Lady Audley's Secret - Brossura

Braddon, M. E.

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ISBN 10: 1843549069 ISBN 13: 9781843549062

Casa editrice: Atlantic Books, 2009

Riassunto

Epitomizing the scandalous Victorian "sensation" novel and establishing Braddon as the doyenne of the genre, this addictively plotted tale features a flaxen-haired beauty hiding a murderous criminal secretMiss Lucy Graham is a newcomer to the parish of Audley. She may be an impoverished governess, but she is also kind, and ineffably beautiful. When Sir Michael Audley sets eyes upon her he finds himself in the grip of "the terrible fever called love." Their courtship raises many eyebrows, but Sir Audley has set his heart on the sweet-natured girl, and before long they marry. Appearances, however, can be deceptive; and Sir Michael’s nephew, Robert, begins to suspect that his new aunt is not all she seems. His investigations into her murky past soon bring shocking secrets to the surface. Originally published in 1862, the massive success of this novel featuring blackmail, bigamy, and murder made Mary Elizabeth Braddon a household name. It remains a classic Victorian spine-tingler.

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Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1835–1915) published almost 90 books during her long career, includingThe Doctor's Wife and The Trail of the Serpent. Robert Giddings is an eminent literary critic who reviews for such publications as theGuardian, the New Statesman, and the Sunday Times.

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• Editore: Atlantic Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1843549069
• ISBN 13: 9781843549062
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 489