The perilous secret : manuscript, [1883-1884] / by Charles Reade.

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The perilous secret : manuscript, [1883-1884] / by Charles Reade.

Incomplete autograph manuscript. A large portion probably written from dictation, with corrections and additions in Reade's hand.

1 v. ; 33 x 28 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7607398

Princeton University Library

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Parrish, Morris Longstreth, 1867-1944

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Reade, Charles, 1814-1884

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Charles Reade was born in Oxfordshire, and educated at Magdalen College, Oxford; he became a fellow of the college, studied law, and earned a Doctor of Civil Laws degree, although he never practiced law. He wrote numerous plays, often in collaboration with other dramatists, including translations of continentral drama (sometimes without permission). His most successful play was Masks and Faces which, on the advice of actress Laura Seymour, he turned into a novel. He was eventually more successfu...