{"product_id":"de-profundis-the-ballad-of-reading-gaol-others-paperback","title":"de Profundis, the Ballad of Reading Gaol \u0026 Others - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOscar Wilde\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSally Minogue\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eSally Minogue\u003c\/b\u003e (Notes by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 05, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47564127666397,"sku":"9781840224016","price":12.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/d5zLeumhZu9781840224016.webp?v=1773285418","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/de-profundis-the-ballad-of-reading-gaol-others-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}