Wyllard's Weird, by the Author of 'Lady Audley's Secret'....

by Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Mary Elizabeth Braddon was born in London on 4th October 1835.Braddon suffered early family trauma at age five, when her mother, Fanny, separated from her father, Henry, in 1840. When she was aged ten... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 127998483X
• ISBN13: 9781279984833
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Nabu Press
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.4" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

Early Mystery with Fast Pace--psychological explorations

Mary Braddon probably invented the detective novel, but her work didn't retain its popularity. Lady Audley's Secret has never been out of print, but this is just as dark. When a young woman is pitched from a train as it nears a small village in Cornwall, several locals are pulled into the murder investigation. One finds his moral ground and begins to reform. Another pursues the murderer, gradually finding out things he may have wished to ignore. Two women, one married and one single, follow their hearts and lay their own happiness on the altar of high romance. There is a wonderful set of parallels between the main characters and the love triangle set ten years in the past. Braddon touches on unconventionality in love, but there is nothing terribly revolutionary here. The novel moves at a fast pace, and keeps plot twists coming. I suppose that the theme is: how do we know the real character of those we love? At the beginning, nobody really does. By the end, there are no secrets left. If you like Wilkie Collins's stuff, try Braddon.

A too-long-lost treasue!

Totally fun, totally weird read-- highly recommended for fans of Gothic/Victorian novels, murder mysteries, or just a good thriller!