{"product_id":"the-ballad-of-reading-gaol-paperback-5","title":"The Ballad of Reading Gaol - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOscar Wilde\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.15 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 18, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42161588666503,"sku":"9781646793198","price":10.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/432b8c0fa0629780234e5404750c241e.webp?v=1733282438","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-ballad-of-reading-gaol-paperback-5","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}