Every two or three years I read this out to 350 pupils in our school Chapel, usually coming up to Christmas. Our Chaplain reserves Wednesday mornings for talks and musical recitals rather than the standard service, and when I tell the school they are about to hear a children’s story I can see their scepticism. But then the simple and compelling narrative starts, and even the 18-year-olds succumb to its magic.
Published in The Happy Prince and other tales,1888
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