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His Darling Sin

Author
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Read by
Eloise Fairfax
Language
English
Length
5 hours 38 minutes
ISBN
9781836100140
Published
5 January 2026
Imprint
Fractal Press
  • Victorian fiction
  • social scandal
  • high society
  • widowhood
  • gossip and rumor
  • reputation and honor
  • forbidden attachment
  • moral conflict
  • emotional loneliness
  • society versus individuality

Description

Lady Grace Perivale is ruined by rumour when a lookalike and Colonel Rannock's disappearance draw detective John Faunce into scandal, fear, and a hunt for the truth. Spoken as when society's darling sin still asks who is real and who is playing the part.

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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