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The Ballad of Reading Gaol

Oscar Wilde

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About this work

*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.

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Edition identifiers ISBN-10 291118873X · ISBN-13 9782911188732

Subjects

  • Fiction, general
  • English poetry
  • Poetry (poetic works by one author)
  • Classic Literature
  • Fiction
  • Prisoners
  • Poetry
  • Prisons
  • Imprisonment
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PaperbackJune 19, 1998 · Allia
Cover of La Ballade de la Géole de reading
Extent
61 pages
Language
French
ISBN-10
291118873X
EAN-13
9782911188732
Mass Market PaperbackFebruary 2, 2000 · LGF
Cover of La Ballade de la geôle de Reading
Extent
281 pages
Language
French
ISBN-10
2253160555
EAN-13
9782253160557
Edition1952 · Falaize
Cover not cataloged
Extent
89 pages
Language
French

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Edition1944 · P. Mangart
Cover not cataloged
Extent
36 pages
Language
French

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Edition1918 · L'imprimeur L. Pichon
Cover not cataloged
Extent
74 pages
Language
French

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Edition1962 · A. Krol
Cover not cataloged
Extent
15 pages
Language
English, French

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