Ballad of Reading Gaol

Name: Ballad of Reading Gaol
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Author: Unknown Author
ISBN: 9781976102417

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38 pages2017CreateSpace Independent Publishing PlatformISBN 9781976102417

Fiction, general English poetry Poetry (poetic works by one author)Classic Literature Fiction Prisoners Poetry Prisons Imprisonment

About this book

*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.

Publication Details

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2017
Pages: 38
ISBN: 9781976102417

About Unknown Author

An Irish writer, poet, and prominent aesthete. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish playwright, poet, and author of numerous short stories, and one novel. Known for his biting wit, and a plentitude of aphorisms, he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era in London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day. Several of his plays continue to be widely performed, especially The Importance of Being Earnest. As the result of a widely covered series of trials, Wilde suffered a dramatic downfall and was imprisoned for two years hard labour after being convicted of "gross indecency" with other men. After Wilde was released from prison he set sail for Dieppe by the night ferry. He never returned to Ireland or Britain, and died in poverty.