An edition of The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1896)
La Ballade de la geôle de Reading
By Oscar Wilde
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Publish Date
February 2, 2000
Publisher
LGF
Language
fre
Pages
48
Description:
*The Ballad of Reading Gaol* is a poem by Oscar Wilde, written in exile in Berneval-le-Grand and Naples, after his release from HM Prison Reading on 19 May 1897. Wilde had been incarcerated in Reading after being convicted of gross indecency with other men in 1895 and sentenced to two years' hard labour in prison.
subjects: Fiction, general, English poetry, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Classic Literature, Fiction, Prisoners, Poetry, Prisons
People: Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
Times: 19th century