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Lady Audley's Secret is a sensation novel by Mary Elizabeth Braddon published on 26 May 1862. It was Braddon's most successful and well-known novel. Critic John Sutherland (1989) described the work as "the most sensationally successful of all the sensation novels".
The innocence and candor of an infant beamed in Lady Audley's fair face, and shone out of her large and liquid blue eyes. The rosy lips, the delicate nose, the profusion of fair ringlets, all contributed to preserve to her beauty the character of extreme youth and freshness.
Lady Audley’s Secret is one of the most popular examples of sensation fiction, a genre of mid-19th century British literature that covered “sensational” subjects, such as crime, and explored Victorian era social anxieties.
Weathering critical scorn, Lady Audley's Secret quickly established Mary Elizabeth Braddon as the leading light of Victorian 'sensation' fiction, sharing the honour only with Wilkie Collins.
The grand, historic Audley Court has fallen into disrepair. The stately Essex mansion, which contains secret passageways and a secluded grove, is home to Sir Michael Audley, a kind, wealthy old bachelor, and his will-full, eighteen-year-old daughter, Alicia.
Lady Audley's Secret study guide contains a biography of Mary Braddon, literature essays, a complete e-text, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Best summary PDF, themes, and quotes.
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Jun 8, 2017 · Lucy Graham (her name suggests such Brontëan heroines as Lucy Snowe and Helen Graham, though Braddon’s heroine will be very different from those), a governess, marries the rich older man, Sir Michael Audley, owner of Audley Court. But ‘Lady Audley’, as we know from the novel’s title, has a secret.
Lady Audley’s Secret was published in 1862 and caused a stir among Victorian readers with its depiction of murder, madness, extortion, and bigamy. The novel centers on a young woman, Lucy Graham, a governess working in the village of Audley.
Lady Audley's Secret study guide contains a biography of Mary Braddon, literature essays, a complete e-text, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Best summary PDF, themes, and quotes.
