Oscar Wilde - The Ballad of Reading Gaol

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Oscar Wilde

The Ballad of Reading Gaol

English · Paperback / Softback

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Composed after his release from the titular prison whilst he was in exile in Berneval-le-Grand, this poem deals with the hanging at Reading Goal of Charles Thomas Wooldridge, a 30-year-old man who was imprisoned for cutting his wife's throat. Within the poem, Wilde narrates the execution in full and explores the brutal nature of the punishment t...

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Authors Oscar Wilde
Publisher Read Books
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 08.09.2020
 
EAN 9781528718288
ISBN 978-1-5287-1828-8
No. of pages 52
Dimensions 102 mm x 152 mm x 3 mm
Weight 41 g
Subjects Fiction > Gift books, albums, perpetual calendars, postcard booklets
Humanities, art, music > History

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