Wyllard's Weird (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Murder Mystery NovelBy Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Length19h 24m
About this audiobook
Wyllard's Weird is a late-Victorian novel of secrecy, inheritance, and moral consequence, in which Braddon turns the machinery of sensation fiction toward questions of fate and social identity. Its title invokes "weird" in the older sense of destiny, and the narrative entwines family history, hidden motives, romantic uncertainty, and the ominous pressure of the past. Written in Braddon's characteristically fluent, dramatic prose, the book belongs to the mature phase of Victorian sensation fiction, where Gothic atmosphere is tempered by realism, irony, and acute observation of class and gender. Mary Elizabeth Braddon, already famous for Lady Audley's Secret, brought to this novel decades of experience as one of the nineteenth century's most inventive popular writers. Her early life on the stage, her long editorial career, and her unconventional domestic circumstances sharpened her understanding of performance, reputation, and social judgment. These concerns repeatedly animate her fiction, especially in plots where respectability conceals emotional turbulence and legal or familial structures become instruments of suspense. This novel is recommended to readers interested in Victorian mystery, women's authorship, and the evolution of sensation fiction beyond its 1860s heyday. Wyllard's Weird offers not merely melodrama, but a thoughtful study of destiny, concealment, and the fragile fictions by which families preserve themselves.
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
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length19 hrs 24 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 6, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3Synopsis
4Historical Context
5Wyllard's Weird
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6Chapter 1. In A Cornish Valley.
7Chapter 2. After the Inquest.
8Chapter 3. Joseph Distin.
9Chapter 4. Bothwell Declines to Answer.
10Chapter 5. People Will Talk.
11Chapter 6. A Clerical Warning.
12Chapter 7. A Rapid Conversion.
13Chapter 8. A Valuable Ally.
14Chapter 9. Fever Dreams.
15Chapter 10. “Touch Lips and Part with Tears.”
16Chapter 11. A Fatal Love.
17Chapter 12. LÉOnie’s Mission.
18Chapter 13. A Student of Men and Women.
19Chapter 14. Bothwell Begins to See his Way.
20Chapter 15. The Home of the past.
21Chapter 16. A Face from the Grave.
22Chapter 17. Struck down.
23Chapter 18. The General Receives A Summons.
24Chapter 19. Widowed and Free.
25Chapter 20. Two Women.
26Chapter 21. Roses on A Grave.
27Chapter 22. Wedding Garments.
28Chapter 23. Lady Valeria Fights her Own Battle.
29Chapter 24. An Elopement on New Lines.
30Chapter 25. In the Land of Bohemia.
31Chapter 26. Reaping the Whirlwind.
32Chapter 27. How Such Things End.
33Chapter 28. One who Must Remember.
34Chapter 29. The Last Link.
35Chapter 30. Waiting for his Doom.
36Chapter 31. “Alike is Hell, or Paradise, or Heaven.”
37Chapter 32. “Sweet is Death for Evermore.”
38Chapter 33. “Who Knows Not Circe?”
39Chapter 34. “How like A Winter Hath Thy Absence Been.”
40Analysis
41Reflection
42Memorable Quotes
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