Plays Masks and Faces; the Courier of Lyons; It Is Never Too Late to Mend |
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Author:
| Reade, Charles |
Editor:
| Hammet, Michael |
Series title: | British and American Playwrights Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-28627-5 |
Publication Date: | Nov 1986 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $47.95 |
Book Description:
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This edition contains the three most important works of Charles Reade (1814-1884). Reade adapted the social purpose and concern for detail of the realistic novel to the stage. He was much concerned with poverty, the brutality of the prison regime of his time and the abuse of mental asylums.
This edition contains the three most important works of Charles Reade (1814-1884). Reade adapted the social purpose and concern for detail of the realistic novel to the stage. He was much concerned with poverty, the brutality of the prison regime of his time and the abuse of mental asylums.