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Aurora Floyd (1862-3) and Braddon's earlier novel Lady Audley's Secret established her as one of the ruling triumvirate of the popular and notorious "sensation novelists." Like Lady Audley, Aurora is a beautiful young woman bigamously married and threatened with exposure by a blackmailer. In this, the only critical edition of a popular "sensation novel," P.D. Edward's introduction evaluates its leading place among "bigamy-novels" and Braddon's treatment of the power struggle between the sexes, as well as considering the similarities between the author and her heroine.
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Oxford World's Classics: Aurora Floyd, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, P.D. Edwards
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- Released
- 1996
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- Title
- Oxford World's Classics: Aurora Floyd
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Mary Elizabeth Braddon, P.D. Edwards
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Released
- 1996
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 474
- ISBN10
- 0192824023
- ISBN13
- 9780192824028
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Historical Fiction, Mystery Novels, Humor, Love, Family, Classics, Suspense, Murders, British Literature, England, 19th century, Secrets, Marriage, Historical Mystery, Investigation, Gothic, Victorian Era
- Rating
- 3.7 out of 5
- Description
- Aurora Floyd (1862-3) and Braddon's earlier novel Lady Audley's Secret established her as one of the ruling triumvirate of the popular and notorious "sensation novelists." Like Lady Audley, Aurora is a beautiful young woman bigamously married and threatened with exposure by a blackmailer. In this, the only critical edition of a popular "sensation novel," P.D. Edward's introduction evaluates its leading place among "bigamy-novels" and Braddon's treatment of the power struggle between the sexes, as well as considering the similarities between the author and her heroine.