| Oscar Wilde "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" Poem animation Heres a virtual movie of Oscar Wilde reading a stanza of his poem "The Ballad of Reading Gaol". The audio part of this virtual movie was supposedly recorded whilst Oscar Wilde was living in Paris at a stand dedicated to the inventions of the great Thomas Edison in the American paviliion at the International Exposition in Paris in 1900, though many experts consider this recording to be a forgery. despite the scepticism and debate surrounding this fascinating piece of audible historiana perhaps we can for a few moments suspend any disbelief and believe it to be the nearest we shall ever get to hearing the actual voice of this brilliant and much celebrated man. Kind Regards Jim Clark All rights are reserved on this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2008 In Reading gaol by Reading town There is a pit of shame, And in it lies a wretched man Eaten by teeth of flame, In burning winding-sheet he lies, And his grave has got no name. Tags: oscar wilde ballad reading gaol poem animation voice recording 78rpm poetry wax cylinder yeats joyce kipling belloc poe |