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The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde · Booklabria

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The Ballad of Reading Gaol

Classic LiteraturePrisoners

The Ballad of Reading Gaol

Name: The Ballad of Reading Gaol
Author: Oscar Wilde

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First published: 1896
Editions: 240 in 11 languages

Synopsis

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: Classic Literature
Prisoners
Prisons
Imprisonment
Time: 19th Century
Characters: Oscar Wilde

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240 in 11 languages

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English188 Spanish11 German8 French6 All 11 languages

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