Aurora Floyd

Aurora Floyd is a novel written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon. It is a gripping story of love, betrayal, and mystery set in the mid-19th century England. The main character, Aurora Floyd, is a beautiful and wealthy young woman who is engaged to the respectable John Mellish. However, her past comes back to haunt her when a man from her past, Talbot Bulstrode, reappears in her life. Talbot is a charming and mysterious man who Aurora had once loved and who had disappeared without a trace. As Aurora tries to resist her feelings for Talbot, she discovers that he is not who he seems to be and that he is hiding a dark secret. Meanwhile, John Mellish becomes suspicious of Aurora's behavior and hires a detective to investigate her past. The novel is full of twists and turns as the secrets of Aurora's past are revealed and the true identity of Talbot Bulstrode is uncovered. Braddon's writing is engaging and suspenseful, making Aurora Floyd a classic of Victorian literature.1863. Braddon is one of the most successful of the Victorian sensation novelists. Aurora Floyd follows the story of the heroine of the same name, who has left France to escape a checkered past. Aurora gains the hearts of two men, Talbot Bulstrode and John Mellish. Aurora warns off Bulstrode, who then marries the tenderhearted Lucy, but Mellish perseveres in winning her heart and marrying her. In due course, her hidden secret emerges and as she wrestles with her guilt her husband begins to suspect that she is concealing a secret. See other Braddon titles available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.