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CHARLES, 5. 1814, ¢. 1884; son of an Oxford squire, was a novelist od} and playwright. Lis a et| was “‘ Masks and Faces.” Among ly | novels the best are, “Jt is Never Too Late rsito Mend,” “Hard Cash.” “™ Griffith ke} Gaunt,” and “ The Cloister and the rt| Hearth.” He stands high among the novelists of the 19th century. S| [s. 255]