Lady Audley's Secret (Paperback, Critical ed.)

Lady Audley's Secret (1862) was one of the most widely read novels in the Victorian period. The novel exemplifies "sensation fiction" in featuring a beautiful criminal heroine, an amateur detective, blackmail, arson, violence, and plenty of suspenseful action. To its contemporary readers, it also offered the thrill of uncovering blackmail and criminal violence within the homes of the upper class. The novel makes trenchant critiques of Victorian gender roles and social stereotypes, and it creates significant sympathy for the heroine, despite her criminal acts, as she suffers from the injustices of the "marriage market" and rebels against them. This Broadview edition includes a critical introduction and a broad selection of primary source material, including reproductions of the twenty-two woodcut illustrations from the London Journal serialization of the novel, extracts from two Victorian dramatizations of the work, satirical commentaries, and contemporary reviews.

General

Imprint:	Broadview Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Series:	Broadview Editions
Release date:	August 2003
Authors:	Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Editors:	Natalie M. Houston
Dimensions:	215 x 141 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	510
Edition:	Critical ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-55111-357-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > General Promotions
LSN:	1-55111-357-0
Barcode:	9781551113579

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!