Richard Basset believes his cousin, Sir Charles, has stolen his inheritance. Reade describes insane asylums, the heartless upper class, and scandalously details a sexual relationship between Charles and Rhoda. A review in the
London
Times suggested to mothers that they should hide such a book from their daughters. Reade riposted with a long and impassioned letter defending his work.
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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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Bahasa Inggeris ● Format EPUB ● Halaman-halaman 266 ● ISBN 9781411451032 ● Saiz fail 0.5 MB ● Umur 99-17 tahun ● Penerbit Barnes & Noble ● Diterbitkan 2011 ● Muat turun 24 bulan ● Mata wang EUR ● ID 5863635 ● Salin perlindungan Adobe DRM
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