Audiobooks by Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Mary Elizabeth Braddon: Lady Audley’s Secret & more: A BBC Radio 4 Gothic Drama Collection

Three classic stories from the 'Queen of Sensation Fiction' - plus bonus documentary Mary Elizabeth Braddon was one of the most important and influential female novelists of the 19th Century, and the founder (alongside Wilkie Collins) of the popular 'sensation fiction' genre. This collection features her best-known novel, Lady Audley's Secret, a thrilling tale of bigamy, murder and arson that outraged Victorian society on its first release - and was an instant bestseller. Also included are two atmospheric short stories and an edition of Sensational Women exploring her life and work. Lady Audley's Secret - Lucy Graham gains all the wealth she desires through her marriage to the devoted Sir Michael Audley. But her newfound security is threatened when young lawyer Robert Audley sets out to uncover the truth about her hidden past. Hattie Morahan, Charlotte Emmerson, Alex Wyndham and Sam Dale star in this electrifying dramatisation. The Cold Embrace - When Josef, a handsome young German artist, betrays his delicate fiancée, her vengeance is eerily appropriate... This chilling adaptation of Mary Elizabeth Braddon's ghostly story stars Stephanie Turner, Jonathan Firth and Alison Pettitt. Samuel Lowgood's Revenge - An impoverished clerk discovers that his rival in love has defrauded their employer. But what should he do with this knowledge? Barbara Flynn reads Braddon's 1861 tale of jealousy and retribution. Sensational Women: Mary Braddon - Sarah Dunant takes a look at the notorious sensation author, who was condemned for rotting the moral fibre of a whole generation of young women. First published 1860 ('The Cold Embrace'), 1861 ('Samuel Lowgood's Revenge'), 1862 (Lady Audley's Secret) Cast and credits Written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon Lady Audley's Secret Mary Braddon - Hattie Morahan Lucy, Lady Audley - Charlotte Emmerson Sir Michael Audley - Sam Dale Phoebe Marks - Lizzy Watts Luke Marks - Benjamin Askew Robert Audley - Alex Wyndham George Talboys - Joseph Kloska Alicia Audley - Perdita Weeks Lieutenant Maldon - Jonathan Tafler Mr Dawson/Landlord - Paul Rider Mrs Vincent - Charlotte West-Oram Tonks - Deborah McAndrew Dramatised by Theresa Heskins Directed by Julie Beckett and Fiona Kelcher First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 20 April-1 May 2009 The Cold Embrace Mary Braddon - Stephanie Turner Josef - Jonathan Firth Gertrude - Alison Pettitt Father - John Hartley Postmaster - Ioan Meredith Passenger - Hugh Dickson Woman - Carolyn Jones Fisherman - Chris Pavlo Parisienne - Tracy-Ann Oberman Dramatised by Christopher Hawes Produced by Marion Nancarrow First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 26 June 1997 Samuel Lowgood's Revenge Read by Barbara Flynn Produced by Rebecca Nicholson First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 18 November 1998 Sensational Women: Mary Braddon Presented by Sarah Dunant Extracts read by Sally Beauman Produced by Lore Windemuth First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 30 October 1996 © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Mary Elizabeth Braddon (Author), Alison Pettitt, Charlotte Emmerson, Full Cast, Hattie Morahan, Jonathan Firth, Perdita Weeks, Sam Dale, Stephanie Turner, Tracy-Ann Oberman (Narrator)

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El rostro en el espejo y otros relatos góticos

Una colección imprescindibles para los amantes de lo espectral, del misterio gótico, de la cortina que se desplaza sin que haya viento y el susurro de pasos en mitad del pasillo en plena noche. Cuentos escalofriantes de una de las damas del terror victoriano más destacadas, Mary Elizabeth Braddon. Incluye los cuentos: «El rostro en el espejo», «Ella», «La sombra en la esquina», «La buena lady Ducayne», «Su última aparición» y «El visitante de Eveline». Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano. - Mary Elizabeth Braddon fue una autora británica nacida en 1837 y fallecida en 1915. Cultivadora sobre todo de la novela, su obra abarca más de setenta historias de corte victoriano, así como obras de teatro y cuentos que juegan con lo espectral, lo gótico y lo sobrenatural.

Mary Elizabeth Braddon (Author), Olga María García Panadero (Narrator)

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Barbara

Mme Thevenok et ses deux filles décident de passer une annonce pour trouver un locataire afin d'aùémiorer leur quotidien. Le cpitaine répond à l'annonce et tombe amoureux de Barbara la fille ainée. Le père n'est pas favorable à cette union. Le capitaine Leland doit partir en Indes et quelques mois plus tard rend la promesse à Barbara. Son père en profitte pour lui présenter un parti plus riche: M Penruth. Mais quels sont les secrets que cache la famille Penruth? Barbara trouvera-t-elle le bonheur malgré son amour toujours aussi fort pour son capitaine? Des intrigues se forment...

Mary Elizabeth Braddon (Author), Emmanuelle Lemée (Narrator)

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Lady Lisle

Lady Lisle abandonne celui qu'elle aime pour un homme plus riche. À la mort de son mari, elle retrouve son ancien amant... Ainsi commence ce ' thriller ' où les liens qui se tissent entre les personnages semblent inextricables : les passions, les trahisons, les crimes, les usurpations d'identité...

Mary Elizabeth Braddon (Author), Emmanuelle Lemée (Narrator)

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Diabólica tentación. Relatos de mujeres malignas

Como fiel reflejo de la sociedad en que se desarrolla, la literatura muestra los cambios y terrenos que ha ganado la mujer a lo largo de la historia. Aún queda mucho camino que recorrer pero Medea, Sherezade, Morella, Madame Bovary e, incluso, Lisbeth Salander han ayudado a defender y reivindicar los derechos de la mujer. En esta antología no hemos hecho distinción entre autores o autoras pues nos hemos centrado plenamente en los personajes femeninos como ejes de la antología. La maldad que estos reflejan, como verá el lector, se produce por el desamor, la venganza o la incomprensión y estará repleta de tintes sobrenaturales y misteriosos.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Edgar Allan Poe, Edith Nesbit, Julian Hawthorne, Kate Chopin, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Mary Wilkins Freeman, Sebastián Beringheli, Walter Scott (Author), Manuela Fiallo (Narrator)

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The Cold Embrace

In a warning against the fickleness of youth and love, a young artist makes a promise he has no real desire to keep and from which he discovers there is no escape... The Cold Embrace is taken from the second volume of the Victorian Anthologies "Horror" series, featuring short stories by classic writers of the spooky, the scary and the supernatural. Guaranteed to give you the shivers, each collection includes familiar and loved creepy tales as well as those less well-known. With music by Benedict Edwards.

Mary Elizabeth Braddon (Author), Kay Eluvian (Narrator)

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At Chrighton Abbey

A no-nonsense governess returns to the family home at Christmas to celebrate the season and an upcoming wedding but learns of a curse affecting the men of the family. At Chrighton Abbey is taken from the Victorian Anthologies series featuring short stories by classic writers of the spooky, the scary and the supernatural. Guaranteed to give you the shivers, each collection includes familiar and loved creepy tales as well as those less well-known.

Mary Elizabeth Braddon (Author), Natalie Chisholm (Narrator)

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Lady Audley's Secret: Penguin Classics

Brought to you by Penguin This Penguin Classic is performed by Avita Jay, who has appeared on stage in Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World, Peer Gynt, and Bring on the Bollywood. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Jenny Bourne Taylor and Russell Crofts. Weathering critical scorn, Lady Audley's Secret quickly established Mary Elizabeth Braddon as the leading light of Victorian 'sensation' fiction, sharing the honour only with Wilkie Collins. Addictive, cunningly plotted and certainly sensational, Lady Audley's Secret draws on contemporary theories of insanity to probe mid-Victorian anxieties about the rapid rise of consumer culture. What is the mystery surrounding the charming heroine? Lady Audley's secret is investigated by Robert Audley, aristocrat turned detective, in a novel that has lost none of its power to disturb and entertain. (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Mary Elizabeth Braddon (Author), Avita Jay (Narrator)

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Classic Short Stories - Volume 22

Stories are one of mankind’s greatest artistic achievements. Whether written down or spoken they have an ability to capture our imagination and thoughts, and take us on incredible journeys in the space of a phrase and the turn of a page.Within a few words of text or speech, new worlds and characters form, propelling a narrative to a conclusion with intricate ease. Finely crafted, perfectly formed these Miniature Masterpieces, at first thought, seem remarkably easy to conjure up. But ask any writer and they will tell you that distilling the essence of narrative and characters into a short story is one of the hardest acts of their literary craft. Many attempt, but few achieve.

H P Lovecraft, Mary Elizabeth Braddon (Author), Jake Urry, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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Wyllard's Weird

A novel written in three volumes. In the golden age of steam, the London train wends its way across the Tamar into the strange and mystic land that is Cornwall, having left most of its length at Plymouth. A weary doctor gazes at the countryside, when the train grinds to a halt and his professional attention is demanded. A young woman. An apparent suicide. Who was she? What brought her to Cornwall? What drove her to kill herself? Or did she?

Mary Elizabeth Braddon (Author), Lynne Thompson (Narrator)

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Lady Audley's Secret

This complex tale is the most successful novel written by Elizabeth Braddon, and aside from being considered one of the most bestselling Victorian novels, it is also "the most sensationally successful of all the sensation novels" - as described by critic John Sutherland. It tells the story of the lovely Lucy Graham, who becomes Lady Audley at the beginning of the novel, and who conceals a scandalous secret from her new husband and his family. The plot, which includes madness, bigamy, attempted murder, and seduction, made this a shocking but highly successful story for audiences. It is one of the best examples of sensational fiction, and is a wonderfully absorbing book.

Mary Elizabeth Braddon (Author), Elizabeth Klett (Narrator)

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Lady Audley's Secret

Lady Audley is universally adored: beautiful, kind and charming, she enamors all whom she meets. It is not until the strange disappearance of widower George Talboys that her behavior takes an odd turn. George's friend Robert Audley, Lady Audley's nephew-in-law, is on the case; upper-class layabout-turned-detective, he is determined to get to the bottom of things. Mystery, mayhem, madness and despair: Lady Audley's Secret is the gripping and suspenseful novel that has been branded 'the most sensationally successful of all the sensation novels'.

Mary Elizabeth Braddon (Author), Kim Hicks (Narrator)

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