Henry Dunbar

Один мужик тридцать пять лет ждал, чтобы отомстить другому мужику – и другие страшные истории о том, как люди закрывали гештальты до изобретения психотерапии.

Sometimes a sensation novel is just what you need. I read Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s two most famous novels – ‘Lady Audley’s Secret’ and ‘Aurora Floyd’ many years ago, and I have them on my shelves, in green Virago Modern Classics editions, because I’d love to read them again one day. You see, in those Leggi tutto

After labouring through Hilary Mantel’s 900-odd page The Mirror and the Light , I felt like something swift and ‘sensational’ as a palate cleanser. Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s Henry Dunbar (1865) delivered splendidly on both counts. This is the third novel by Braddon that I’ve read, and the one I have l Leggi tutto

Purple and Black I’m a fan of Braddon and the Sensationalists in general but this isn’t among the best of her books. It is entertaining however. The main flaw is that the solution to the mystery is obvious from the beginning but the journey is still enjoyable. And that’s the main point of “Henry Dunb Leggi tutto

Thirty-five years before the action of this novel, Henry Dunbar and his valet perpetrated forgery upon the banking firm of Henry's father in order to pay Henry's gambling debts. The crime is discovered but covered up and Henry is sent to India to serve in the firm's offices there. The valet, Joseph

This is an intriguing story of identity theft, love, murder, privileges of wealth, dysfunctional families, and detective work without phones or computers. Braddon’s characters are realistically well-rounded: the good guys often show some less-than admirable trait, and the bad guys sometimes surprise Leggi tutto

I enjoyed this, but along with other reviewers here, I didn't feel it was Braddon's best and/or my favorite of hers. It's true that the mystery isn't much of a mystery at all (you KNOW even before anything happens what will happen), but seeing the plot build and develop kept me on the edge of my sea Leggi tutto

This mystery was first published in 1864 and in 2015 I still found it to be an impressive read. This is one of those "sensation" novels so popular during Victorian times and is one of 75 novels written by prolific author Mary Elizabeth Braddon. Braddon is best known for Lady Audley's Secret, but I f Leggi tutto

Ho sempre amato i gialli vittoriani, con le loro storie che si dipanano lentamente e i detective che (contrariamente a quanto succederà ai loro colleghi nei racconti 'polizieschi' di qualche decennio più tardi) il più delle volte risultano beffati dagli eventi. Mary Elizabeth Braddon dimostra ancora Leggi tutto

**uni read - lit and publish** this book was incredibly interesting, but I have to say, due to a slight obsession with crime dramas, I knew instantly what had truly happened that night in the grove! however reading and watching as it played out was incredibly interesting, and it is certainly a book I Leggi tutto