Charles Reade 
Put Yourself in His Place (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) [EPUB ebook] 

Originally published in 1870, this novel focused on trade-union terrorism while following the star-crossed romance of Henry Little and Grace Carden.  ‘It is impossible to deny to Mr. Reade the possession of rare and admirable powers, ‘ wrote the
New York Times in its review.  

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.