Reade

(William Winwood), English traveller and writer, nephew of Charles Reade the novelist, b. Murray field, near Crieff, Scotland, 26 Dec. 1824. He studied at Oxford, then travelled much in the heart of Africa, and wrote Savage Africa , ’ 63, The African Sketch Book , and in ’73, The Story of the Ashantee Campaign ; which he accompanied as Times correspondent. In the Martyrdom of Man (’72), he rejects the doctrine of a personal creator. It went through several editions and is still worth reading. He also wrote Liberty Hall , a novel, ’ 60; The Veil of Isis , ’61, and See Saw , a novel, ’65. He wrote his last work The Outcast , a Free thought novel, with the hand of death upon him. Died 24 April, 1875.