High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt.
Click play button on the audio player below to listen to an excerpt of Oscar Wilde’s classic tale of The Happy Prince read by Jonathan Ryan.
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