The Ballad of Reading Gaol

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Description: Oscar Wilde wrote "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" following his release from imprisonment on a charge of gross indecency. Written in the form of a folk ballad, the poem critiques capital punishment and the dehumanization of prisoners.
Names: Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 (Author)
Dates / Origin: Date Issued: 1898; Place: London; Publisher: L. Smithers; Edition: 5th ed.
Library locations: Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature; Shelf locator: Berg Coll Wilde
Genres: Poetry; presentation copies
Notes: Version identification: Copy 1; Version identification: Presentation copy, inscribed from the author to Major J.O. Nelson.
Physical Description: Extent: 31 leaves ; 23 cm.
Type of Resource: Text
Identifiers: Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ece291e0-149f-0134-487d-00505686a51c

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