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While enjoying Carnival in Venice, a gentleman named Vansittart meets a beautiful working-class woman. They're enjoying a light-hearted meal in a cafe when her jealous lover unexpectedly attacks—and Vansittart fatally stabs him. Vansittart escapes, assumes a false identity, and resolves to keep the incident secret for the rest of his life. This traumatic event sends Vansittart on a journey of redemption filled with secrecy, jealousy, vengeance, and love. The Venetians is one of M. E. Bradd...

Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1835-1915) was a British Victorian era novelist famous for her sensationalist writing."Good Lady Ducayne" is a sensational tale of a young woman, Bella Rolleston, who secures a job as a paid companion to a very elderly and wealthy aristocratic lady who offers her a handsome salary, a winter travelling on the Italian Riviera and the Italian Lakes and very little to do.It all seems too good to be true. And when Bella learns that the old lady's previous...

M. E. Braddon's "Lady Audley's Secret" is a captivating Victorian novel that deftly intertwines themes of identity, gender, and social class within a gripping mystery framework. Through the character of Lucy Audley, Braddon explores the complexities of a woman's position in society and the lengths to which one might go to maintain their facade. Written in a sensational style characteristic of the period, the narrative unfolds with a series of suspenseful twists and dark revelations, reflec...

Lady Audley’s Secret was the most successful of a long series of novels written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon in what was then called the “sensation” genre because of the inventive and slightly scandalous plots of such works.Published in 1862, Lady Audley’s Secret was immediately popular and is said to have made a fortune for its author. It has never been out of print and has been the basis for a number of dramas and movies.The novel begins with the return from the Australian g...

In the fevered world of a great religious revival, M. E. Braddon's The Infidel brings private longing and public faith into sharp collision. Antonia Thornton, a gifted young woman tied to her father's literary vanity and her companion Patty Lester's theatrical wit, moves from drawing rooms and shabby-genteel lodgings into the harsher realities of charity, poverty, and spiritual doubt. Around her, George Stobart wrestles with duty, desire, and the demands of conversion, even as Lady Kilrush...

Aurora Floyd, Vol. II tightens M. E. Braddon's darkly glamorous web of passion, secrecy, and social peril as Aurora stands at the center of a world where love, money, and reputation are all dangerously entangled. At Mellish Park, she appears radiant and beloved—cherished by John Mellish, admired by the villagers, and moving through the comforts of country-house life—yet old grievances, uneasy marriages, and watchful enemies keep suspense close beneath the surface. When Aurora visits her fa...

Mount Royal is a dark Victorian tale of passion, betrayal, and the ruinous cost of hidden sins. In the aftermath of Angus Hamleigh's death, Christabel Tregonell struggles to preserve her dignity, protect her son, and endure grief that reaches into every corner of her life. At Mount Royal, social gatherings shimmer with wit and flirtation, yet beneath the tea, picnics, and private theatricals lie jealousy, divided loyalties, and the uneasy knowledge of a death that will not stay buried. As ...

In the frozen Canadian far west, three unlikely companions—serious surgeon Lucius Davoren, adventurous ex-Oxford athlete Geoffrey Hossack, and comic, food-haunted sailor Absalom Schanck—endure a perilous amateur expedition on the edge of starvation. Their Indian guide has vanished with the lost trail, supplies are nearly gone, and Lucius alone keeps disciplined notes as the others fight off despair with wit, improvisation, and dreams of home. Just when the hut seems sealed in silence and h...

Mount Royal begins as a rich Victorian romance, but its true drama lies in the collision between private devotion and public duty. Against the wild beauty of Cornwall, Christabel Courtenay and Angus Hamleigh settle into a brief, tender happiness marked by walks, boating excursions, and the hope that his health may recover in the sea air. Yet their love is shadowed by uncertainty: Mrs. Tregonell delays the wedding, London society awaits, and Christabel senses how fragile joy can be when rep...

In Mount Royal, the celebrated author of Lady Audley's Secret turns to a deeply Victorian world of love, regret, and the inescapable power of memory. Christabel's life is shaped by two men and two kinds of sacrifice: Angus Hamleigh, whose illness and conscience force him to renounce their engagement, and Leonard Tregonell, whose cool self-interest and jealousy shadow the life that follows. A tender letter, a doctor's grim warning, and a final farewell transform romance into renunciation, w...

"The Octoroon" by M. E. Braddon presents a riveting anthology that delves into the intricacies of race, identity, and societal norms through its titular story, "The Octoroon." Set in the vibrant yet tumultuous landscapes of 1860s London and Louisiana, this narrative introduces readers to Adelaide Horton, a spirited young American whose life is intertwined with Cora Leslie, a mysterious figure whose life is overshadowed by the legacy of slavery. As the tale unfolds within Mrs. Montresor's d...

In a rain-dark Victorian world of secrets, illness, and restrained longing, Geoffrey Hossack arrives at Mrs. Bertram's door bearing Lucius Davoren's letter and the hope that another man may succeed where his own love has failed. Her response opens a devastating confession: as a gifted young woman, Janet was drawn into a clandestine marriage with the magnetic musician Bertram, only to discover too late that he was already married, morally corrupt, and unworthy of her trust. Cast off pennile...