LADY AUDLEY'S SECRET By Mary Elizabeth Braddon CHAPTER I. LUCY. Mary Elizabeth Braddon Born place: in London, The United Kingdom Born date October 4, 1835 See more on GoodReads. Critic John Sutherland (1989) described the work as "the most sensationally successful of all the sensation novels". When Sir Michael Audley sets eyes upon her he finds himself in the grip of "the terrible fever called love. Lady Audleys Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon Miss Lucy Graham is a newcomer to the parish of Audley. She may be an impoverished governess, but she is also kind, and ineffably beautiful. Lady Audleys Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here Miss Lucy Graham is a newcomer to the parish of Audley. Published in: 1862 Pages: 480 Edition read: E-book Book description: Miss Lucy Graham is a newcomer to the parish of Audley. Lady Audley’s Secret was a huge hit in 1862 for its author, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, but it was put down by the critics immediately and for many years after. In it's resistance to the aesthetic culture that dominated the late Victorian period, 'Lady Audley's Secret' achieves a fabulously intricate and fully accountable plot-line that enables the author to guide the readers along, allowing their own knowledge to unravel the secrets and mysteries. When Sir Michael Audley sets eyes upon her he finds himself in the grip of the terrible fever called love. It was a sensation novel following the style of Wilkie Collins’ The Woman in White, which had come out in serial two years previous. Lady Audley's Secret on Goodreads Read Lady Audley's Secret today: Read classic books in daily bite-sized bits This new edition explores Braddon's portrait of her scheming heroine in the context of the nineteenth-century sensation novel and … When Sir Michael Audley sets eyes upon her he finds himself in the grip of the terrible fever called love. Lady Audley's Secret was written shortly after Wilkie Collins's The Woman in White, the novel which defined the era of "sensation novels" (..where mystery and suspense are piled on high). Lady Audley's Secret is a sensation novel by Mary Elizabeth Braddon published in 1862. She may be an impoverished governess, but she is also kind, and ineffably beautiful. Inspired by a true life story, Lady Audley's Secret is the story of a woman's overwhelming ambition and passion for social success. Lady Audley's Secret was an immediate bestseller, and readers have enjoyed its thrilling plot ever since its first publication in 1862. ― Mary Elizabeth Braddon, quote from Lady Audley's Secret About the author. After exhausting Wilkie Collins's collection of major works I hungered for something which would leave me again in … It was Braddon's most successful and well-known novel. Braddon uses Lucy Audley, nee Graham, who is actually Helen Talboys nee… "… The plot centres on "accidental bigamy" which was in literary fashion in the early 1860s. When the first book came out in 1862, Victorian readers were shocked and outraged by its portrayal of aspects like bigamy, insanity, yearning for social status and the will to commit murder to achieve one's goals. She may be an impoverished governess, but she is also kind, and ineffably beautiful. Sutherland ( 1989 ) described the work as `` the most sensationally successful of all the sensation ''! 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