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Charlotte's Inheritance

Author
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Read by
Eloise Fairfax
Language
English
Length
14 hours 32 minutes
ISBN
9781802569957
Published
30 December 2025
Imprint
Fractal Press
  • Victorian fiction
  • inheritance
  • social ambition
  • love versus duty
  • class conflict
  • hidden past
  • moral dilemma
  • romantic tension
  • personal sacrifice
  • societal expectations

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Charlotte’s Inheritance is a Victorian novel of love, duty, and social ambition. Gustave Lenoble, a law student from humble origins, is expected to secure his family’s future through an advantageous marriage. In Paris, he becomes drawn to the sorrowful Madame Meynell, awakening desires that conflict with obligation. As inheritance, identity, and hidden pasts shape their fates, Braddon explores the tension between personal happiness and the demands of society.

Author

Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1835–1915) was a prominent English novelist and playwright best known for her Victorian sensation fiction. Rising from modest beginnings, she gained fame with Lady Audley’s Secret, which cemented her reputation for blending mystery, psychology, and social critique. Prolific and influential, Braddon wrote more than 80 novels and helped shape popular Victorian literature.

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