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De Profundis and Other Prison Writings (Penguin Classics),Used
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A definitive new collection of Oscar Wildes best prison letters and poetry, with an introduction by Colm ToibinBankrupt and with his reputation in ruins, Oscar Wilde wrote the astonishing letter De Profundis to his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, while in prison. Editor Colm Toibin, the acclaimed author of The Blackwater Lightship, The Master, and Brooklyn, describes it as Wildes greatest piece of prose writing. Also included is The Ballad of Reading Gaol, Wildes most famous poem and one of the greatest ballads in the English language, as well as other letters Wilde wrote from prison that reveal the true effects of incarceration on the people he met. Based on the Penguin Classics edition of the Complete Letters, this collection features a new introduction, notes, and appendices.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the Englishspeaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as uptodate translations by awardwinning translators.
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