Aurora Floyd is a novel written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, first published in 1863. The story follows the life of Aurora Floyd, a beautiful and headstrong young woman who has a dark secret in her past. She is engaged to John Mellish, a wealthy landowner, but her past comes back to haunt her when a mysterious stranger named Archibald Carlyle arrives in town. As the story unfolds, secrets are revealed, and Aurora's reputation and future are put in jeopardy. The book is a thrilling tale of love, betrayal, and mystery set in ...
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Aurora Floyd is a novel written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, first published in 1863. The story follows the life of Aurora Floyd, a beautiful and headstrong young woman who has a dark secret in her past. She is engaged to John Mellish, a wealthy landowner, but her past comes back to haunt her when a mysterious stranger named Archibald Carlyle arrives in town. As the story unfolds, secrets are revealed, and Aurora's reputation and future are put in jeopardy. The book is a thrilling tale of love, betrayal, and mystery set in Victorian England. It is a classic example of the sensation novel genre, which was popular in the 19th century. The novel explores themes such as class, gender, and morality, and is considered to be one of Braddon's best works.1863. Braddon is one of the most successful of the Victorian sensation novelists. Aurora Floyd follows the story of the heroine of the same name, who has left France to escape a checkered past. Aurora gains the hearts of two men, Talbot Bulstrode and John Mellish. Aurora warns off Bulstrode, who then marries the tenderhearted Lucy, but Mellish perseveres in winning her heart and marrying her. In due course, her hidden secret emerges and as she wrestles with her guilt her husband begins to suspect that she is concealing a secret. See other Braddon titles available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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