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This dramatically illustrated collector's edition marks the centenary of Oscar Wilde's release from prison in 1898 and the publication of his anguished poetic masterpiece. One hundred years after his release from Reading Gaol, the life and work of Oscar Wilde has lost none of its fascination. In his day, his wit and writings enchanted and scandalized society in equal measure; his downfall came at the height of his powers. Devastated by his notorious trial for indecency, imprisoned for ``homosexual offenses,'' he was to spend two ruinous years in solitary confinement. As he was later to tell Andre Gide, Reading Gaol ``was not fit for dogs. I thought I would go mad.'' The Ballad was written from personal experience, and there was to be no more writing after this. As Wilde observed: ``Something is killed in me.'' Bankrupt, disgraced, and in exile, Wilde was to die not long after his release at the age of 46. His final resting place is the cemetery of Pere Lachaise in Paris. His tomb bears an inscription from The Ballad of Reading Gaol: ``And alien tears will fill for him/Pity's long broken urn/For his mourners will be outcast men/And outcasts always mourn.'' This commemorative edition of the poem is illustrated with the powerfully moving wood engravings of Garrick Palmer. 48 pp 5 x 8 8 wood engravings
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9781570761034, titled "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" | Trafalgar Square Pub, March 1, 1998, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: This dramatically illustrated collector's edition marks the centenary of Oscar Wilde's release from prison in 1898 and the publication of his anguished poetic masterpiece.
9780715628041 | Duckbacks, October 1, 1997, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: This is a fully illustrated edition of Oscar Wilde's classic poetic account of his imprisonment following his sensational trial for homosexual offences.
Paperback:
9781517384791, titled "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" | Createspace Independent Pub, September 17, 2015, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: This classic poem was written following the author's imprisonment in Reading Gaol (Redding Jail) for two years.
9781517189556, titled "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" | Large print edition (Createspace Independent Pub, September 3, 2015), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: He did not wear his scarlet coat, For blood and wine are red, And blood and wine were on his hands When they found him with the dead, The poor dead woman whom he loved, And murdered in her bed.
9781517025274, titled "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" | Createspace Independent Pub, August 24, 2015, cover price $5.99
9781516814824, titled "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" | Createspace Independent Pub, August 9, 2015, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: I.
9781512388992 | Createspace Independent Pub, July 11, 2015, cover price $14.99
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Product Description: Poems about life in prison and the emotional life of prisoners. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
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9781564741882 | Fithian Pr, December 1, 1996, cover price $9.50 | About this edition: Poems about life in prison and the emotional life of prisoners.
Paperback:
9780965118194 | Ehrman Entertainment, April 1, 1996, cover price $7.00
Hardcover:
9781854771599 | Reprint edition (Woodstock Books, November 1, 1995), cover price $43.00
Paperback:
9780486270722 | Reprint edition (Dover Pubns, February 1, 1992), cover price $2.50
Hardcover:
9780805000528 | Henry Holt & Co, October 1, 1986, cover price $1.98 | About this edition: Prisoners discuss their psychological problems, jail life, violence, murder, robbery, survival, and self-image
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