Mary Elizabeth Braddon

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Henry Dunbar V2

The Story Of An Outcast (1864)

Beschreibung

Henry Dunbar V2: The Story Of An Outcast (1864) is a novel written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon. It is the second volume of a two-part series that follows the titular character, Henry Dunbar, as he navigates the consequences of his past actions. The story begins with Henry Dunbar, a wealthy and successful businessman, on the verge of being exposed for a terrible crime he committed years ago. Fearing the consequences of his actions, Henry fakes his own death and assumes a new identity. He becomes a wandering outcast, haunted by the guilt of his past and struggling to find his place in the world.As he travels, Henry encounters a variety of characters, both good and bad, who challenge his beliefs and force him to confront the truth about himself. Along the way, he falls in love with a woman named Laura, but their relationship is threatened by the secrets he keeps.The novel explores themes of guilt, redemption, and the consequences of one's actions. Braddon's writing is engaging and suspenseful, with twists and turns that keep the reader guessing until the very end. Overall, Henry Dunbar V2: The Story Of An Outcast is a thought-provoking and entertaining read that will appeal to fans of classic literature and mystery novels.In Three Volumes.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Autor

Mary Elizabeth Braddon (4 October 1835 - 4 February 1915) was a popular English novelist of the Victorian era. Braddon was a prolific writer, producing more than 80 novels with inventive plots. The most famous is Lady Audley's Secret (1862), which won her recognition and a fortune as a bestseller. Braddon founded Belgravia magazine in 1866, which presented readers with serialised sensation novels, poems, travel narratives, and biographies, along with essays on fashion, history, and science. Born in Soho, London, Mary Elizabeth Braddon was privately educated. Her mother Fanny separated from her father Henry because of his infidelities in 1840, when Mary was five. When Mary was ten years old, her brother Edward Braddon left for India and later Australia, where he became Premier of Tasmania. Mary worked as an actress for three years, when she was befriended by Clara and Adelaide Biddle. They were only playing minor roles, but Braddon was able to support herself and her mother. Adelaide noted that Braddon's interest in acting waned as she took up writing novels. Mary met John Maxwell (1824-1895), a publisher of periodicals, in April 1861 and moved in with him in 1861. However, Maxwell was already married to Mary Ann Crowley, with whom he had five children. While Maxwell and Braddon were living as husband and wife, Crowley was living with her family. On 1864, Maxwell tried to legitimize their relationship by telling the newspapers that they were legally married; "however, Richard Brinsley Knowles wrote to these papers, informing them that his sister-in-law and true wife of Maxwell was still living, thereby exposing Braddon's 'wife' status as a façade." Mary acted as stepmother to his children until 1874, when Maxwell's wife died and they were able to get married at St. Bride's Church in Fleet Street. Braddon had six children by him: Gerald, Fanny, Francis, William, Winifred Rosalie, and Edward Herry Harrington.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 332
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Februar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 482g
• ISBN-13: 9781104058753
• ISBN-10: 1104058758
• Artikelnr.: 26040138