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The Charles Reade Library

The Charles Reade Library

By: 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
Episodes
  • It is Never Too Late to Mend Chapter LXIX

    It is Never Too Late to Mend Chapter LXIX
    Jun 6 2026
    In which two men, beleaguered and pursued, find refuge beneath the boughs of an ancient tree as a sudden Australian snowstorm blankets the earth and fills the forest with ominous crackling sounds. Amidst the wintry solitude and the weight of danger, they renew their vigour with sustenance and hope, guided at dawn by the steadfast gleam of the Southern Cross.
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    3 mins
  • It is Never Too Late to Mend Chapter LXVII

    It is Never Too Late to Mend Chapter LXVII
    Jun 4 2026
    In which the venerable Mr. Levi, moved by a deep and tender concern, entrusts a letter to Jem, beseeching him to deliver it to George Fielding upon his return, and prepares to depart the camp under a cloud of unspoken distress. Amidst this departure, a thoughtful reflection on prejudice and loyalty arises, colouring the interactions with a poignant, if taciturn, melancholy.
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    3 mins
  • It is Never Too Late to Mend Chapter LXVIII

    It is Never Too Late to Mend Chapter LXVIII
    Jun 5 2026
    In which a fierce snowstorm drives Jem and Jacky indoors, only for a distraught Mary McDogherty to arrive bearing grievous news of their missing captain, prompting a solemn and determined expedition into the wild woods. With Kalingalunga's war-paint donned and a hunter's keen senses guiding them, they pursue elusive tracks amid harsh elements, capturing the tense mood and resolute spirit of men confronted by mystery and danger.
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    10 mins
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