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Author : Colin Henry Hazlewood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Lady Audley's Secret written by Colin Henry Hazlewood and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Lady Audley's Secret written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Wilkie Collins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.+/5 (25 download)
Download or read book Man and Wife written by Wilkie Collins and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book Lady Audley's Secret written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Sir Michael Audley celebrates his marriage to Lucy Graham, his nephew, the barrister Robert Audley, welcomes his old friend George Talboys back to England, after three years of gold prospecting in Australia. George finds out that his wife Helen has died and that his son is under the care of his father in law. After settling the matter of the boy's guardianship, the Robert and Geroge set off to visit Sir Michael. While at the country manor Audley Court, Lady Audley avoids meeting George, and when the two seek an audience with the new Lady Audley, she makes many excuses to avoid their visit. Shortly thereafter, George disappears during a visit to Audley Court, much to Robert's consternation. Unwilling to believe that George has simply left suddenly and without notice, Robert begins to look into the circumstances around George's strange disappearance. His notes indicate the involvement of Lady Audley, much to his chagrin, and he slowly begins to collect evidence against her.
Author : Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Aurora Floyd written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mary E. Braddon
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 0486823776
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (868 download)
Download or read book Lady Audley's Secret written by Mary E. Braddon and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2018-06-13 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bigamy, arson, and murder are among the secrets a seemingly perfect lady is concealing in this 1862 "sensation novel," a source of intriguing insights into Victorian anxieties about social rank and identity.
Author : Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
ISBN 13 : 1465605320
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (656 download)
Download or read book Aurora Floyd (Complete) written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2015-11-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ÊFaint streaks of crimson glimmer here and there amidst the rich darkness of the Kentish woods. Autumn's red finger has been lightly laid upon the foliageÑsparingly, as the artist puts the brighter tints into his picture: but the grandeur of an August sunset blazes upon the peaceful landscape, and lights all into glory. The encircling woods and wide lawn-like meadows, the still ponds of limpid water, the trim hedges, and the smooth winding roads; undulating hill-tops, melting into the purple distance; labouring men's cottages gleaming white from the surrounding foliage; solitary roadside inns with brown thatched roofs and moss-grown stacks of lop-sided chimneys; noble mansions hiding behind ancestral oaks; tiny Gothic edifices; Swiss and rustic lodges; pillared gates surmounted by escutcheons hewn in stone, and festooned with green wreaths of clustering ivy; village churches and prim school-houses: every object in the fair English prospect is steeped in a luminous haze, as the twilight shadows steal slowly upward from the dim recesses of shady woodland and winding lane, and every outline of the landscape darkens against the deepening crimson of the sky. Upon the broad fa�ade of a mighty red-brick mansion, built in the favourite style of the early Georgian era, the sinking sun lingers long, making gorgeous illumination. The long rows of narrow windows are all a-flame with the red light, and an honest homeward-tramping villager pauses once or twice in the roadway to glance across the smooth width of dewy lawn and tranquil lake, half fearful that there must be something more than natural in the glitter of those windows, and that maybe Maister Floyd's house is a-fire. The stately red-brick mansion belongs to Maister Floyd, as he is called in the honest patois of the Kentish rustics; to Archibald Martin Floyd, of the great banking-house of Floyd, Floyd, and Floyd, Lombard Street, City. The Kentish rustics know very little of this City banking-house, for Archibald Martin, the senior partner, has long retired from any active share in the business, which is carried on entirely by his nephews, Andrew and Alexander Floyd, both steady, middle-aged men, with families and country houses; both owing their fortune to the rich uncle, who had found places in his counting-house for them some thirty years before, when they were tall, raw-boned, sandy-haired, red-complexioned Scottish youths, fresh from some unpronounceable village north of Aberdeen. The young gentlemen signed their names McFloyd when they first entered their uncle's counting-house; but they very soon followed that wise relative's example, and dropped the formidable prefix. "We've nae need to tell these sootherran bodies that we're Scotche," Alick remarked to his brother, as he wrote his name for the first time A. Floyd, all short.
Author : Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Henry Dunbar written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Marlene Tromp
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438422334
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)
Download or read book Beyond Sensation written by Marlene Tromp and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1999-12-02 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary Elizabeth Braddon, journal editor and bestselling author of more than eighty novels during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, was a key figure in the Victorian literary scene. This volume brings together new essays from a variety of perspectives that illuminate both the richness of Braddon's oeuvre and the variety of critical approaches to it. Best known as the author of Lady Audley's Secret and Aurora Floyd, Braddon also wrote penny dreadfuls, realist novels, plays, short stories, reviews, and articles. The contributors move beyond her two most famous works and reflect a range of current issues and approaches, including gender, genre, imperialism, colonial reception, commodity culture, and publishing history. Contributors include Jennifer Carnell, Jeni Curtis, Pamela K. Gilbert, Lauren Goodlad, Aeron Haynie, Heidi Holder, Gail Turley Houston, Heidi H. Johnson, Toni Johnson-Woods, James R. Kincaid, Elizabeth Langland, Eve Lynch, Graham Law, Katherine Montweiler, Lillian Nayder, Lyn Pykett, and Tabitha Sparks, and Marlene Tromp.
Author : Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Wyllard's Weird written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book Dead Love Has Chains written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Publisher : Hesperus Classics
ISBN 13 : 9781843911890
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (118 download)
Download or read book The Lawyer's Secret written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon and published by Hesperus Classics. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Orphan Ellinor Arden is called from her secluded Paris home to London for the hearing of her estranged uncle’s will. To her surprise, she is named as the inheritor of his fortune, on condition that she marry his adopted son. Encouraged by her lawyer and guardian, the dashing Horace Margrave, she attaches herself irreversibly to this perfect stranger, but it soon becomes clear that her trust in a dead man’s wishes has been misplaced. Suspense-ridden sensation fiction from a master of the art, The Lawyer’s Secret and the counterpart piece presented here, "Mystery at Fernwood," are particularly valuable for affording a rare female take on an art form still dominated by the male viewpoint.
Author : Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781977752727
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (527 download)
Download or read book Lady Audley's Secret written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-30 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by a true life story, Lady Audley's Secret is the story of a woman's overwhelming ambition and passion for social success. When the first book came out in 1862, Victorian readers were shocked and outraged by its portrayal of aspects like bigamy, insanity, yearning for social status and the will to commit murder to achieve one's goals. The novel belongs to a genre that became very popular during that era. Known as "sensation novels" they can probably be equated to today's pulp fiction. It was received with huge enthusiasm by readers and most critics of the day and the central theme of "accidental bigamy" was a popular one. But the author Mary Elizabeth Braddon took it to new heights, introducing several intriguing twists and turns to the plot. In fact the novel was so successful that it allowed the author to become financially independent for the rest of her life and its publisher to purchase a villa, which he christened Audley Lodge, with the profits gained from sales of this Victorian bestseller! In the story, the young, enchanting, doll like Lucy Graham marries a wealthy old widower, Sir Michael Audley. Not much is known about Lucy by people in the village, except that she was till recently employed as a governess. The couple enjoys a pleasant life together, with every comfort and luxury. Things take a turn when Sir Michael's nephew and heir Robert Audley arrives with news of dear friend of his George Talboys. Talboys who had left England to seek his fortune gold prospecting in Australia is now suffering from a mental breakdown following the apparent death/disappearance of his wife whom he left behind. When Robert and George arrive at Audley Court, they're warmly welcomed by the host, but of the hostess there is no sign. She completely avoids coming into Talboys' presence. Her behavior begins to intrigue Robert and raise his suspicions and he sets out to uncover the mystery. But the truth is far more devastating and disturbing than anybody could imagine. Said to be based on events concerning the real life serial killer Constance Kent which had stunned the nation a few years ago, the book in fact explores many themes of Victorian morality, gender biases, stereotypes about the perfect mother and domestic goddesses who enriched the home and hearth with their innocence and purity. The author Mary Braddon's own controversial personal life and her nonchalant attitude to prevailing morals also piqued readers' imaginations. For modern day readers, Lady Audley's Secret remains a gripping tale of the lust for power and wealth and of a woman's descent into the misery of her own creation. Inspired by a true life story, Lady Audley's Secret is the story of a woman's overwhelming ambition and passion for social success. When the first book came out in 1862, Victorian readers were shocked and outraged by its portrayal of aspects like bigamy, insanity, yearning for social status and the will to commit murder to achieve one's goals. The novel belongs to a genre that became very popular during that era. Known as "sensation novels" they can probably be equated to today's pulp fiction. It was received with huge enthusiasm by readers and most critics of the day and the central theme of "accidental bigamy" was a popular one. But the author Mary Elizabeth Braddon took it to new heights, introducing several intriguing twists and turns to the plot. In fact the novel was so successful that it allowed the author to become financially
Author : Anne-Marie Beller
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786436670
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)
Download or read book Mary Elizabeth Braddon written by Anne-Marie Beller and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important figure in the development of crime fiction, Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1835-1915) wrote more than 80 novels, numerous plays, poems, essays and short stories, and edited two magazines during her 55-year literary career. Her bestselling Lady Audley's Secret secured her reputation as a leading "sensation novelist." Though critics called her work immoral, Braddon's novels influenced the detective fiction of the late Victorian period. With entries on all her published writing, characters, relationships and influences, and themes and contexts, as well as numerous illustrations, a career chronology, and a chronological and alphabetical listing of all of her works, this companion to Braddon's mystery fiction is the definitive reference on this provocative but overlooked writer.
Author : Flynn Berry
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735224986
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)
Download or read book A Double Life written by Flynn Berry and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-07-02 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling, Edgar-Award winning author of Under the Harrow and Northern Spy, a "breathtaking" (The New York Times Book Review) page-turner inspired by a shocking true crime A better person would forgive him. A different sort of better person would have found him years ago. Nearly thirty years ago, while Claire and her brother slept upstairs, a brutal crime was committed in their grand London home. The next morning, her father's car was found abandoned, with bloodstains on the front seat. The first lord accused of murder in more than a century, he has been missing ever since. Now a doctor living under an assumed name, Claire learns the police may have found him, and her carefully calibrated existence begins to fracture. She starts to infiltrate his privileged inner circle, who have never broken their silence about what happened that night. Soon, Claire will learn how far she'll go to finally find the truth. Named a Must-Read by Entertainment Weekly, Bustle, O Magazine, BBC, CrimeReads, and PureWow
Author : Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Trail of the Serpent written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Publisher : Broadview Press
ISBN 13 : 1554811600
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (548 download)
Download or read book Lady Audley's Secret - A Drama in Two Acts written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2013-02-15 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s shocking and suspenseful novel Lady Audley’s Secret was one of the most popular examples of the “sensation fiction” craze of the 1860s. Within a year of the novel appearing in book form, no less than three theatrical adaptations appeared on the London stage. Braddon took strong issue with two of these, but she approved of the adaptation by Robert Walters (writing under the pseudonym “George Roberts”); this edition presents that version, which enjoyed a two season run at the Royal St. James Theatre. Entertaining in itself, the play also provides a fascinating example of how the suspense and the powerful characterizations of sensation fiction were heightened still further for the stage. Together with the annotated text of the play itself, this edition includes an introduction addressing the life and work of Mary Elizabeth Braddon and placing Lady Audley’s Secret: A Drama in Two Acts in the context of the sensation fiction phenomenon. Appendices include a substantial selection of reviews of Lady Audley’s Secret—of the novel as well as of its dramatic adaptations—as well as a selection from the novel for comparison with the play.
