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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Hardback Editions
August 2008 : Hardback
| Title: Ballad of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde ISBN: 0-554-35882-4 / 978-0-554-35882-6 (USA edition) Publisher: BiblioLife Availability: Amazon More details... |
July 1999 : Leather Bound
| Title: Ballad of Reading Gaol, The Author(s): Oscar Wilde ISBN: 1-872538-08-8 / 9781872538082 (UK edition) Publisher: Carpathian Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 1999 : Hardback
| Title: Works Of Wilkie Collins (30 Volumes) Author(s): Wilkie Collins ISBN: 0-7812-7900-3 / 978-0-7812-7900-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Reprint Services Corp Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
March 1998 : Hardback
| Title: The Ballad of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde, Garrick Palmer ISBN: 1-57076-103-5 / 9781570761034 (USA edition) Publisher: Trafalgar Square Pub Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
February 1998 : Hardback
| Title: Ballad of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde ISBN: 1-901648-04-4 / 9781901648041 (UK edition) Publisher: Primrose Hill Press Ltd Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 1997 : Hardback
| Title: The Ballad of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde ISBN: 0-7156-2804-6 / 978-0-7156-2804-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
November 1995 : Hardback
| Title: The Ballad of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde ISBN: 0-9523701-3-1 / 978-0-9523701-3-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Two Rivers Press Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1995 : Hardback
| Title: The Ballad of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde ISBN: 1-85477-159-0 / 9781854771599 (UK edition) Publisher: Woodstock Books Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 1994 : Leather Bound
| Title: The Ballad of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde ISBN: 0-907664-32-6 / 978-0-907664-32-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Old Stile Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1948 : Hardback
| Title: THE BALLAD OF READING GAOL Author(s): Oscar Wilde Publisher: Castle Press Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 1945 : Hardback
| Title: The Ballad Of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde Publisher: Unicorn Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1942 : Hardback
| Title: The Ballad of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde Publisher: The Richards Press Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
1940 : Hardback
| Title: The Ballad of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap Availability: Amazon More details... |
1937 : Hardback
| Title: Ballad of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde; Introduction Burton Rascoe; Publisher: HERITAGE PRESS Availability: Amazon More details... |
1930 : Hardback
| Title: The Ballad of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde Publisher: E.P. Dutton Availability: Amazon More details... |
1928 : Hardback
| Title: BALLAD OF READING GAOL, THE Author(s): Oscar Wilde Publisher: Macy-Masius Availability: Amazon More details... |
1927 : Leather Bound
| Title: The Ballad of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde Publisher: H. S. Nichols Availability: Amazon More details... |
1926 : Hardback
| Title: The Ballad of Reading Gaol. Author(s): Oscar Wilde Publisher: Thomas J Gannon and Lewis Hatch Availability: Amazon More details... |
1923 : Hardback
| Title: The Ballad of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde Publisher: Peter P. Mulligan Availability: Amazon More details... |
1921 : Leather Bound
| Title: Ballad of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde Publisher: Little Leather Library Availability: Amazon More details... |
1920 : Hardback
| Title: The Ballad of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde Publisher: Barse & Hopkins Availability: Amazon More details... |
1919 : Leather Bound
| Title: Ballad of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar wilde Publisher: Thomas B. Mosher Availability: Amazon More details... |
1918 : Hardback
| Title: THE BALLAD OF READING GAOL Author(s): Oscar Wilde Publisher: E. P. Dutton & Co. , Inc. Availability: Amazon More details... |
1913 : Hardback
| Title: Ballad of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde Publisher: BRENTANOS Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1910 : Hardback
| Title: The BALLAD Of READING GAOL. Author(s): Oscar. Wilde Publisher: Duffield & Co., Availability: Amazon More details... |
February 1901 : Hardback
| Title: The Ballad of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde ISBN: 1-121-23033-4 Publisher: GROSSET & DUNLAP Availability: Amazon More details... |
Paperback Editions
October 2007 : Paperback
| Title: Ballad of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde ISBN: 1-4346-1432-8 / 978-1-4346-1432-2 Publisher: Biblio Bazaar Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 2007 : Paperback
| Title: The Ballad of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde ISBN: 1-4346-1526-X / 978-1-4346-1526-8 Publisher: Biblio Bazaar Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 2006 : Paperback
| Title: The Ballad of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde ISBN: 1-4068-3273-1 / 978-1-4068-3273-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Echo Library Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
November 2005 : Paperback
| Title: Ballad of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde ISBN: 1-4065-0236-7 / 978-1-4065-0236-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Dodo Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 2004 : Paperback
| Title: The Ballad of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde ISBN: 1-4191-5348-X / 978-1-4191-5348-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Kessinger Publishing Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 2004 : Paperback
| Title: The Ballad of Reading gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde ISBN: 1-59456-719-0 / 9781594567193 (USA edition) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 2004 : Paperback
| Title: The Ballad of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde ISBN: 1-901677-35-4 / 9781901677355 (UK edition) Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 1997 : Paperback
| Title: The Ballad of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde ISBN: 1-85183-102-9 / 9781851831029 (UK edition) Publisher: Silent Books Ltd Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 1995 : Paperback
| Title: The Ballad of Reading Gaol (Phoenix 60p Paperbacks - the Literature of Passion) Author(s): Oscar Wilde ISBN: 1-85799-569-4 / 9781857995695 (UK edition) Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson History Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
November 1995 : Paperback
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February 1992 : Paperback
| Title: The Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Poems (Dover Thrift Editions) Author(s): Oscar Wilde ISBN: 0-486-27072-6 / 978-0-486-27072-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Dover Publications Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 1981 : Paperback
| Title: Ballad of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde ISBN: 9991994734 / 9789991994734 Publisher: Independent Publishers Group Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1981 : Paperback
| Title: The Ballad of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde, Frans Masereel ISBN: 0-904526-26-7 / 978-0-904526-26-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Riverrun Pr Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1925 : Paperback
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1919 : Paperback
| Title: The Ballad of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde Publisher: Haldeman-Julius Publications Availability: Amazon More details... |
Audio Editions
May 1983 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Ballad of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde ISBN: 9997993802 / 9789997993809 Publisher: Caedmon Audio Cassette Availability: Amazon CA More details... |
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May 2004 : Kindle edition
| Title: Ballad of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde Publisher: Fictionwise Classic Availability: Amazon More details... |
1999 : Unknown
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1991 : Unknown
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1971 : Unknown
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1966 : Unknown
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1963 : Unknown
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1962 : Unknown
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1957 : Unknown
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1937 : Unknown
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1937 : Unknown
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1928 : Unknown
| Title: The Ballad of Reading Gaol Author(s): Oscar Wilde Publisher: Macy-Masius: The Vanguard Press Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
1911 : Unknown
| Title: The ballad of Reading gaol, Author(s): Oscar Wilde Publisher: Brentano's Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
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