Wyllard's Weird (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Murder Mystery NovelBy Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Length19h 23m
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
Rating★★★★ 4.3 (10)
Includes Amazon
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length19 hrs 23 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 6, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1BRITISH MURDER MYSTERIES: The Greatest Thrillers of Mary Elizabeth Braddon (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Synopsis
4Historical Context
5Chapter 1. In A Cornish Valley.
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6Chapter 2. After the Inquest.
7Chapter 3. Joseph Distin.
8Chapter 4. Bothwell Declines to Answer.
9Chapter 5. People Will Talk.
10Chapter 6. A Clerical Warning.
11Chapter 7. A Rapid Conversion.
12Chapter 8. A Valuable Ally.
13Chapter 9. Fever Dreams.
14Chapter 10. “Touch Lips and Part with Tears.”
15Chapter 11. A Fatal Love.
16Chapter 12. LÉOnie’s Mission.
17Chapter 13. A Student of Men and Women.
18Chapter 14. Bothwell Begins to See his Way.
19Chapter 15. The Home of the past.
20Chapter 16. A Face from the Grave.
21Chapter 17. Struck down.
22Chapter 18. The General Receives A Summons.
23Chapter 19. Widowed and Free.
24Chapter 20. Two Women.
25Chapter 21. Roses on A Grave.
26Chapter 22. Wedding Garments.
27Chapter 23. Lady Valeria Fights her Own Battle.
28Chapter 24. An Elopement on New Lines.
29Chapter 25. In the Land of Bohemia.
30Chapter 26. Reaping the Whirlwind.
31Chapter 27. How Such Things End.
32Chapter 28. One who Must Remember.
33Chapter 29. The Last Link.
34Chapter 30. Waiting for his Doom.
35Chapter 31. “Alike is Hell, or Paradise, or Heaven.”
36Chapter 32. “Sweet is Death for Evermore.”
37Chapter 33. “Who Knows Not Circe?”
38Chapter 34. “How like A Winter Hath Thy Absence Been.”
39Analysis
40Reflection
41Memorable Quotes
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