Braddon, Mary Elizabeth, 1837-1915
Lady Audley´s Secret / Mary Elizabeth Braddon ; introduction and notes by Esther Saxey - First edition. - 362 pages ; 20 cm. - Wordsworth Classics . - Wordsworth Classics .
the flaxen-haired beauty of the chidlike Lady Audley would suggest that she has no secrets. But M.E. Braddon´s classic nobel of sensation uncovers the truth its heroine in a plot involving bigamy, arson and murder.
It challenges assumptions about the nature of femininity and investgates the narrow divide between sanity and insanity, using as its focus one of the most fascinating of all Victorian heroines. Combining elements of the detective novel, the psychological thriller and the romance of upper class life, Lady Audley´s Secret was one of the most popular and successful novels of the nineteenth century and still exerts a powerful hold on readers.
9781853267260
English novel--XIX century
Novela inglesa--Siglo XIX
English literature--XIX century
Literatura inglesa--Siglo XIX
Inglaterra--Novela
823.91 / / B798l
Lady Audley´s Secret / Mary Elizabeth Braddon ; introduction and notes by Esther Saxey - First edition. - 362 pages ; 20 cm. - Wordsworth Classics . - Wordsworth Classics .
the flaxen-haired beauty of the chidlike Lady Audley would suggest that she has no secrets. But M.E. Braddon´s classic nobel of sensation uncovers the truth its heroine in a plot involving bigamy, arson and murder.
It challenges assumptions about the nature of femininity and investgates the narrow divide between sanity and insanity, using as its focus one of the most fascinating of all Victorian heroines. Combining elements of the detective novel, the psychological thriller and the romance of upper class life, Lady Audley´s Secret was one of the most popular and successful novels of the nineteenth century and still exerts a powerful hold on readers.
9781853267260
English novel--XIX century
Novela inglesa--Siglo XIX
English literature--XIX century
Literatura inglesa--Siglo XIX
Inglaterra--Novela
823.91 / / B798l