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Charles Reade


Born
in Ipsden, Oxfordshire, England, The United Kingdom
June 08, 1814

Died
April 11, 1884

Genre
Drama, Fiction


Charles Reade was an English novelist and dramatist, best known for The Cloister and the Hearth. He fell out of fashion by the turn of the century - "it is unusual to meet anyone who has voluntarily read him," wrote George Orwell in an essay on Reade - but during the 19th century Reade was one of England's most popular novelists. He was not highly regarded by critics. ...more

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Average rating: 3.78 · 899 ratings · 173 reviews · 243 distinct works • Similar authors
The Cloister and the Hearth
3.94 avg rating — 452 ratings — published 1861
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The Cloister and the Hearth...
3.81 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1861 — 19 editions
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Hard Cash
3.55 avg rating — 55 ratings — 74 editions
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Griffith Gaunt, Or, Jealousy
3.91 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1866 — 129 editions
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It is Never Too Late to Mend
3.57 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1856 — 200 editions
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Foul Play
3.87 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1868 — 198 editions
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Put Yourself in His Place
4.33 avg rating — 15 ratings — 131 editions
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Christie Johnstone
3.47 avg rating — 15 ratings — 139 editions
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3.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1853 — 193 editions
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A Perilous Secret
3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Hard Cash Love Me Little, Love Me Long Hard Cash & Love Me Little,...
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“Sow an act and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny.”
― Charles Reade
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“Make 'em laugh; make 'em cry; make 'em wait.”
― Charles Reade
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“Example is contagious behavior.”
― Charles Reade
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