The Ballad of Reading Gaol
$29.04
- Paperback
72 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2011
Summary
The Ballad of Reading Gaol: A Plea from Within
In May of 1895, a celebrated writer was sentenced to two years of hard labor for “acts of gross indecency.” Upon his release, he penned “The Ballad,” a heartfelt cry for prison reform and a poignant expression of empathy for his fellow inmates, those “souls in pain.”
Oscar Wilde’s “The Ballad of Reading Gaol” achieved immediate success, with certain lines becoming iconic in the English language. This edition features the Ballad …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781901677751 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1901677753 |
| Author: | Oscar Wilde, Peter Hay, Peter Stoneley |
| Publisher: | Two Rivers Press |
| Imprint: | Two Rivers Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 72 |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2011 |
| Weight: | 140g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 213mm x 135mm |
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About The Author
Oscar Wilde
Born in Ireland in 1856, Oscar Wilde was a noted essayist, playwright, fairy tale writer and poet, as well as an early leader of the Aesthetic Movement. His plays include: “An Ideal Husband, Salome, A Woman of No Importance,” and “Lady Windermere’s Fan.” Among his best known stories are “The Picture of Dorian Gray” and “The Canterville Ghost”.
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