The Ballad of Reading Gaol

The Ballad of Reading Gaol PDF Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 84

Book Description
"The Ballad of Reading Gaol" is a poem by Oscar Wilde, written in exile either in Berneval-le-Grand or in Dieppe, France, after his release from Reading Gaol (pronounced "redding jail") on 19 May 1897. Wilde had been incarcerated in Reading after being convicted of homosexual offences in 1895 and sentenced to two years' hard labour in prison.During his imprisonment, on Tuesday, 7 July 1896, a hanging took place. Charles Thomas Wooldridge had been a trooper in the Royal Horse Guards. He was convicted of cutting the throat of his wife, Laura Ellen, earlier that year at Clewer, near Windsor. He was aged 30 when executed.

The Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Poems

The Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Poems PDF Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486270726
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 65

Book Description
Twenty-four important works, focusing on Wilde's poetic legacy, offer important clues to themes and subjects that preoccupied this gifted writer in other works. Includes The Ballad of Reading Gaol, a powerful indictment of the degradation and inhumanity of prison life; "The Sphinx," "The Grave of Keats," "The Harlot's House," and 20 others.

Ballad of Reading Gaol

Ballad of Reading Gaol PDF Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1633551822
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
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.

BALLAD OF READING GAOL

BALLAD OF READING GAOL PDF Author: Oscar 1854-1900 Wilde
Publisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781371218126
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
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The Ballad of Reading Gaol

The Ballad of Reading Gaol PDF Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781727716474
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44

Book Description
Ballad of Reading Gaol: Large Print Oscar Wilde The Ballad of Reading Gaol is a poem by Oscar Wilde, written in exile in Berneval-le-Grand, after his release from Reading Gaol on 19 May 1897. Wilde had been incarcerated in Reading after being convicted of homosexual offences in 1895 and sentenced to two years' hard labour in prison.

BALLAD OF READING GAOL

BALLAD OF READING GAOL PDF Author: Oscar 1854-1900 Wilde
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781371218157
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description

The Ballad of Reading Gaol (Another Leaf Press)

The Ballad of Reading Gaol (Another Leaf Press) PDF Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781481142762
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 46

Book Description
Oscar Wilde's classic poem written in exile. "Yet each man kills the thing he loves By each let this be heard. Some do it with a bitter look, Some with a flattering word. The coward does it with a kiss, The brave man with a sword!"
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