{"product_id":"lady-audleys-secret-paperback-8","title":"Lady Audley's Secret - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Elizabeth Braddon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRachel Vorona Cote\u003c\/b\u003e (With), \u003cb\u003eSarah Weinman\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the \u003cb\u003eSmith \u0026amp; Taylor Classics\u003c\/b\u003e series, this elegant edition revives one of Victorian literature's most thrilling and subversive novels. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucy Graham, radiantly beautiful, born to poverty, and Sir Michael Audley, aging aristocratic widower and fabulously wealthy, are married soon after first glance. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife is peaceful at old Audley Court until the arrival of Robert Audley- Sir Michael's nephew- and his friend George Talboys, who is home again after making his fortune in Australia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen George mysteriously disappears, Robert takes it upon himself to find him again. Developing a detective's eye, following disturbing clue after clue, Robert becomes convinced his alluring Aunt Lucy isn't as innocent, or possibly as sane, as she seems. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLady Audley's Secret \u003c\/i\u003efirst appeared in\u003ci\u003e Robin Goodfellow\u003c\/i\u003e magazine in 1861, establishing it as a \"sensational\" novel to rival Wilkie Collins' \u003ci\u003eThe Woman in White \u003c\/i\u003e(1860). A cunningly plotted mystery novel as sensual as a Pre-Raphaelite portrait, \u003ci\u003eLady Audley's Secret \u003c\/i\u003eprobes mid-Victorian anxieties about the rapid rise of consumerism with the invention of one of literature's great villainesses who goes to great lengths to secure her greatest desires. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a conversational afterword from writers Sarah Weinman and Rachel Vorona Cote. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Elizabeth Braddon\u003c\/b\u003e (1835-1915) began writing at the age of eight but it was not until she won an admirer as an actress that she could settle down to write serial fiction. She became a bestselling 'sensation' author and was read avidly by Tennyson, Dickens and Thackery. She wrote over eighty novels. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Vorona Cote\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eTOO MUCH: How Victorian Constraints Still Bind Women Today\u003c\/i\u003e. She has written essays and criticisms for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine, The Nation, The Atlantic, The Virginia Quarterly Review, The Poetry Foundation, Lapham's Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and a number of other publications. In a past life, she was ABD at the University of Maryland, where she studied Victorian literature. She lives in Takoma Park, Maryland, just outside of Washington, D.C. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Weinman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three books: \u003ci\u003eWithout Consent\u003c\/i\u003e, forthcoming in 2025; \u003ci\u003eScoundrel\u003c\/i\u003e, named a Best Book of 2022 by Time, Esquire, CBC, and NPR and a NYT Editor's Choice; and \u003ci\u003eThe Real Lolita\u003c\/i\u003e, named a Best Book of 2018 by NPR, BuzzFeed, \u003ci\u003eThe National Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, and Vulture, and winner of the Crime Writers of Canada Award in Nonfiction. Weinman writes the monthly Crime \u0026amp; Mystery column for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e. Weinman also writes (albeit more sporadically) the \"Crime Lady\" newsletter, covering crime fiction, true crime, and all points in between. She lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 500\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53595839103283,"sku":"9781961884380","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/w3MjF84Bq_9781961884380.webp?v=1782975521","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/lady-audleys-secret-paperback-8","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}