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The Cloven Foot: A Novel

Author
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Read by
Eloise Fairfax
Language
English
Length
15 hours 9 minutes
ISBN
9781802569858
Published
29 December 2025
Imprint
Fractal Press
  • Victorian sensation
  • inheritance
  • secret past
  • murder
  • deception
  • hidden identity
  • scandal
  • moral conflict
  • suspense
  • social expectation

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The Cloven Foot is a Victorian sensation novel of deceit, inheritance, and scandal. John Treverton must marry his cousin Laura to claim his uncle’s estate, yet harbors a secret past as Jack Chicot, married to a French dancer. When she is murdered, suspicion falls on him, threatening his freedom and future. Braddon explores hidden identities, moral conflict, and the perilous consequences of ambition and duplicity.

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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