The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1896)
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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.
Author: Oscar Wilde
ISBN: 9780715628041
Content Warnings
Other
Wrongful imprisonment
Phobias & Sensory
Confined spaces (claustrophobia)
Violence & Physical Harm
Gore / graphic violence Self-harm / suicide (depicted) (referenced)
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