Charles Reade
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English
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A picaresque historical novel by Charles Reade, published in 1861 and set in late medieval Holland and Europe. The novel focuses on the story of a young scribe and illuminator named Gerard Eliason and his love for Margaret Brandt, daughter of a poor scholar. Interacting with them is a cast of vividly drawn characters and various historical personages. The overarching theme through all of their adventures is the conflict between man's obligations to...
Author
Publisher
Chapman and Hall
Pub. Date
1866.
Language
English
Description
Griffith Gaunt, first published in 1866, was termed "Reade's masterpiece" by the Forthnightly Review-an opinion which Reade himself shared. His descriptions of the psychology and sexuality of unconventional women are powerful in this novel about love and jealousy.
Author
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Pub. Date
1859.
Language
English
Description
This 1859 novel is a kind of prequel to the later Hard Cash (1863)-focusing on the banking industry instead of mental institutions. It features a romance between David Dodd, a sailor, and Lucy Fountain. Though Lucy is an independent woman who would rather be alone, David's sincerity eventually wins her heart.
4) Foul play
Author
Publisher
Bradbury, Evans, & Co
Pub. Date
1868.
Language
English
Description
This 1869 novel was an exposé of ship-knackers-merchants who made their money from the foundering of ships, with no regard for their crews. Robert Penfold, a young clergyman convicted of forgery, is shipwrecked while on his way to Australia and cast up, with the heroine, upon a desert island.
