A House of Pomegranates
by Oscar Wilde
- First published
- 1891
- Reading level
- Easy
- Price
- Free
About the book
"A House of Pomegranates" by Oscar Wilde is a collection of fairy tales published in 1891. This second fairy tale collection presents four stories exploring beauty, cruelty, love, and sacrifice. A young king confronts the suffering behind royal splendor, a dwarf discovers heartbreaking truth, a fisherman abandons his soul for a mermaid's love, and a cruel boy faces transformation. Influenced by the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen, Wilde crafted these tales for adults, not children, weaving decadent themes with moral complexity.
- Fairy tales
- Children's stories, English
- Short stories, English
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #873. A House of Pomegranates on Wikipedia.
