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The Remarkable Rocket
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"The Remarkable Rocket" is a short fairytale that was first published in 1888 in The Happy Prince and Other Tales which is a collection of five fairytales written by Oscar Wilde.[1]
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![]() Crane's illustration in The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888) | |
Folk tale | |
Name | The Remarkable Rocket |
Country | Ireland |
Origin Date | 1888 |
Published in | The Happy Prince and Other Tales |
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The Remarkable Rocket is a parody of aristocratic vanity and masculine conceit.[2] Although the story is written in simple language, the humour is directed at adults.[3]