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Charles Reade was an English novelist and playwright. His most famous book was 'The Cloister and the Hearth' which was published in 1861. It originally began life two years earlier as a serial in 'Once A Week' magazine. He produced a substantial body of work including several plays. Reade was popular with the Victorian public but fell out of fashion by the begining of the 20th century.
Charles Reade was an English novelist and playwright. His most famous book was 'The Cloister and the Hearth' which was published in 1861. It originally began life two years earlier as a serial in 'Once A Week' magazine. He produced a substantial body of work including several plays. Reade was popular with the Victorian public but fell out of fashion by the begining of the 20th century.
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| Name: | Charles Reade |
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| Gender: | Male |
| Nationality: | English |
| Date of birth: | 1814 |
| Date of death: | 1884 |
| Roles: | Novelist; Playwright |
| Project person ID: | SLP153 |
| Image rights: | © National Portrait Gallery London. by George Goodman albumen carte-de-visite 1870-1884 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
