Charles Reade
Reade was a vigorous social reformer who used the novel as a vehicle for campaigns against prison conditions, lunatic asylums, and trade union abuses. The Cloister and the Hearth is his most enduring work, a panoramic historical novel of the fifteenth century.
Works
- The Cloister and the HearthHistorical novel of romance and adventure set in Renaissance Europe
- It Is Never Too Late to MendNovel addressing prison reform and the possibility of redemption
- Hard CashNovel exposing the abuses and horrors of private mental asylums
- Foul PlayAdventure novel set aboard a ship with elements of mystery and danger
- Put Yourself in His PlaceNovel of labour conflict, industrial unrest, and moral integrity