Description
The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. Mary Elizabeth Braddon was a popular British author of the Victorian era. She was the author of over fifty novels and was widely read throughout the nineteenth century. While best known for Lady Audley's Secret, she has written many other works that received critical acclaim at their time of release. Henry Dunbar: The Story of an Outcast is another popular novel of Braddon's. This republication by Forgotten Books features the second volume in a three-volume collection.
To truely appreciate this book one must first read Volume One as there is no summary, and the first chapter drops the reader into the middle of the story. The lead character is Margaret Wilmot, a tough and inquisitive female detective. Henry Dunbar is a story of fraud, murder, and other criminal activity. This is a detective story, with Braddon's trademark female lead on the case.
Henry Dunbar is a tightly written novel, and one that grips the reader almost immediately. While contemporary critics were divided, with some turned off by the tales of violence, the modern reader will find this to be a rollicking detective tale in line with many works of recent years. Braddon's writing is transcendent while still being a wonderful window into the Victorian era.
The writing of Mary Elizabeth Braddon will appeal to the modern reader as her stories contain many of the hallmarks of good detective writing. The quick pace of Henry Dunbar makes it an enjoyable read even by today's standards, so if you are looking for a classic detective story, Braddon's work here is highly recommended.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value.
The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase.
To truely appreciate this book one must first read Volume One as there is no summary, and the first chapter drops the reader into the middle of the story. The lead character is Margaret Wilmot, a tough and inquisitive female detective. Henry Dunbar is a story of fraud, murder, and other criminal activity. This is a detective story, with Braddon's trademark female lead on the case.
Henry Dunbar is a tightly written novel, and one that grips the reader almost immediately. While contemporary critics were divided, with some turned off by the tales of violence, the modern reader will find this to be a rollicking detective tale in line with many works of recent years. Braddon's writing is transcendent while still being a wonderful window into the Victorian era.
The writing of Mary Elizabeth Braddon will appeal to the modern reader as her stories contain many of the hallmarks of good detective writing. The quick pace of Henry Dunbar makes it an enjoyable read even by today's standards, so if you are looking for a classic detective story, Braddon's work here is highly recommended.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value.
The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase.
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Paperback
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Mary Elizabeth Braddon
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ISBN - 9781332603398
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
Page Count - 342
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
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ISBN - 9780484404778
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
Page Count - 340
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