The Ballad of Reading Gaol

poem by Oscar Wilde, published in 1898
VisualArtwork literary_work Q2119279
The Ballad of Reading Gaol
Modest Durnov (1868—1928) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Ballad of Reading Gaol

Summary

The Ballad of Reading Gaol is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (124 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Ballad of Reading Gaol authored Oscar Wilde[3].
  • The Ballad of Reading Gaol's image is recorded as Modest Alexandrovich Durnov - The Ballad of Reading Gaol 2.jpg[4].
  • The Ballad of Reading Gaol's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Ballad of Reading Gaol's genre is recorded as narrative poetry[6].
  • The Ballad of Reading Gaol's genre is recorded as long poem[7].
  • The Ballad of Reading Gaol's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315651977[8].
  • The Ballad of Reading Gaol's Commons category is recorded as The Ballad of Reading Gaol[9].
  • The Ballad of Reading Gaol's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • +1897-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Ballad of Reading Gaol[11].
  • The Ballad of Reading Gaol's publication date is recorded as +1898-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • The Ballad of Reading Gaol's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04dgtf[13].
  • The Ballad of Reading Gaol's has edition or translation is recorded as Q130759363[14].
  • The Ballad of Reading Gaol's dedicated to is recorded as Charles Thomas Wooldridge[15].
  • The Ballad of Reading Gaol's document file on Wikimedia Commons is recorded as The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1904).djvu[16].
  • The Ballad of Reading Gaol's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 863703[17].
  • The Ballad of Reading Gaol's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/The-Ballad-of-Reading-Gaol[18].
  • The Ballad of Reading Gaol's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Ballad of Reading Gaol'}[19].
  • The Ballad of Reading Gaol's Project Gutenberg ebook ID is recorded as 301[20].
  • The Ballad of Reading Gaol's Bitraga work ID is recorded as 1240[21].
  • The Ballad of Reading Gaol's copyright status is recorded as public domain[22].
  • The Ballad of Reading Gaol's copyright status is recorded as public domain[23].
  • The Ballad of Reading Gaol's FantLab work ID is recorded as 47331[24].
  • The Ballad of Reading Gaol's AusStage work ID is recorded as 2858[25].

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Works and Contributions

The Ballad of Reading Gaol authored Oscar Wilde[3].

Why It Matters

The Ballad of Reading Gaol ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (124 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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