{"product_id":"the-ballad-of-reading-gaol-oscar-wilde-9781646793198","title":"The Ballad of Reading Gaol","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Like two doomed ships that pass in storm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe had crossed each other's way: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut we made no sign, we said no word, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe had no word to say\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Oscar Wilde, \u003cem\u003eThe Ballad of Reading Gaol\u003c\/em\u003e (1898)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The poem \u003cem\u003eThe Ballad of Reading Gaol\u003c\/em\u003e (1898) by Oscar Wilde, was inspired by the two years he spent in the jail of Reading Gaol, England. There he experienced the hanging of Royal Horse Guards trooper Charles Thomas Wooldridge, convicted for the murder of his wife. This poem, dedicated to Wooldridge, describes not only his execution, but is also an indictment of the Victorian penal system and a plea for reform of prison conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis poem, Wilde's last publication, was very successful and assured he had a steady income until his death at a young age in 1900.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Oscar Wilde\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646793196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646793198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cosimo Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.15d","brand":"Oscar Wilde","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44127268667647,"sku":"9781646793198","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3103e5a3-b6e0-42ad-a5a5-51fd34595c9b.jpg?v=1687452699","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ballad-of-reading-gaol-oscar-wilde-9781646793198","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}