His novels, including Peg Woffington, Hard Cash, and A Terrible Temptation dealt with social injustice and cruelty, but he is famous today for one novel set in the 15th century that tells of the tragically thwarted love affair of Erasmus' parents Gerard and Margaret.
This author wrote many dramas in the unsuccessful dramas in the 1850's, but did manage to form a platonic friendship with an actress who kept house for him until his death. His novels, including Peg Woffington, Hard Cash, and A Terrible Temptation dealt with social injustice and cruelty, but he is famous today for one novel set in the 15th century that tells of the tragically thwarted love affair of Erasmus' parents Gerard and Margaret. FTP, identify this English author of The Cloister and the Hearth.
This author wrote many dramas in the unsuccessful dramas in the 1850's, but did manage to form a platonic friendship with an actress who kept house for him until his death.
Charles Reade