Charles Reade 
A Perilous Secret (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) [EPUB ebook] 

The story begins with a young father, William Hope, who travels with his daughter, his “one remaining joy, ” since his wife’s recent death by consumption. He hopes his love for his little girl—and his many talents—will be enough to keep them safe through their travels, but Hope has had trouble keeping his money in the past. . .

A propos de l’auteur

Charles Reade (1814-1884) was a prolific English novelist and playwright who sought to expose social injustice in his work.  He is remembered for the novels The Cloister and the Hearth (1861), a historical romance; Hard Cash (1863), an expose of abuse in mental asylums; and Put Yourself in His Place (1870), about trade-union terrorism.