E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Reade, Charles, D.C.L.
(b. 1814; d. April 11th, 1884). “Peg Woffington” (1851); “Christie Johnstone” (1853); “It is Never Too Late to Mend” (1857); “The Course of True Love Never Does Run Smooth” (1857); “Jack of All Trades” (1858); “Love Me Little, Love Me Long” (1859); “White Lies” (1860); “The Cloister and the Hearth” (1861); “Hard Cash” (1863); “Griffith Gaunt” (1866); “Foul Play,” with Dion Boucicault (1869); “Put Yourself in his Place” (1870); “A Terrible Temptation” (1871); “A Simpleton” (1873); “The Wandering Heir” (1875); “A Hero and Martyr” (1876); “A Woman-Hater” (1877); and “A Perilous Secret” (1883); besides the following dramas: “Gold” (1850); “Two Loves and a Life” (1854); “The King’s Rivals” (1854); “Masks and Faces” (with Tom Taylor, 1854); “Foul Play” (with Boucicault) (1868); “The Wandering Heir” (1875); “The Scuttled Ship” (1877); “Drink” (1879); and “Love and Money” (1883). “Life” by C. L. Reade and Compton Reade (1887).
