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The Ballad of Reading Gaol

By Oscar Wilde

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.

Published

August 29, 2006

Format

Paperback

Pages

52

Language

English

ISBN

9781594623271