The Ballad of Reading Gaol (Annotated)

The Ballad of Reading Gaol is a work of poetry by Oscar Wilde, written in exile either in Berneval-le-Grand or in Dieppe, France, after his release from Reading Gaol (pronounced "redding jail") on 19 May 1897. Wilde had been incarcerated in Reading, after being convicted of homosexual offences in 1895 and sentenced to two years' hard labour in prison.

This edition has been formatted for your NOOK, with an active table of contents. This edition is also illustrated and annotated, with additional information about the poetry and its author, including an overview, history, famous excerpts, references in other media, biographical and bibliographical information.