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London Pride: When the World Was Younger

Author
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Read by
Eloise Fairfax
Language
English
Length
15 hours 16 minutes
ISBN
9781802569995
Published
2 January 2026
Imprint
Fractal Press
  • Victorian historical fiction
  • English Civil War
  • loyalty
  • exile
  • family bonds
  • political turmoil
  • personal loss
  • faith
  • innocence and hope
  • royalist perspective

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Loyalist Sir John Kirkland and daughter Angela flee war's danger for a Louvain convent, carrying exile, faith, and family duty through political upheaval. Spoken as when London pride still asks what a cavalier family can keep when the world turns younger.

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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