Ballad of Reading Gaol

by Oscar Wilde

Overview

This is a fully illustrated edition of Oscar Wilde's classic poetic account of his imprisonment following his sensational trial for homosexual offences. The poetry is rich in human sympathy and infused with the author's suffering.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781633551824
Publisher:	Start Classics
Publication date:	05/23/2014
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	14
File size:	287 KB

About the Author

OSCAR WILDE (1854-1900) was a celebrated Irish-born playwright, short story writer, poet, and personality in Victorian London. He is best known for his involvement in the aesthetic movement and his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, as well as his many plays, such as Lady Windermere's Fan, The Importance of Being Earnest, A Woman of No Importance, and An Ideal Husband. During his imprisonment for gross indecency, he wrote De Profundis and The Ballad of Reading Gaol.

Date of Birth:

October 16, 1854

Date of Death:

November 30, 1900

Place of Birth:

Dublin, Ireland

Place of Death:

Paris, France

Education:

The Royal School in Enniskillen, Dublin, 1864; Trinity College, Dublin, 1871; Magdalen College, Oxford, England, 1874

Editorial Reviews

Woodstock's facsimile series takes a walk on the Wilde side with this poetry duo from 1898 and 1892, respectively. The former volume offers one long poem, while the latter contains about 50 shorter pieces. These reproductions additionally include scholarly introductions.

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