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The Ballad of Reading Gaol
Written by Oscar Wilde
Narrated by David Moore
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The poem written by Wilde while in exile about his time in Reading Prison and the hanging of Charles Thomas Wooldridge.
Author
Oscar Wilde
Born in Ireland in 1856, Oscar Wilde was a noted essayist, playwright, fairy tale writer and poet, as well as an early leader of the Aesthetic Movement. His plays include: An Ideal Husband, Salome, A Woman of No Importance, and Lady Windermere's Fan. Among his best known stories are The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Canterville Ghost.
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