The Ballad of Reading Gaol
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*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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Book Details
First Published
1896
Pages
48 pages
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2
Editions
241
Publisher
Printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club at the Harbor Press
Language
YID, RUS, ENG
Status
Published
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