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Beyond Sensation : Mary Elizabeth title: Braddon in Context author: Tromp, Marlene publisher: State University of New York Press isbn10 | asin: 0791444201 print isbn13: 9780791444207 ebook isbn13: 9780585282787 language: English Braddon, M. E.--(Mary Elizabeth),--1837- 1915--Criticism and interpretation, Braddon, M. E.--(Mary Elizabeth),--1837- subject 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 Braddon, M. E.--(Mary Elizabeth),--1837- 1915--Criticism and interpretation, Braddon, M. E.--(Mary Elizabeth),--1837- subject: 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 xi James R. Kincaid Acknowledgments xiii Introduction xv Marlene Tromp, Pamela K. Gilbert, and Aeron Haynie I. Lady Audley's Secret 1. Enclosure Acts: Framing Women's Bodies in Braddon's 3 Lady Audley's Secret Elizabeth Langland 2. Braddon's Commentaries on the Trials and Legal 17 Secrets of Audley Court Gail Turley Houston 3. Rebellious Sepoys and Bigamous Wives: The Indian 31 Mutiny and Marriage Law Reform in Lady Audley's Secret Lillian Nayder 4. Marketing Sensation: Lady Audley's Secret and 43 Consumer Culture Katherine Montwieler Page vi 5. "An Idle Handle That Was Never Turned, and a Lazy 63 Rope So Rotten": The Decay of the Country Estate in Lady Audley's Secret Aeron Haynie II. Aurora Floyd 6. The Espaliered Girl: Pruning the Docile Body in Aurora 77 Floyd Jeni Curtis 7. The Dangerous Woman: M. E. Braddon's Sensational 93 (En)gendering of Domestic Law Marlene Tromp III. Braddon in the Literary Marketplace 8. Mary Elizabeth Braddon in Australia: Queen of the 111 Colonies Toni Johnson-Woods 9. "Our Author": Braddon in the Provincial Weeklies 127 Jennifer Carnell and Graham Law 10. Misalliance: M. E. Braddon's Writing for the Stage 165 Heidi J. Holder IV. Genre and Culture 11. Braddon and Victorian Realism: Joshua Haggard's 183 Daughter Pamela K. Gilbert 12. Fiction Becomes Her: Representations of Female 187 Character in Mary Braddon's The Doctor's Wife Tabitha Sparks Page vii 13. "Go and Marry Your Doctor" : Fetishism and 211 "Redundance" at the Fin de Siècle and the Vampires of ''Good Lady Ducayne" Lauren M. E. Goodlad 14. Spectral Politics: M. E. Braddon and the Spirits of 235 Social Reform Eve M. Lynch 15. Electra-fying the Female Sleuth: Detecting the Father 255 in Eleanor's Victory and Thou Art the Man Heidi H. Johnson Afterword 277 Lyn Pykett Select Bibliography 281 Contributors 287 Index 291 Page ix FIGURES AND TABLES Figure 4.1 56 Like Lady Audley's Secret, the Hampton & Sons Catalogue showed its readers exactly what objects should be displayed in ladies' boudiors Figure 4.2 58 Edward's Harlene Hair Tonic delivers the same message that Mary Elizabeth Braddon does: Showers of golden curls sometimes need help Table 8.1 122 Braddon's Australian Serialization Table 9.1 13036 Braddon's Working Schedules for 187476 Figure 9.1 157 Braddon's Pattern of Dual Composition
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