Stories for Children
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Cover Story
Our cover illustration this month is by Shirley Hughes from The Big Alfie Out of Doors Storybook (see her article in this issue), published by Bodley Head (0 370 31516 2) at £8.99. We thank them for their help in reproducing an illustration from the book.
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Illustrated by P J Lynch
The six tales here present a vivid spectrum of Wilde's storytelling powers: the lachrymose heartstring strumming of 'The Selfish Giant' and 'The Happy Prince'; the caustic vanity savaging of 'The Devoted Friend' and 'The Remarkable Rocket'; the grim romantic agonies of 'The Young King' and 'The Nightingale and the Rose'. All are truly powerful and the latter two, in particular, express a variety of anguish more appropriate for older readers. P J Lynch's pictures fuse striking realism with enchanting strangeness; beautiful illuminations of a very haunting book.
