The Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Poems

Author: Oscar Wilde Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 192 The Ballad of Reading Gaol is Wilde's most moving poem, publishing as part of a new series of five Oscar Wilde titles This poem - originally published anonymously, written after Wilde's two year's hard labour in Reading prison - is the tale of a man who has been sentenced to hang for the murder of the woman he loved. The Ballad of Reading Gaol follows the inmate through his final three...Read more