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

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

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Beschreibung

When beautiful young Lucy Graham accepts the hand of Sir Michael Audley, her fortune and her future look secure. But Lady Audley's past is shrouded in mystery, and Sir Michael's nephew Robert has vague forebodings. When Robert's good friend George Talboys suddenly disappears, he is determined to find him, and to unearth the truth. His quest reveals a tangled story of lies and deception, crime and intrigue, whose sensational twists turn the conventional picture of Victorian womanhood on its head. Can Robert's darkest suspicions really be true?

A publishing sensation in its day, Lady Audley's Secret is a thrilling novel of deception and villainy in which the golden-haired heroine is not at all what she seems. But it is not just a pot-boiler. Indeed, Mary Elizabeth Braddon's terrific plot touches on many contemporary social concerns, including class, madness, and the separate roles of men and women. Lyn Pykett's introduction illuminates Braddon's fascinating tale of bigamy, murder, impersonation, and blackmail in the context of the nineteenth-century sensation novel and Braddon's immensely successful career. Throughout the book, thorough notes elucidate literary and historical allusions and shed light on the social mores of the day. In addition, the book includes an up-to-date bibliography and a full chronology of Braddon's life and work.

Lady Audley's Secret was an immediate bestseller, and readers have enjoyed its thrilling plot ever since its first publication in 1862. This marvelous new edition introduces Braddon's portrait of her scheming heroine to a new generation of readers.

About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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Alle
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This looked like it would be my favorite book - the writing style was absolutely beautiful, so eloquent and flowing, and the premise that this book would 'turn the image of victorian womanhood on its head' seemed to promise me an ambitious female character that makes her own luck. For the first volume I was hooked, and for the second volume too, but the third one crushed all my hopes. I genuinely could not see what Lady Audley had done that was so treacherous and wicked - could not understand the sympathy proclaimed for George Talboys who deserted his wife and then thought he had any claim on her - could not understand how she had deceived Michael Audley, when Lucy Graham literally replies to his proposal with "I am selfish, and I cannot overlook your fortune.". He is disappointed but OKAY with being married for his wealth - and Lady Audley was a faithful wife and made him happy too so?? I desperately wished for some revelation that would back her up against these men pursuing her and forcing her to take action, but all the authoress came up with was hereditary madness...... a woman acting calmly and with calculation to secure her own position, seeking not to hurt anybody and just being left alone with her wealth is madness? Okay... yeah... no. It was very very suspenseful and very well written so I did like it somewhat, the ending just annoyed me immensely.

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