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title	:	Beyond Sensation : Mary Elizabeth Braddon in Context
author	:	Tromp, Marlene
publisher	:	State University of New York Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0791444201
print isbn13	:	9780791444207
ebook isbn13	:	9780585282787
language	:	English
subject	Braddon, M. E.--(Mary Elizabeth),--1837-1915--Criticism and interpretation, Braddon, M. E.--(Mary Elizabeth),--1837-1915.--Lady Audley's secret, Psychological fiction, English--History and criticism, Women and literature--England--History--19th century, D
publication date	:	2000
lcc	:	PR4989.M4Z53 2000eb
ddc	:	823/.8
subject	:	Braddon, M. E.--(Mary Elizabeth),--1837-1915--Criticism and interpretation, Braddon, M. E.--(Mary Elizabeth),--1837-1915.--Lady Audley's secret, Psychological fiction, English--History and criticism, Women and literature--England--History--19th century, D

Page iii Beyond Sensation Mary Elizabeth Braddon in Context edited by Marlene Tromp, Pamela K. Gilbert, and Aeron Haynie

Page iv Cover photograph of M. E. Braddon courtesy of the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin Published by State University of New York Press, Albany 2000 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New York Press State University Plaza, Albany, New York 12246 Production by Dana Foote Marketing by Dana Yanulavich Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Beyond sensation : Mary Elizabeth Braddon in context / edited by Marlene Tromp, Pamela K. Gilbert, and Aeron Haynie. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0791444198 (alk. paper). ISBN 0791444201 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth), 18371915Criticism and interpretation. 2. Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth), 18371915. Lady Audley's secret. 3. Psychological fiction, EnglishHistory and criticism. 4. Women and literatureEnglandHistory19th century. 5. Domestic fiction, EnglishHistory and criticism. 6. Sensationalism in literature. I. Tromp, Marlene, 1966 . II. Gilbert, Pamela K. III. Haynie, Aeron, 1964 . PR4989.M4Z53 2000 823'.8dc21 9937009 CIP 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Page v CONTENTS List of Figures and Tables ix Foreword James R. Kincaid xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction Marlene Tromp, Pamela K. Gilbert, and Aeron Haynie xv I. Lady Audley's Secret 1. Enclosure Acts: Framing Women's Bodies in Braddon's Lady Audley's Secret Elizabeth Langland 3 2. Braddon's Commentaries on the Trials and Legal Secrets of Audley Court Gail Turley Houston 17 3. Rebellious Sepoys and Bigamous Wives: The Indian Mutiny and Marriage Law Reform in Lady Audley's Secret Lillian Nayder 31 4. Marketing Sensation: Lady Audley's Secret and Consumer Culture Katherine Montwieler 43

Page vi 5. "An Idle Handle That Was Never Turned, and a Lazy Rope So Rotten": The Decay of the Country Estate in LadyAudley's Secret Aeron Haynie 63 II. Aurora Floyd 6. The Espaliered Girl: Pruning the Docile Body in AuroraFloyd Jeni Curtis 77 7. The Dangerous Woman: M. E. Braddon's Sensational (En)gendering of Domestic Law Marlene Tromp 93 III. Braddon in the Literary Marketplace 8. Mary Elizabeth Braddon in Australia: Queen of the Colonies Toni Johnson-Woods 111 9. "Our Author": Braddon in the Provincial Weeklies Jennifer Carnell and Graham Law 127 10. Misalliance: M. E. Braddon's Writing for the Stage Heidi J. Holder 165 IV. Genre and Culture 11. Braddon and Victorian Realism: Joshua Haggard's Daughter Pamela K. Gilbert 183 12. Fiction Becomes Her: Representations of Female Character in Mary Braddon's The Doctor's Wife Tabitha Sparks 187

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