Download or read book The Course of True Love and Autobiography of Thief written by Charles Reade and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Reade (1814-1884) was a well-known, but not highly regarded novelist and playwright. George Orwell said that "it is unusual to meet anyone who has voluntarily read" his detail-filled works.