Lady Audley’s Secret _ Published in 1862 _ Plus: Biography ofMary Elizabeth Braddon.

The story begins with the return from the Australian goldfields of ex-dragoon George Talboys. Three years earlier, in the depths of poverty, he had abandoned his young wife and their baby in order to seek his fortune. He returns to England having made that fortune by finding a huge gold nugget. He enlists the help of his friend Robert Audley, a rather idle young barrister, to seek out his wife. To George’s dismay and overwhelming grief, however, he sees a newspaper notice of the death of his wife only a few days prior to his return. But his friend disappears mysteriously and Robert begins to investigate. What he discovers fills him with despair.

Wuilia Ebooks _ ISBN 978-2-38481-046-8 _ English Version _ ePub _ 151,620 words (9 hours 12 minutes) – 860 pages _ 18/05/2022.