Originally published in 1863,
Hard Cash was Reade’s polemical exposé of the horrors routinely perpetrated against the inmates of England’s insane asylums. Alfred Hardie, victim of an embezzlement perpetrated by his father, is tricked into entering an asylum; once there, he finds it almost impossible to prove himself sane.
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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.
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Langue Anglais ● Format EPUB ● Pages 568 ● ISBN 9781411449978 ● Taille du fichier 0.6 MB ● Âge 99-17 ans ● Maison d’édition Barnes & Noble ● Publié 2011 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 5863575 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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