Books with author Charles Reed

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Christie Johnstone is an 1853 romantic drama novel by the British writer Charles Reade. It follows the adventures of the young and wealthy aristocrat Viscount Ipsden who falls for a woman named Christie Johnstone. It is set in Newhaven near Edinburgh and may have been based on the real life experiences of Reade. It followed up his first major literary success Peg Woffington, released earlier the same year.

The following computer-generated description may contain errors and does not represent the quality of the book.Charles Reade was not one of those who smile at the claims of long descent. It was ever a source of satisfaction to him that both his paternal and maternal ancestors had been people of consequence in England since the fifteenth century. Nevertheless he attributes his own pugnacious virility to a timely infusion of peasant blood A piece of good fortune befell us in the last century. My fathers grandfather married the daughter of the village blacksmith and from her we are descended. More signiicant is his connection with Major Scott-Waring, his mothers father, whose second and third wives were both actresses. A taste for matters theatrical may have come to Charles from that side of the house, but he was indebted to his father for whatever conservative virtues he possessed, as well as for the good height and handsome face he inherited directly. But, like so many men of genius, it was from his mother that Charles Reade derived those qualities that brought him to the notice of the world at large. This good lady lived to be ninety, and to judge from her sayings, preserved by her literary and favourite son, she was a woman of much independence of thought, as well as originality in expression. A reading of these notes makes it clear whence Charles Reade inherited his facility for epigrams.This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally-enhance the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.Tags: fountain dodd dear uncle heart think day tell time poor eyes sir look house aunt looked face hardie room yes

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