^[16].
• The Happy Prince's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11bwdmtz6p^[17].
• The Happy Prince's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '“Bring me the two most precious things in the city,” said God to one of His Angels; and the Angel brought Him the leaden heart and the dead bird. “You have rightly chosen,” said God, “for in my garden of Paradise this little bird shall sing for evermore, and in my city of gold the Happy Prince shall praise me.”'}^[18].
• The Happy Prince's derivative work is recorded as The Happy Prince^[19].
• The Happy Prince's derivative work is recorded as The Happy Prince^[20].
• The Happy Prince's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[21].
• The Happy Prince's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[22].
• The Happy Prince's NooSFere story ID is recorded as 26280^[23].
• The Happy Prince's form of creative work is recorded as short story^[24].

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Works and Contributions

The Happy Prince authored Oscar Wilde^[3].

Why It Matters

The Happy Prince ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]