Mary Elizabeth Braddon: Reconstructing Beauty from Portent of Innocence to Potential Threat in Aurora Floyd and Lady Audley's Secret

Author

Susan Bryant Cook, Longwood University

Date of Award

9-8-1999

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Department

English

First Advisor

Michael Lund, Ph.D.

Second Advisor

Martha E. Cook, Ph.D.

Third Advisor

Kathleen T. Flanagan, Ph.D.

Abstract

This explores the “sensation novels”, Lady Audley’s Secret and Aurora Floyd by Mary Elizabeth Braddon during the Victorian Era. These “sensation novels” ushered in characters that were not who they seemed to be which evoked mystery in the story. Braddon also centered on the idea of not relying on a woman’s appearance but rather seeing the woman as she truly is.

Recommended Citation

Cook, Susan Bryant, "Mary Elizabeth Braddon: Reconstructing Beauty from Portent of Innocence to Potential Threat in Aurora Floyd and Lady Audley's Secret" (1999). Theses & Honors Papers. 178.
https://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/etd/178