The Selfish Giant
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The Selfish Giant
Summary
The Selfish Giant is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- The Selfish Giant authored Oscar Wilde[3].
- The Selfish Giant's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
- The Selfish Giant's genre is fable[5].
- The Selfish Giant's genre is fairy tale[6].
- The Selfish Giant is part of The Happy Prince and Other Tales[7].
- The Selfish Giant's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
- The Selfish Giant was released on May 16, 1888[9].
- The Selfish Giant's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.projekt-gutenberg.org/wilde/maerchen/riese.html[10].
- The Selfish Giant's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Selfish Giant'}[11].
- The Selfish Giant's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Every afternoon, as they were coming from school, the children used to go and play in the Giant’s garden.'}[12].
- The Selfish Giant's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '“Who art thou?” said the Giant, and a strange awe fell on him, and he knelt before the little child. And the child smiled on the Giant, and said to him, “You let me play once in your garden, to-day you shall come with me to my garden, which is Paradise.” And when the children ran in that afternoon, they found the Giant lying dead under the tree, all covered with white blossoms.'}[13].
- The Selfish Giant's copyright status is recorded as public domain[14].
- The Selfish Giant's copyright status is recorded as public domain[15].
- The Selfish Giant's form of creative work is recorded as short story[16].
Product Details
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Authorship and Creation
The Selfish Giant authored Oscar Wilde[3].
Publication
The Selfish Giant was published on May 16, 1888[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Genres include fable[5] and fairy tale[6]. It is part of The Happy Prince and Other Tales[7].
Why It Matters
The Selfish Giant ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]