Summary
The Ballad of Reading Gaol is Wilde’s most moving poem. This poem, originally published anonymously, was written after Wilde’s two years of hard labour in Reading prison. It is the tale of a man who has been sentenced to hang for the murder of the woman he loved.
The Ballad of Reading Gaol follows the inmate through his final three weeks, as he stares at the sky and silently drinks his beer ration. Heart-wrenching and eye-opening, the ballad also expresses perfectly Wilde’s belief tha…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141192673 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141192674 |
| Author: | Oscar Wilde |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 15 June 2010 |
| Weight: | 145g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 11mm |
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Oscar Wilde
Wit, intellectual, aesthete and raconteur, Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854. His writing - including children’s stories, poetry, philosophical essays, a novel and several hugely popular plays - made him the greatest celebrity of his day, and he remains one of the world’s most frequently-quoted and well-loved writers.
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