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- English
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Lady Audley's Secret
About this book
Originally published in Robin Goodfellow magazine, Lady Audley's Secret is the essential work of Mary Elizabeth Braddon and is considered a staple of sensation fiction. The story centers on a mysterious woman, whose dark past slowly comes to light.
Lady Audley is a former governess who marries the wealthy widower, Sir Michael Audley. She thoroughly enjoys the life of privilege and status associated with her new husband. Although she appears beautiful and polished, Lady Audley is more than meets the eye. She has a dark secret that could jeopardize everything she's worked for. To maintain her façade, she plots and schemes to silence those who threaten her happiness. Lady Audley will stop at nothing to maintain her comfortable lifestyle, including murder.
Lady Audley is driven by desperation and fear. Her outlandish behavior leads to an unpredictable narrative taking the reader on a journey full of twists and turns. A combination of melodrama, crime and romance, Lady Audley's Secret is an extreme commentary on Victorian gender and class.
With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Lady Audley's Secret is both modern and readable.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- 1. Lucy
- 2. On Board the Argus
- 3. Hidden Relics
- 4. In the First Page of “The Times”
- 5. The Headstone at Ventnor
- 6. Anywhere, Anywhere Out of the World
- 7. After a Year
- 8. Before the Storm
- 9. After the Storm
- 10. Missing
- 11. The Mark Upon My Lady’s Wrist
- 12. Still Missing
- 13. Troubled Dreams
- 14. Phoebe’s Suitor
- 15. On the Watch
- 16. Robert Audley Gets his Conge
- 17. At the Castle Inn
- 18. Robert Receives a Visitor Whom He Had Scarcely Expected
- 19. The Writing in the Book
- 20. Mrs. Plowson
- 21. Little Georgey Leaves His Old Home
- 22. Coming to a Standstill
- 23. Clara
- 24. George’s Letters
- 25. Retrograde Investigation
- 26. So Far and No Farther
- 27. Beginning at the Other End
- 28. Hidden in the Grave
- 29. In the Lime-Walk
- 30. Preparing the Ground
- 31. Phoebe’s Petition
- 32. The Red Light in the Sky
- 33. The Bearer of the Tidings
- 34. My Lady Tells the Truth
- 35. The Hush that Succeeds the Tempest
- 36. Dr. Mosgrave’s Advice
- 37. Buried Alive
- 38. Ghost-Haunted
- 39. That Which the Dying Man Had to Tell
- 40. Restored
- 41. At Peace
- A Note About the Author
- A Note from the Publisher