Lady Audley's Secret
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Synopsis
Behind the sunlit lawns and ancient lime trees of Audley Court lies an estate steeped in quiet luxury and lingering mystery. The wealthy baronet Sir Michael Audley believes he has found late-in-life happiness with his new bride, Lucy, a dazzling former governess whose childlike innocence and angelic grace captivate everyone she meets. Everyone, that is, except Sir Michael’s sharp, resentful daughter, Alicia, who refuses to fall under her stepmother’s spell. When Sir Michael’s nephew, the indolent barrister Robert Audley, arrives at the manor, an old friend’s sudden, eerie disappearance disrupts the estate's peaceful veneer. As Robert begins asking uncomfortable questions, the golden-haired Lady Audley’s gentle demeanor begins to crack, hinting at a calculating nature and a vanished past she will do anything to protect. In this masterclass of Victorian sensation and psychological suspense, beauty disguises peril, and every shadow conceals a lie.
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Contents · 40 chapters
- Chapter 1: Lucy
- Chapter 2: On Board the Argus
- Chapter 3: Hidden Relics
- Chapter 4: In the First Page of "the Times."
- Chapter 5: The Headstone at Ventnor
- Chapter 6: Anywhere, Anywhere Out of the World
- Chapter 7: After a Year
- Chapter 8: Before the Storm
- Chapter 9: After the Storm
- Chapter 10: Missing
- Chapter 11: The Mark upon My Lady's Wrist
- Chapter 12: Still Missing
- Chapter 13: Troubled Dreams
- Chapter 14: Phoebe's Suitor
- Chapter 15: On the Watch
- Chapter 16: Robert Audley Gets His Conge
- Chapter 17: At the Castle Inn
- Chapter 18: Robert Receives a Visitor Whom He Had Scarcely Expected
- Chapter 19: The Writing in the Book
- Chapter 20: Mrs. Plowson
- Chapter 21: Little Georgey Leaves His Old Home
- Chapter 22: Coming to a Standstill
- Chapter 23: Clara
- Chapter 24: George's Letters
- Chapter 25: Retrograde Investigation
- Chapter 26: So Far and No Farther
- Chapter 27: Beginning at the Other End
- Chapter 28: Hidden in the Grave
- Chapter 29: In the Lime-Walk
- Chapter 30: Preparing the Ground
- Chapter 31: Phoebe's Petition
- Chapter 32: The Red Light in the Sky
- Chapter 33: The Bearer of the Tidings
- Chapter 34: My Lady Tells the Truth
- Chapter 35: The Hush That Succeeds the Tempest
- Chapter 36: Dr. Mosgrave's Advice
- Chapter 37: Buried Alive
- Chapter 38: Ghost-Haunted
- Chapter 39: That Which the Dying Man Had to Tell
- Chapter 40: Restored
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