"The Cloister and the Hearth" author
I believe the answer is:
'the cloister and the hearth author' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for reade that I've seen before include "Roman name for York" , "Charles -, The Cloister and the Hearth author" , "Victorian writer" , "Charles --, English novelist" , "Victorian author" .)