Aurora Floyd
Aurora Floyd (1863) is a sensation novel written by the prominent English author Mary Elizabeth Braddon.[1] It forms a sequel to Braddon's highly popular novel Lady Audley's Secret (1862).[1]
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| Author | Mary Elizabeth Braddon |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Sensation novel |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Publication date | 1863 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 474 pp (UK paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-19-955516-8 |
| OCLC | 298595000 |
Plot
The plot follows the eponymous heroine – the daughter of a marriage between a wealthy banker and an actress – as she grows into sexual maturity and becomes embroiled in mystery and scandal. The story includes such controversial events as elopement, bigamy, and murder.[1][2]
Publication
Aurora Floyd was first serialized in London's monthly Temple Bar Magazine between January 1862 and January 1863, then published in the latter year in three volumes by William Tinsley.[1]
Dramatisation
In the same year, Aurora Floyd was adapted for the stage by Colin Henry Hazlewood and first performed at the Britannia Theatre Saloon in the Hoxton district just north of the City of London.
The script was subsequently published by Thomas Hailes Lacy as the 85th in his series Acting Edition of Plays. Tinsley also dramatised other works by Braddon, notably Lady Audley's Secret.[3]
References
- John Sutherland. "Aurora Floyd" in The Stanford Companion to Victorian Fiction, 1989.
- "Review of Aurora Floyd by M. E. Braddon". Athenæum (No. 1840): 144–145. 31 January 1863.
- G. C. Boase and Megan A. Stephan, "Hazlewood, Colin Henry (1823–1875)", revised by Megan A. Stephan, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
External links
- Works by or about Aurora Floyd at Internet Archive
- Aurora Floyd at University of North Carolina (HTML edition)
