{"product_id":"the-fisherman-and-his-soul","title":"The Fisherman and His Soul, and the Tales of A House of Pomegranates","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEvery evening the young Fisherman drew his nets from the sea, and one evening he drew up a little Mermaid, sleeping.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrder this book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.ingramspark.com\/b\/084?params=lCCiBPspbnpSoIyc9K4jpP2b4IHge6IGyRwSHpK5swv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ePaperback from IngramSpark →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout this edition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery evening the young Fisherman drew his nets from the sea, and one evening he drew up a little Mermaid, sleeping. He let her go for the price of her singing — and loved her so wholly that he would give up his very soul to live with her beneath the waves. But a soul cannot be cast off lightly; and once cut loose it goes wandering the world alone, and comes back changed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fisherman and His Soul\u003c\/em\u003e (1891) is the lush, sorrowful jewel of Oscar Wilde's \u003cem\u003eA House of Pomegranates\u003c\/em\u003e — the closest literary cousin to Andersen's mermaid, and wholly Wilde's own. This Lightbound Library edition leads with it, and gathers behind it the three companion tales of the collection: \u003cem\u003eThe Young King\u003c\/em\u003e, who dreams of the cost of his crown; \u003cem\u003eThe Birthday of the Infanta\u003c\/em\u003e, and her small cruelty; and \u003cem\u003eThe Star-Child\u003c\/em\u003e, brought low and made kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet afresh in EB Garamond and Marcellus, with Wilde's own dedications kept, and bound behind an original watercolour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOscar Wilde\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolocosmo Press\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Lightbound Library\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback, 6 × 9, 106 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Solocosmo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50144672612600,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0845\/2433\/5352\/files\/the-fisherman-and-his-soul.jpg?v=1786504899","url":"https:\/\/solocosmo.org\/products\/the-fisherman-and-his-soul","provider":"solocosmo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}