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The Ballad of Reading Gaol

7 Ratings

3.9

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1 of 178

Duration
27min
Language
English
Format
Category

Lyric Poetry

The Ballad of Reading Gaol was written in exile in France. The poem narrates the execution of Wooldridge; it moves from an objective story-telling to symbolic identification with the prisoners as a whole, highlighting the brutalisation of the punishment that all convicts share.

© 2020 Saland Publishing (Audiobook): 9781908338600
© 2016 Interactive Media (Ebook): 9781911144892

Release date

Audiobook: 5 February 2020
Ebook: 15 January 2016

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