”Birds of Prey” is the first part of the story of Charlotte and her family and friends. At first, the birds of prey are a little confusing, since each of the first few chapters is a sep...
Edward, a handsome young soldier, considers Mary a charming child. John, the widow, is sick and poor, and asks Edward to keep an eye on Mary after his imminent death, whenever that happens. John st...
The plot tells the story of Ida Pallizer, the daughter of a poor Anglican pastor. Miss Pugh’s teacher and a wealthier student named Urania Pallizer often taunts and makes silly remarks about ...
This book is romance, mystery, murder, Christian and the best part of lost love. The main character listened to the often told story, kneeling in the firelight, at her aunt’s knee, a ruddy gl...
The main theme of the plot revolves around hunting for the legitimate descendant of a rich man whose great legacy was expected to be bestowed. And in this context, there are several more or less un...
Isabelle Sliford is a young girl who dreams of the books she reads and lives to read them. She sees life through the eyes of Brion, Shelley, Shakespeare and Dickens. George Gilbert, a handsome youn...
Milly Darrell isn’t the narrator, but the story is based around her. Mary Crofton is a new governess who meets her in school, and agrees to spend her vacation with Milly. She soon has to deal...
Antonia Thornton is raised to be a religious skeptic by her father, but has doubts after meeting with Oxford Methodists, such as Stobard. Lord Killrush is impressed by her beauty and intelligence a...
Dunbar is the heir to a large English banking firm, but makes a serious mistake in his youth. His father and uncle expel him to India for his sins. Of course, everything is not so serious, since it...
The plot of the book contrasts with the life of two ladies Hazelden, named Maria and Lesbia. Lady Mary Hazelden is much more meek and stereotypically feminine than other heroes of sensational novel...
Women are forced to marry and forced to marry for money, not love. As in all her books, the basis is a mystery, and, like everything I read, for the reader, the screaming is obvious what is actuall...
Violet Tempest grows up in a happy home, the beloved only child of friendly and generous parents. She and her father spend days riding and hunting in the old forest that surrounds their house, and ...
Two different riddles, three villains, one of which was really the darkest paint, three murders, one suicide, the abduction of a child, three strong Victorian women – one of them is unusually...
Wyllard’s Weird is a little-known sensational novel by Mary Elizabeth Braddon. The story mainly concerns the riddle of a young girl who dies as a result of a fall from a train in motion. Was ...
Antonia Thornton is raised to be a religious skeptic by her father, but has doubts after meeting with Oxford Methodists, such as Stobard. Lord Killrush is impressed by her beauty and intelligence a...
The heroes of this novel became victims of intrigue with the tuned arms of a golden-haired beauty who knew how good she wanted only luxury and honors. The reader after the first chapter understands...
This is a story about a knight who lost his wife during childbirth and his two daughters. The eldest daughter Hyacinth with a family monastery in Paris and Angela in a Flemish monastery with an aun...
Events unfold in England. Two friends who lived a wild life in their youth meet a rich but innocent heiress. Everyone plans to marry her, but for various reasons – one for her wealth, another...
The novel has two stories that at first glance seem unconnected, but most readers will be able to find out the connection. The first is about the situation of artificial inheritance. John Treverton...
A wonderful life story, with secrets and romance, where the strongest human feelings and impulses win in a difficult moral struggle. The author has beautifully written the image of Elinor, first an...