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The Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Poems

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Poems

Contributors:

By (Author) Oscar Wilde

ISBN:

9780141192673

Publisher:

Penguin Books Ltd

Imprint:

Penguin Classics

Publication Date:

15th June 2010

UK Publication Date:

1st April 2010

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Dewey:

821.8

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

192

Dimensions:

Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 11mm

Weight:

145g

Description

The Ballad of Reading Gaol is Wilde's most moving poem, publishing as part of a new series of five Oscar Wilde titles This poem - originally published anonymously, written after Wilde's two year's hard labour in Reading prison - 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 that humanity is made up only of offenders, each of us deserving a greater charity for the severity of our crimes.

Author Bio

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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