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Arthur Reade Biography & Facts
Arthur Essex Edgeworth Reade (22 January 1902 – 12 December 1971) was a British labour movement activist, whose affiliations ranged from Trotskyism to the National Labour Organisation. History Born in the Piccadilly area of London, Reade was educated at Gibbs Preparatory School, Stonehouse Preparatory School, and Eton College, where his politics were influenced by the Earl De La Warr. In 1919/20, he attended the University of Strasbourg, then briefly became a journalist, working for the Daily Mail. He returned to the UK, studying history at Worcester College, Oxford, where he was active in the Labour Club and the Socialist Society, and edited The New Oxford journal. In 1921, Reade joined the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB), and he launched The Free Oxford, an influential communist journal. Contributors to Free Oxford included Edward Carpenter, Louis Golding, A. E. Coppard, Edgell Rickword and Richard Hughes. Reade was expelled from the university in December, by the Vice-Chancellor Doctor Lewis Farnell. Farnell objected to Reade's publishing of Free Oxford, and he accused Reade of "advocating the methods of the Red Terror." Reade received widespread sympathy in the press, but was not readmitted, and focused on journalism, especially for the Workers' Weekly and Labour Monthly, working closely with Rajani Palme Dutt. In 1924, he became business manager of the Labour Monthly, and also served on the London District Committee of the CPGB. Reade was a supporter of Trotsky. He was the first British communist to describe himself as a Trotskyist, and from late 1924 this led him to fall out of favour in the CPGB. He was removed from his party posts, and went travelling in Greece and the Balkans. He returned to the UK in 1928, resigning from the CPGB and joining the Labour Party. He stood for his new party in Abingdon at the 1929 UK general election, taking third place, with 12.5% of the vote. In 1930, Reade joined the Inner Temple and studied to become a barrister. He resigned from the Labour Party in 1931, briefly joining the New Party, but then rejoined Labour. By 1936, he was disappointed with Labour's opposition to rearmament, and defected to the National Labour Organisation. He continued to regard himself as a supporter of Trotsky, and wrote in opposition to the Moscow Trials. He was adopted as the party's Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Bristol East, but no election was held until 1945, by which time he had left politics. In 1940, Reade joined the British Army, and the following year was appointed to the Special Operations Executive, becoming its head of administration. In November 1942 he was sent on a mission to blow up HMS York which was lying partly submerged in Suda Bay before the Germans could relaunch it. The mission was considered suicidal and he was only supplied with faulty explosives, so the mission was aborted, and he was extracted in May 1943. Reade was sent back to England, but cleared of any errors, and instead promoted to major. After the war, Reade worked in Germany translating the German Penal code into English and once that was finished he worked for the War Crimes Commission in Germany, concentrating on war crimes committed in Northeast Europe. In 1950, he then became a resident magistrate in Kenya, moving to Cyprus in 1953 where he was the island's only English and Greek speaking lawyer. He retired in 1963, moving to Jersey, and died eight years later. References. Discover the Arthur Reade popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Arthur Reade books.
Best Seller Arthur Reade Books of 2024
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A History of Fear
Luke DumasThis “disorienting, creepy, paranoiainducing reimagining of the devilmademedoit tale” (Paul Tremblay, author of The Cabin at the End of the World) follows the harrowing downfall of...
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The Princess of Cortova
Diane StanleyMolly's exciting story concludes in this final book of Diane Stanley's acclaimed trilogy, which began with The Silver Bowl and The Cup and the Crowna perfect series for fans of Meg...
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Night of the Ninth Dragon
Mary Pope Osborne & Sal MurdoccaThe #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easytouse numbering system! Please come to Camelot. The magic tree hou...
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The NKJV, MacArthur Daily Bible, 2nd Edition, Comfort Print
Thomas NelsonExplore the Bible alongside daily insights from pastorteacher Dr. John MacArthurFor more than 50 years, Dr. John MacArthur has helped Christians gain greater clarity and insight in...
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Say When
Elizabeth BergEllen, he thought, and the name seemed to him to hold everything he might possibly want to say to her....He looked at her lying on her side of the bed, looked too at the space she ...
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Still Water
Amy StuartFrom the internationally bestselling author of Still Mine comes a “riveting, twisty…stayupallnight read” (Karma Brown, bestselling author of In This Moment) about the hunt for a mi...
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Night of Miracles
Elizabeth BergThe feelgood book of the year: a delightful novel of friendship, community, and the way small acts of kindness can change your life, by the bestselling author of The Story of ...
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Six Women of Salem
Marilynne K. RoachThe story of the Salem Witch Trials told through the lives of six womenSix Women of Salem is the first work to use the lives of a select number of representative women as a microco...
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Sir Gawain And The Green Knight, Pearl, And Sir Orfeo
J. R. R. Tolkien & Christopher TolkienSIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT, PEARL, AND SIR ORFEO THREE MEDIEVAL ENGLISH POEMS, WITH TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BY J.R.R. TOLKIEN It’s Christmas at Camelot and King Arth...
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The Book of Magic
T. A. Barron & August HallThe ultimate guide to T. A. Barron's Merlin epic! A luminous gift for fantasy fans! In this extraordinary guide to T. A. Barron's awardwinning and New York Times bestselling Merlin...
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Salem Falls
Jodi PicoultFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult comes a compelling and “multilayered tale of smalltown intrigue” (Glamour) about a prep schoolteacher accused of rape by a gr...
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Still Mine
Amy StuartFrom internationally bestselling author Amy Stuart comes a “dark and deliciously disturbing” (Publishers Weekly) novel about one woman’s search for answers when another woman goes ...
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Love in the Limelight Volume One
Brenda Jackson & A.C. ArthurEnjoy the first two stories of the Love in the Limelight series, where four unstoppable women embark upon a quest in Hollywood to find fame, fortune and ultimately…true loveSTAR OF...
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The Dragon of Avalon
T. A. BarronLong ago, at the dawn of Merlin's world, a strange little creature named Basil appeared. Part lizard, part bat, his eyes glow with a mysterious light. When Basil discovers a threat...
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The Great Tree of Avalon
T. A. BarronLong ago, Merlin planted a magical seed that grew into the Great Tree of Avalon. And for centuries, Avalon flourished. But now Avalon reels from brutal attacks, mysterious droughts...
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Never Change
Elizabeth BergYou know people like me. I'm the one who sat in a folding chair out in the hall selling tickets to the prom but never going, the one everybody liked but no one wanted to be with. ...
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The Car Share
Zoe Brisby'I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!' Amazon reviewer 'Outrageously funny!' Amazon reviewer 'Extremely touching' Amazon reviewer 'An absolute delight' Netgalley reviewerThe PERFECT C...
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A Thousand Beginnings and Endings
Ellen Oh, Elsie Chapman, Renée Ahdieh, Sona Charaipotra, Preeti Chhibber, Roshani Chokshi, Aliette De Bodard, Melissa de la Cruz, Julie Kagawa, Rahul Kanakia, Lori M. Lee, E. C. Myers, Cindy Pon, Aisha Saeed, Shveta Thakrar & Alyssa WongStarcrossed lovers, meddling immortals, feigned identities, battles of wits, and dire warnings: these are the stuff of fairy tale, myth, and folklore that have drawn us in for cent...
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In the Hall of the Dragon King
Stephen LawheadA kingdom hangs in the balance as a young acolyte shoulders a knight’s errand to rescue the King. Tested in more ways than one, Quentin must face life outside of the temple as he i...
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The Forgotten Kingdom
Signe PikeFrom the author of The Lost Queen, hailed as “Outlander meets Camelot” (Kirsty Logan, the author of The Gloaming) and “The Mists of Avalon for a new generation” (Linnea Hartsuyker,...
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The Fall Of Arthur
J. R. R. Tolkien & Christopher TolkienNew York Times bestseller “An incomplete but highly compelling retelling . . . An actionpacked, doomhaunted saga, full of vivid natural description.”New York Times Book Review...
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NKJV, The MacArthur Daily Bible, eBook
Thomas NelsonTake a tour through the Bible with pastorteacher John MacArthur unleashing God's truth, one verse at a time.TMThe MacArthur Daily Bible takes a portion of the Old Testament, New T...
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Cream Buns and Crime
Robin StevensLearn more about Daisy and Hazel’s detecting process and unravel three brandnew minimysteries in this short story companion to the Murder Most Unladylike series.Daisy Wells and Haz...
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By the Time You Read This
Giles BluntDetective John Cardinal is on the hunt for an ingenious killer even as he mourns his own wife's tragic death in this thriller of heartstopping suspenseAutumn has arrived in Algonqu...
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The Constant Princess
Philippa GregoryFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author and “queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory comes the remarkable story of Katherine of Aragon, Princess of Spain, daughter o...
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Parzival
Katherine PatersonAcclaimed storyteller and Newbery medalist, National Book Awardwinner, and Laura Ingalls Wilder award recipient Katherine Paterson breathes new life into this classic tale of actio...
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The Magic Cup
Andrew M. GreeleyA Quest for the Holy GrailIn this novel of legendary Ireland, Andrew Greeley takes you back into a longago time of mists and magic, faith and love. Here you will meet Cormac MacDer...
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The Narrative Of Arthur Gordon Pym Of Nantucket
Edgar Allan PoeYearning for adventure, young Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket stows away on the whaler Grampus. Beset by troubles including mutiny, shipwreck, and cannibals, Pym is rescued by the c...
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Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle, Judith Conaway & Lyle MillerWhat is the secret of a goose that swallowed a priceless blue gem? How is a woman killed when she is alone in a locked room? Why does a mysterious club only include people with red...
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The Raging Fires
T. A. BarronWings of Fire, the sleeping dragon, has awakened, threatening all of Fincayra. Only Merlin, whose magical powers are new and untested, can stop him. But before he can face the drag...
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His Reluctant Cowboy
A. M. ArthurFrom acclaimed author A.M. Arthur comes a tender, sexy new novel in the Woods Ranch series.He thought his cowboy days were behind him. But lifeand lovehad other plans. Mi...
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Elementary, She Read
Vicki DelanyA “fast, fun” cozy mystery series “full of Sherlockian lore”set at a Cape Cod bookshop run by a “charming, intelligent heroine as observant as the Great Detective himself” (Carolyn...
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The Seven Songs
T. A. BarronMerlin has brought hope to Fincayra, the enchanted isle that lies between earth and sky. But Fincayra is still in great dangerand its first victim is Merlin's mother. Merlin's only...
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The Buried Giant
Kazuo IshiguroNATIONAL BESTSELLER From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and author of Never Let Me Go and the Booker Prize–winning novel The Remains of the Day comes a luminous medit...
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The Shadowed Land
Signe PikeKing Arthur and his contemporaries are boldly reimagined in this “mystical, epic, and captivating” (Hazel Gaynor, New York Times bestselling author) series that resurrects the real...
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Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance
Gyles BrandrethLovers of historical mysteries will relish this chilling Victorian tale based on real events and cloaked in authenticity. The first in a series of fiendishly clever historical murd...
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The Lost Queen
Signe Pike“Outlander meets Camelot” (Kirsty Logan, author of The Gracekeepers) in the first book of an exciting historical series that reveals the untold story of Languoretha powerful and, u...
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NASB, MacArthur Daily Bible, 2nd Edition, Comfort Print
John F. MacArthur & Thomas NelsonExplore the Bible alongside daily insights from pastorteacher Dr. John MacArthurFor more than 50 years, Dr. John MacArthur has helped Christians gain greater clarity and insight in...