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The Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Poems
The Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Poems
Author: Oscar Wilde
This poem - originally published anonymously, written after Wilde's two year's hard labor 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-w...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780141192673
ISBN-10: 0141192674
Publication Date: 4/1/2010
Pages: 192
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Publisher: Penguin Classics
Book Type: Paperback
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