By the time Charles Reade had reached the age of forty, he had written only two of his fourteen novels, Peg Woffington (1853) and Christie Johnstone (1853); but he had already written at least fifteen of his forty plays, and he continued to write,...

THE MANY-FACETED Charles Reading was a successful actor, designer, writer and director, but will be best remembered for being an important part of a truly golden era of show business - that decade following the Second World War when the London Palladium headlined the...

The library at St. Charles Borromeo School in Kettering was transformed into a Broadway theater lobby recently in an effort to excite the 600 students from kindergarten through eighth grade and increase their interest in reading. 'The Hats Off to Reading program and...

In the following excerpt, Burns discusses Reade's portrayal of feminine psychology and sexuality in Griffith Gaunt.

In the following excerpt, Sutcliffe discusses Reade's often negative portrayal of women and his depiction of women characters who disguise themselves as men or act in traditionally masculine ways.

In the following excerpt, Hornung surveys Reade's novels.