Trevlyn Hold (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A NovelBy Henry Mrs. Wood
Length19h 41m
About this audiobook
Trevlyn Hold is a Victorian domestic-sensation novel in which the stability of an old family estate is threatened by concealed histories, disputed claims, and the return of consequences that the privileged would prefer to suppress. Mrs. Henry Wood combines melodramatic revelation with close attention to household feeling, social reputation, inheritance, and moral responsibility. The ancestral "hold" functions both as a physical setting and as a symbol of continuity under strain, while the narrative's suspense grows through secrets gradually disclosed rather than through violence alone. In this respect, the novel belongs to the mid-nineteenth-century tradition that joined the sensation novel's shocks to the domestic novel's ethical and social analysis. Mrs. Henry Wood was the pen name of Ellen Price Wood, one of the most widely read British novelists of the Victorian period. Her experience as a writer shaped by the expanding periodical market encouraged a prose style marked by lucid narration, carefully managed suspense, and strong contrasts between outward respectability and private wrongdoing. Like her better-known East Lynne, Trevlyn Hold reflects Wood's sustained interest in the vulnerabilities of women, the authority of family structures, and the moral pressures exerted by class and property. Readers interested in Victorian fiction, the history of the sensation novel, or the literary representation of inheritance will find Trevlyn Hold especially rewarding. It offers both the narrative pleasures of mystery and the more serious insight that social order depends upon justice, sympathy, and truthful reckoning.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, Romance
Length19 hrs 41 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 22, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Master of Greylands
26RUPERT
2Introduction
27CHAPTER XII
3Synopsis
28UNANSWERED
4Historical Context
29CHAPTER XIII
5CHAPTER I
30OPINIONS DIFFER
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6THOMAS RYLE
31CHAPTER XIV
7CHAPTER II
32NO BREAKFAST
8SUPERSTITION
33CHAPTER XV
9CHAPTER III
34TORMENTS
10IN THE UPPER MEADOW
35CHAPTER XVI
11CHAPTER IV
36MR. CHATTAWAY'S OFFICE
12LIFE OR DEATH?
37CHAPTER XVII
13CHAPTER V
38DEAD BEAT
14MAUDE TREVLYN
39CHAPTER XVIII
15CHAPTER VI
40AN OLD IMPRESSION
16THE ROMANCE OF TREVLYN HOLD
41CHAPTER XIX
17CHAPTER VII
42A FIT OF AMIABILITY
18MR. RYLE'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
43CHAPTER XX
19CHAPTER VIII
44AN INVASION AT THE PARSONAGE
20REBELLION
45CHAPTER XXI
21CHAPTER IX
46THE STRANGER
22EMANCIPATION
47CHAPTER XXII
23CHAPTER X
48COMMOTION
24MADAM'S ROOM
49CHAPTER XXIII
25CHAPTER XI
50COMING VERY CLOSE
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