Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Two different riddles, three villains, one of which was really the darkest paint, three murders, one suicide, the abduction of a child, three strong Victorian women — one of them is unusually tragic, the other is quite a deceiver, like Becky Sharp, and divine retribution. Suffice it to say that one of the main characters is a young woman who lives with a man who claims to be a father, but exploits and intimidates her, and when this villain, Black...

Milly Darrell isn't the narrator, but the story is based around her. Mary Crofton is a new governess who meets her in school, and agrees to spend her vacation with Milly. She soon has to deal with the intrigues of Milly's evil stepmother Augusta and possessive cousin Julian. Fortunately, Mary figures out that Milly is being poisoned thanks to noticing the wrong cork on a medicine bottle. Augusta's no Lady Audley.

First published in 1863, "Aurora Floyd" is a sensation novel by Mary Elizabeth Braddon and sequel to her best-known work and one of the most famous sensation novels of all time, "Lady Audley's Secret". A classic Victorian tale of love, lies, treachery, intrigue and murder, "Aurora Floyd" is constitutes a must-read for fans of sensation fiction and is not to be missed by fans of Braddon's seminal work. Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1835–1915) was an English...

The Venetians: A Novel Originally Published in 1893 This special annotated edition includes: Biography of Mary Elizabeth Braddon - Learn about the life and career of this trailblazing Victorian author who helped pioneer the sensation fiction genre.Historical Context - Explore the social, cultural, and literary background of the Victorian era, revealing the influences behind Braddon's storytelling.Literary Analysis - Gain insights into the...

The Fifth Ghost Story MEGAPACK™ presents a great collection of 25 more classic ghost stories from 19th and 20th century masters (plus a new introduction by editor Shawn M. Garrett). Included are: A TALE OF A GAS-LIT GHOST, by Anonymous DOG OR DEMON? by Theo Gift THE STORY OF MEDHANS LEA, by E. Heron & H. Heron HOW FEAR DEPARTED FROM THE LONG GALLERY, by E. F. Benson ON THE BRIGHTON ROAD, by Richard Middleton THE NEW PASS, by Amelia B. Edwards THE...

A no-nonsense governess returns to the family home at Christmas to celebrate the season and an upcoming wedding but learns of a curse affecting the men of the family. At Chrighton Abbey is taken from the Victorian Anthologies series featuring short stories by classic writers of the spooky, the scary and the supernatural. Guaranteed to give you the shivers, each collection includes familiar and loved creepy tales as well as those less well-known.

In a warning against the fickleness of youth and love, a young artist makes a promise he has no real desire to keep and from which he discovers there is no escape... The Cold Embrace is taken from the second volume of the Victorian Anthologies "Horror" series, featuring short stories by classic writers of the spooky, the scary and the supernatural. Guaranteed to give you the shivers, each collection includes familiar and loved creepy tales as well...

Um ihr eigenes Auskommen und auch das ihrer Mutter zu sichern, sucht Bella Rolleston händeringend eine Anstellung als Gesellschafterin in einem hochherrschaftlichen Haus. Durch die Leiterin einer Vermittlungs-Agentur wird sie der sehr betagten Lady Ducayne vorgestellt...

La historia de la literatura universal está plagada de ejemplos de mujeres malignas que han manipulado la voluntad de los hombres utilizando como armas su inteligencia y belleza, mostrando la debilidad del hombre ante las dulces palabras y el erotismo. Como fiel reflejo de la sociedad en que se desarrolla, la literatura muestra los cambios y terrenos que ha ganado la mujer a lo largo de la historia. Aún queda mucho camino que recorrer pero Medea,...