Arts & Literature: His last novel being The Mystery of Edwin Drood, who was the first major author to read his own work in public for profit?

Charles Dickens became one of the premier authors to give regular readings of his work, and this is probably because he enjoyed the stage. His first public reading was in 1853. Initially, he read for charity and, later, for profit.

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