Book: WORKS OF CHARLES READE: A NEW EDITION IN FIVE VOLUMES, VOLUME FIVE Including PUT YOURSELF IN HIS PLACE, an 1870 Fictional Novel About the Real J.B. ADDIS -- 74154R

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  • Book: WORKS OF CHARLES READE: A NEW EDITION IN FIVE VOLUMES, VOLUME FIVE Including PUT YOURSELF IN HIS PLACE, an 1870 Fi

Book: WORKS OF CHARLES READE: A NEW EDITION IN FIVE VOLUMES, VOLUME FIVE Including PUT YOURSELF IN HIS PLACE, an 1870 Fictional Novel About the Real J.B. ADDIS -- 74154R

$ 85.00
Item #: 74154R

Hardcover. 416 pages. The back cover has pulled away a bit from the spine. A few dog-eared pages. In 1870, Charles Reade wrote his novel (based on an 1864 play) about the plight of J.B. Addis and his unsuccessful attempt to break into the unions in Sheffield with the help of David Ward. Eventually, J.B. (James Bacon) was sent packing back to London. In "Put Yourself in His Place," the part of J.B. Addis is played by a character named Henry Little. A silent movie based on the book was made in 1912.

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Book: WORKS OF CHARLES READE: A NEW EDITION IN FIVE VOLUMES, VOLUME FIVE Including PUT YOURSELF IN HIS PLACE, an 1870 Fi
Book: WORKS OF CHARLES READE: A NEW EDITION IN FIVE VOLUMES, VOLUME FIVE Including PUT YOURSELF IN HIS PLACE, an 1870 Fictional Novel About the Real J.B. ADDIS -- 74154R
Book: WORKS OF CHARLES READE: A NEW EDITION IN FIVE VOLUMES, VOLUME FIVE Including PUT YOURSELF IN HIS PLACE, an 1870 Fictional Novel About the Real J.B. ADDIS -- 74154R
Book: WORKS OF CHARLES READE: A NEW EDITION IN FIVE VOLUMES, VOLUME FIVE Including PUT YOURSELF IN HIS PLACE, an 1870 Fictional Novel About the Real J.B. ADDIS -- 74154R

Hardcover. 416 pages. The back cover has pulled away a bit from the spine. A few dog-eared pages. In 1870, Charles Reade wrote his novel (based on an 1864 play) about the plight of J.B. Addis and his unsuccessful attempt to break into the unions in Sheffield with the help of David Ward. Eventually, J.B. (James Bacon) was sent packing back to London. In "Put Yourself in His Place," the part of J.B. Addis is played by a character named Henry Little. A silent movie based on the book was made in 1912.