Selected Short Stories of Mary Elizabeth Braddon By Mary Elizabeth Braddon Kindle Edition 1465605312 9781465605313 Literature Fiction Selected Short Stories of Mary Elizabeth Braddon It was at a masked ball at the Palais Royal that my fatal quarrel with my first cousin André de Brissac began. The quarrel was about a woman. The women who followed the footsteps of Philip of Orleans were the causes of many such disputes; and there was scarcely one fair head in all that glittering throng which, to a man versed in social histories and mysteries, might not have seemed bedabbled with blood. I shall not record the name of her for love of whom André de Brissac and I crossed one of the bridges, in the dim August dawn on our way to the waste ground beyond the church of Saint Germain des Prés. There were many beautiful vipers in those days, and she was one of them. I can feel the chill breath of that August morning blowing in my face, as I sit in my dismal chamber at my château of Puy Verdun to night, alone in the stillness, writing the strange story of my life. I can see the white mist rising from the river, the grim outline of the Châtelet, and the square towers of Notre Dame black against the pale grey sky. Even vividly can I recall André’s fair young face, as he stood opposite to me with his two friends—scoundrels both, and alike eager for that unnatural fray. We were a strange group to be seen in a summer sunrise, all of us fresh from the heat and clamour of the Regent’s saloons—André in a quaint hunting dress copied from a family portrait at Puy Verdun, I costumed as one of Law’s Mississippi Indians; the other men in like garish frippery, adorned with broideries and jewels that looked wan in the pale light of dawn.

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Mary Elizabeth Braddon was a British Victorian era popular novelist She was an extremely prolific writer producing some 75 novels with very inventive plots The most famous one is her first novel Lady Audleys Secret 1862 which won her recognition and fortune as well The novel has been in print ever since and has been dramatised and filmed several times. Book Selected Short Stories of Mary Elizabeth braddon cafes Braddon also founded Belgravia Magazine 1866 which presented readers with serialized sensation novels poems travel narratives and biographies as well as essays on fashion history science She also edited Temple Bar Magazine Braddons legacy is tied to the Sensation Fiction of the 1860s. Selected Short Stories of Mary Elizabeth Braddon epubs B Maxwell Mary Elizabeth Braddon was a British Victorian era popular novelist She was an extremely prolific writer producing some 75 novels with very inventive plots The most famous one is her first novel Lady Audley s Secret 1862 which won her recognition and fortune as well The novel has been in print ever since and has been dramatised and filmed several times. Literature Fiction Selected Short Stories of Mary Elizabeth braddoni coffee Braddon also founded Belgravia Magazine 1866 which presented readers with serialized sensation novels poems travel narratives and biographies as well as essays on fashion history science She also edited Temple Bar Magazine Braddon s legacy is tied to the Sensation Fiction of the 1860s. EPub Selected Short Stories of Mary Elizabeth braddon cafes B Maxwell site_link It was at a masked ball at the Palais Royal that my fatal quarrel with my first cousin Andr de Brissac began The quarrel was about a woman The women who followed the footsteps of Philip of Orleans were the causes of many such disputes and there was scarcely one fair head in all that glittering throng which to a man versed in social histories and mysteries might not have seemed bedabbled with blood I shall not record the name of her for love of whom Andr de Brissac and I crossed one of the bridges in the dim August dawn on our way to the waste ground beyond the church of Saint Germain des Pr s There were many beautiful vipers in those days and she was one of them I can feel the chill breath of that August morning blowing in my face as I sit in my dismal chamber at my ch teau of Puy Verdun to night alone in the stillness writing the strange story of my life I can see the white mist rising from the river the grim outline of the Ch telet and the square towers of Notre Dame black against the pale grey sky Even vividly can I recall Andr s fair young face as he stood opposite to me with his two friends scoundrels both and alike eager for that unnatural fray We were a strange group to be seen in a summer sunrise all of us fresh from the heat and clamour of the Regent s saloons Andr in a quaint hunting dress copied from a family portrait at Puy Verdun I costumed as one of Law s Mississippi Indians the other men in like garish frippery adorned with broideries and jewels that looked wan in the pale light of dawn Selected Short Stories of Mary Elizabeth Braddon wonder what victorian society would think about modern sensation novels engl 2091 Literature Fiction Horror

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