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First edition title page. Christie Johnstone is an 1853 romantic drama novel by the British writer Charles Reade.It follows the adventures of the young and wealthy aristocrat Viscount Ipsden in the course of his efforts to relieve the deserving poor of a Scottish fishing village.
Charles Reade was born at Ipsden, Oxfordshire, to John Reade and Anne Marie Scott-Waring, and had at least four brothers. [1] He studied at Magdalen College, Oxford, taking his B.A. in 1835, and became a fellow of his college.
Christie Johnstone is a 1921 British silent romance film directed by Norman McDonald and starring Gertrude McCoy, Stewart Rome and Clive Brook. [1] It was adapted from the 1853 novel Christie Johnstone by Charles Reade. It was made at Broadwest's Walthamstow Studios.
Christie Johnstone may refer to: Christie Johnstone, an 1853 novel by Charles Reade; Christie Johnstone , a 1921 ...
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Agatha Christie is the latest bestselling novelist to get the rewriting treatment for 2023 readers, according to a British newspaper. The bestselling novelist in the world, Christie created ...
Now having to independently support herself she entered the world of work as a typist for novelist Charles Reade, with her first work being typing up his novel Christie Johnstone. She gained a reputation for speed and accuracy, and in 1884 established the 'Ladies Type-Writing Office', possibly the first such institution.
Christie's Auction House sold billionaire Jaqui Safra prized collection of Albert Einstein's "Love Letters" at "fire sale" prices to boost profits, court papers allege.