Four bewitching fairy tales from the author of The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest. Oscar Wilde?s follow-up to The Happy Prince and Other Stories, A House of Pomegranates contains four darkly enchanting fairy tales by the Irish poet and playwright. In ?The Young King,? a lowly shepherd?s son finds himself next in line for the throne. A dwarf performing for a Spanish princess?s birthday must face the consequences of seeing his own reflection in ?The Birthday of the Infanta.? In ?The Fisherman and His Soul,? a man is faced with a terrible choice after falling in love with a beautiful mermaid. And an arrogant young boy, who believes he is the son of an actual star, learns a bitter lesson when he is brought down to earth in ?The Star-Child.?