Books by Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Suloinen Lucy Graham nai rikkaan, leskeksi jaaneen Sir Michael Audleyn, jolla ei ole aavistustakaan nuorikkonsa menneisyydesta. Pian Lucyn puhtoinen pinta alkaa kuitenkin rakoilla. Kylaan tulee mies, jolla olisi paljonkin kerrottavanaan Lucysta, mutta pian vieras haviaa kuin tuhka tuuleen vieden tietonsa mukanaan.Mita kammottavaa salaisuutta Lucy piilottelee aviomieheltaan?"e;Hanen salaisuutensa"e; on tuotteliaan Mary Elizabeth Braddonin tunnetuin ja kohutuin teos, koska silla oli yhtymakohtia kirjailijan omaan elamaan ja erityisesti sen salaisuuksiin. Viktoriaanisen ajan Englantiin sijoittuva viihderomaani ei saastele skandaaleja tai shokeeraavia kaanteita. -

Originally published in Robin Goodfellow magazine, Lady Audley's Secret is the essential work of Mary Elizabeth Braddon and is considered a staple of sensation fiction. The story centers on a mysterious woman, whose dark past slowly comes to light.Lady Audley is a former governess who marries the wealthy widower, Sir Michael Audley. She thoroughly enjoys the life of privilege and status associated with her new husband. Although she appears beautiful and polished, Lady Audley is more than meets the eye. She has a dark secret that could jeopardize everything she¿s worked for. To maintain her façade, she plots and schemes to silence those who threaten her happiness. Lady Audley will stop at nothing to maintain her comfortable lifestyle, including murder.Lady Audley is driven by desperation and fear. Her outlandish behavior leads to an unpredictable narrative taking the reader on a journey full of twists and turns. A combination of melodrama, crime and romance, Lady Audley's Secret is an extreme commentary on Victorian gender and class.With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Lady Audley's Secret is both modern and readable.

Una colección imprescindibles para los amantes de lo espectral, del misterio gótico, de la cortina que se desplaza sin que haya viento y el susurro de pasos en mitad del pasillo en plena noche. Cuentos escalofriantes de una de las damas del terror victoriano más destacadas, Mary Elizabeth Braddon. Incluye los cuentos: «El rostro en el espejo», «Ella», «La sombra en la esquina», «La buena lady Ducayne», «Su última aparición» y «El visitante de Eveline».Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano.Mary Elizabeth Braddon fue una autora británica nacida en 1837 y fallecida en 1915. Cultivadora sobre todo de la novela, su obra abarca más de setenta historias de corte victoriano, así como obras de teatro y cuentos que juegan con lo espectral, lo gótico y lo sobrenatural.

Hours of great reading await, with ghostly tales from some of the 19th and 20th century's most renowned authors. Featured in this volume are::AT CHRIGHTON ABBEY, by Mary Elizabeth BraddonTHE HAUNTED MILL, by Jerome K. JeromeTHE GHOST CLUB, by John Kendrick BangsTHE SHADOWS OF THE DEAD, by Louis BeckeTHE ROOM IN THE TOWER, by E. F. BensonTHE HAUNTED AND THE HAUNTERS, by Lord Edward Bulwer-LyttonTHE MIDDLE BEDROOM, by H. de Vere StacpooleTHE DRUMMER GHOST, by John William DeForestMISS JÉROMETTE AND THE CLERGYMAN, by Wilkie CollinsTHE SPECTRE BRIDE, by William Harrison AinsworthTHE TAPESTRIED CHAMBER; or, The Lady in the Square, by Sir Walter ScottTHE OLD NURSE'S STORY, by Elizabeth GaskellTHE JUDGE'S HOUSE, by Bram StokerAT THE END OF THE PASSAGE, by Rudyard KiplingTHE WITHERED ARM, by Thomas HardyJOHN CHARRINGTON'S WEDDING, by Edith NesbitTHE MAN OF SCIENCE, by Jerome K. JeromeWHAT DID MISS DARRINGTON SEE? by Emma B. CobbA GHOST STORY, by Mark TwainTHE SOUL OF ROSE DÉDÉ, by M.E.M. DavisTHE HOUSE OF THE NIGHTMARE, by Edward Lucas WhiteREALITY OR DELUSION? by Mrs Henry WoodFISHER'S GHOST, by John LangTHROUGH THE IVORY GATE, by Mary Raymond Shipman AndrewsTHE COLD EMBRACE, by Mary Elizabeth BraddonAnd don't forget to check out the 350+ other volumes in the MEGAPACK® series! Search on "Wildside Press Megapack" in your favorite ebook store to see the complete list...covering science fiction, fantasy, horror, westerns, mysteries, and much more!

Lady Ducayne kan huske, dengang Marie Antoinette blev henrettet, og hendes selskabsdamer har en tendens til at svinde hen og dø efter nogen tid i hendes tjeneste. Men Bella Rolleston har brug for pengene, og hun har også lyst til at rejse, så hun tager tjeneste hos ladyen alligevel og rejser med hende og hendes dystre gamle læge dr. Parravicini til Italien. Efter nogen tid begynder hun at føle sig træt og udmattet, og har store insektbid på armen. De italienske myg er store og grådige - eller det er i hvert fald dr. Parravicinis forklaring …Sådan er handlingen i titelfortællingen i denne samling af, hvad man kan kalde victorianske "hyggegys" fra den gang det var virkelig mørkt om natten og tågerne drev tæt over de engelske floder. Ud over titelfortællingen indeholder samlingen fortællingerne Godsforvalteren, Mysteriet på Fernwood, Teatermalerens hustru, John Granger, Levisons offer, Chrighton Abbey, En uhyggelig gæst, Hendes sidste optræden, Doktor Carrick og Skyggen i krogen - et ganske repræsentativt udsnit af Mary Elizabeth Braddons noveller i den gotiske genre fra 1861 til 1896. Her finder læseren de fleste af de kendte og elskede temaer fra genren - kvinder i nød, skumle mandspersoner, vanvittige slægtninge skjult i afsides gemakker, varsler og gengangere, skygger, der er mørkere end mørket … og så altså vampyren lady Ducayne. Eller er hun nu også det?Om forfatteren: Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1835-1915) var en engelsk forfatter. Hun slog igennem i 1862 med "Lady Audleys hemmelighed", og skrev frem til sin død en stor mængde romaner, først og fremmest kriminal- og kærlighedsromaner, ofte med et temmelig opfindsomt og sensationelt plot, samt en mængde noveller. Hun var gift med forlæggeren John Maxwell, men optrådte gennem hele sin karriere under sit pigenavn, ofte forkortet til "Miss Braddon".

First published serially in 1861, Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s “Lady Audley's Secret” is the wildly successful Victorian-era sensation novel. Sensation novels were very popular in English literature in the 1860s and 1870s. The novels were a combination of realism and romance and were usually tales of terrible crimes, such as murder, kidnapping, bigamy, adultery, and theft, occurring in otherwise normal, tranquil domestic settings. “Lady Audley’s Secret” was one of the most popular novels of the genre and revolves around Robert Audley, a man determined to find out the cause of his friend’s, George Talboys, disappearance. At the center of the mystery is Robert’s uncle’s wife, Lucy Audley, the Lady Audley of the novel’s title and who Robert suspects of keeping secrets. With George’s young son in questionable safety and lies, deception, and treachery surrounding him, Robert must uncover all that Lady Audley has hidden about her past while finding himself in increasing danger. A bestseller in Victorian England despite its scandalously immoral content, “Lady Audley’s Secret” addresses the domestic anxieties and gender and class conflicts of the era while at the same time featuring a remarkable and complex female character. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

They are the stronger sex, the nosier, the more persevering, the most self-assertive sex.'The beautiful and innocent-seeming Lady Audley is uncovered in this stunning novel that combines a crime thriller with historical drama to create an unputdownable tale that has been perennially popular since its publication in 1862.