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Lady Audley's Secret (Oxford World's Classics)

19 reviews
Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Oxford University Press, USA, 1998

Review the novel, or the edition?
It's unfortunate that opinions regarding the story, Braddon's style, and/or Victorian novels in general make the little star rankings lower for this particular edition. In fact, the edition is quite good; the introduction is superb, the footnotes are very useful for those of us who easily forget our Classical references, and the appendices are chock full of relevant information. Like the story ...

Lady Audley's Secret (Girlebooks Classics)

Girlebooks.com, 2008

Originally published in 1862, Braddon's "sensation" novel tells the story of Lucy Graham, a poor governess of unknown circumstances who wins the heart of the rich Sir Audley. When Sir Audley's nephew comes to visit with his friend George, George goes missing, and the book quickly turns into an action-packed detective story, Victorian style.

Aurora Floyd (Oxford World's Classics)

3 reviews
Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Oxford University Press, 2008

A Great Gothic Tale
Having devoured Trollope, Willkie Collins, I happened onto Aurora Floyd and was truly surprised to find such an outstanding story so beautifully written. A dark secret revealed, a murder and a love story, this is a wonderful book.

Gothic Tales

Penguin Classics, 2007

"The curse - the curse!" I looked up in terror. In the great mirror opposite I saw myself, and right behind, another wicked, fearful self' An encounter with the supernatural in an everyday setting accentuates its strangeness; a truth used to eerie effect in Gaskell's Gothic tales. A portrait turned to the wall, a hidden manuscript, a mysterious child that lives on the freezing moors, a doppelganger formed by a woman's bitter curse: all of these ...

Wyllard's Weird

1 review
Mary, Elizabeth Braddon

Whitlock Publishing, 2007

A too-long-lost treasue!
Totally fun, totally weird read-- highly recommended for fans of Gothic/Victorian novels, murder mysteries, or just a good thriller!

The Doctor's Wife (Oxford World's Classics)

1 review
Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Oxford University Press, USA, 1999

Isn't life like a novel in 3 volumes?
The Doctor's Wife is the 4th of Mary Elizabeth Braddon's novels which I have had the good fortune to read. There are 76 more, so, Oxford World's Classics, bring them on! In this, my favorite so far, the heroine reads novels and dreams of her life being like those heroines in her novels. She especially seems to have an affinity with Edith Dombey. Isabel marries a decent, honest, but not ...

Lady Audley's Secret
Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Quill Pen Classics, 2008

Lady Audley's Secret is a book written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon. It is widely considered to be one of the top 100 greatest books of all time. This great novel will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, Lady Audley's Secret is required reading for various courses and curriculums. And for others who simply enjoy reading timeless pieces of classic literature, this gem by Mary Elizabeth Braddon is highly recommended. Published ...

Lady Audley's Secret
Mary Elizabeth Braddon

ReadHowYouWant, 2006

ReadHowYouWant publishes a wide variety of best selling books in Large and Super Large fonts in partnership with leading publishers. EasyRead books are available in 11pt and 13pt. type. EasyRead Large books are available in 16pt, 16pt Bold, and 18pt Bold type. EasyRead Super Large books are available in 20pt. Bold and 24pt. Bold Type. You choose the format that is right for you. It tells the story of Lady Audley who is young, beautiful, wicked, ...

Vixen (Pocket Classics)

1 review
Mary Elizabeth Braddon

A. Sutton, 1993

A haunting and memorable tale
This is Braddon's best book, certainly of those that are currently available. Deceptively simple it is both haunting and beautiful with a heroine who is not only spirited and wilful but refreshingly so as Braddon was among the first to create such a character in 'sensational' literature. I would reccomend this absolutely, it is a truly beautiful book.

Flower and Weed
Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Adamant Media Corporation, 2002

This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1883 edition by Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig.

At Crighton Abbey and Other Horror Stories
Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Wildside Press, 2004

Today Mary Elizabeth Braddon is remembered among fans of weird fiction for her classic horror and ghost stories, the most famous of which are collected herein. "At Chrighton Abbey" is a Christmas ghost story; "The Cold Embrace: is the story of a proud art student pursued by the ghost of a lover he scorned; "The Shadow in the Corner: uses rationalism to try to explain away a ghostly presence, with no success; "Good Lady Ducayne" is Braddon's ...

Cut by the County
Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Adamant Media Corporation, 2005

This Elibron Classics edition is a facsimile reprint of a 1887 edition by Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig.

Run to Earth

1 review
Mary Elizabeth Braddon

BiblioLife, 2008

Excellent Victorian "sensation" novel
This book is full of intrigue and scheming, as a disinherited scoundrel and his mercenary friend plot to take over the family fortune. The novel also has interesting subplots involving secondary characters, that are all connected to the main story. If you liked "Lady Audley's Secret" or even "The Eustace Diamonds", you'll enjoy this book.

Henry Dunbar
Mary Elizabeth Braddon

BiblioLife, 2008

Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1835-1915) was a British Victorian era popular novelist. She was an extremely prolific writer, producing some 75 novels with very inventive plots. The most famous one is her first novel, Lady Audley's Secret (1862), which won her recognition and fortune as well. The novel has been in print ever since, and has been dramatised and filmed several times. She also founded Belgravia Magazine (1866), which presented readers with ...

Joshua Haggard's Daughter V1: A Novel
Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007

This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1877 edition by Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig.

Dead Love Has Chains
Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Adamant Media Corporation, 2002

This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1907 edition by Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig.

Lady Audley's Secret
Mary Elizabeth Braddon

BiblioBazaar, 2007

Thou Art the Man (Valancourt Classics)
Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Valancourt Books, 2008

Ten years ago, a shocking murder cut short a blossoming romance between beautiful young heiress Sibyl Higginson and her cousin Brandon Mountford. When Mountford, an epileptic subject to seizures and memory loss, awakened near a bloody corpse, he was forced to escape to avoid execution for the crime. The years passed, nothing was heard of Mountford, and it was supposed he had either died or fled the country. A decade later, Sibyl, now Lady ...

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