{"product_id":"de-profundis-the-ballad-of-reading-gaol-others-9781840224016","title":"de Profundis, the Ballad of Reading Gaol \u0026 Others","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith an Introduction and Notes by Anne Varty, Royal Holloway, University of London.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDe Profundis\u003c\/em\u003e is Wilde's eloquent and bitter reproach from prison to his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. He contrasts his behaviour with that of his close friend Robert Ross who became Wilde's literary executor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ballad of Reading Gaol\u003c\/em\u003e is a deeply moving and characteristically generous poem on the horrors of prison life, which was published anonymously in 1898.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis collection also includes the essay \u003cem\u003eThe Soul of Man under Socialism\u003c\/em\u003e and two of his Platonic dialogues, \u003cem\u003eThe Decay of Lying\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Critic as Artist.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-387401\"\u003eOscar Wilde\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wordsworth Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 4.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781840224016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1840224010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LCO\"\u003eLiterary Collections\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LCO011000\"\u003eLetters\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wordsworth Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42669780762861,"sku":"9781840224016","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_abe2267f-362a-4983-a97f-454ceeb4aa75.jpg?v=1649481670","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/de-profundis-the-ballad-of-reading-gaol-others-9781840224016","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}