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The Charles Reade Library

The Charles Reade Library

Von: Charles Reade
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Welcome, Reader. Here you shall find no abridgement, no timid excerpt, no mutilated chapter smoothed for idle ears. Here the tale stands whole. The Charles Reade Library restores to the living voice the full vigour of those romances in which wrong is confronted, justice pursued, and the human heart tried as by fire. Prisons shall clang, cloisters shall echo, hearth-fires shall glow, and the oppressed shall speak. For what is a novel, if not a protest against falsehood, a plea for mercy, a trumpet against cruelty? And what is reading, if not the communion of earnest minds across the gulf of years?

Come then. Sit close. The page is opened. The truth, though resisted, shall be heard.Public domain Täglich
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  • The Cloister and the Hearth Chapter 91

    The Cloister and the Hearth Chapter 91
    Sep 24 2026
    In which Margaret faces the weight of loss and hope, as news from distant courts and quiet hermitages bring both comfort and fresh anguish, while the care of family and the stirring of old affections weave through her days with uneasy suspense. Amidst whispered gossip and shadowed vigils, determined hearts resolve to pierce the silence that cloaks their beloved Gerard, as the watchful stars bear witness to their secret nocturnal quest.
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    55 Min.
  • The Cloister and the Hearth Chapter 90

    The Cloister and the Hearth Chapter 90
    Sep 23 2026
    In which the sombre atmosphere of a household bereft of joy is deepened by the visit of a penitent old man seeking forgiveness and restitution from those he has wronged; the return of lost property and coin, though substantial, fails to soothe a heart overwhelmed by irrevocable sorrow. Through the tender intercession of a gentle child, forgiveness is extended in part, yet the true healing remains distant, submerged beneath the weight of grief and the haunting refrain of what might have been.
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    12 Min.
  • The Cloister and the Hearth Chapter 89

    The Cloister and the Hearth Chapter 89
    Sep 22 2026
    In which a man with a tender conscience and religious soul confronts his dying enemy to perform the sacred duty of confession, unearthing truths hard to bear with infinite patience and solemn compassion. After securing justice for a cherished woman’s rightful inheritance, the devoted friar quietly vanishes from the scene, leaving his deeds to speak in his absence.
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    11 Min.
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