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The Ballad of Reading Gaol

By: Oscar Wilde
Narrated by: Alan Weyman
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A man was hanged in Reading Gaol during Wilde's imprisonment there. In "The Ballad", written after his release, he tells of the horror of the event and its effect on himself and his fellow prisoners.

First published 1898, under the pseudonym C.3.3 - the number by which Wilde was known in the prison, consisting of the cell block, landing number and cell number of his cell.

Public Domain (P)2019 Alan Weyman
Ancient, Classical & Medieval Literature Poetry
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