LADY AUDLEY'S SECRET

With an Introduction by Catherine Wells-Cole The flaxen-haired beauty ofthe child-like Lady Audley would suggest that she has no secrets. But M.E.Braddon's classic novel of sensation uncovers the truth about its heroinein a plot involving bigamy, arson and murder. It challenges assumptionsabout the nature of femininity and investigates the narrow divide betweensanity and insanity, using as its focus one of the most fascinating of allVictorian heroines. Combining elements of the detective novel, thepsychological thriller and the romance of upper class life, Lady Audley'sSecret was one of the most popular and successful novels of the nineteenthcentury.