Lady Audley's Secret

Name: Lady Audley's Secret
Author: Mary Elizabeth Braddon
ISBN: 9781836101277

Author: Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Language: English
Length: 442 pages
ISBN: 9781836101277
Published: 29 December 2025
Imprint: Fractal Press

Victorian mystery
sensation fiction
hidden identity
psychological suspense
crime
intrigue
social ambition
deception
morality
scandal

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Lady Audley’s Secret is a classic Victorian sensation novel of mystery and psychological suspense. When the beautiful Lady Audley marries into wealth, her flawless image hides a shocking past. As her nephew begins to investigate strange inconsistencies, secrets of identity, madness, and crime slowly emerge. Braddon explores ambition, morality, and the dark consequences of reinventing oneself in a society obsessed with respectability.

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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Audiobook · English · Fractal Press9781802569766