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Entertaining slice of 1860s sensationalism, starring the wonderfully villainous Lady Audley. I think the story could have been told in half as many pages but that's the Victorians for you!
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Aug 24, 2025
Pamela
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This is a notable Victorian sensation novel, full of delicious malevolence and scheming. Lady Audley is the former governess Lucy Graham, brought to a life of wealth and ease by her doting older husband Sir Michael. Sir Michael’s nephew Robert comes to Audley Court to meet his new aunt, accompanied by his friend George Tallboys, but notices that Lady Audley seems to be avoiding them. When George suddenly disappears, Robert begins to investigate George’s past and uncovers some worrying coincidenc
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Not everything that happened in this book may have been the most realistic thing in the world, but it was fun to read. Much more fun that the Victorian book I am reading now, Agnes Grey, which is putting me to sleep.
Feb 28, 2016
Lauren
marked it as to-read
Nov 08, 2019
Genia Lukin
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Mar 05, 2022
Nidhi Kumari
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