A Fair Mystery: The Story of a Coquette

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A Fair Mystery: The Story of a Coquette

by Charlotte M. Brame

EN·~15 hours·87 chapters

Chapters

87 total
1

A FAIR MYSTERY

0:14
2

CHAPTER I. A VOICE AND A FACE IN THE NIGHT.

10:07
3

CHAPTER II. A FAIRY CHANGELING.

10:14
4

CHAPTER III. A DAUGHTER OF PATRICIANS.

10:18
5

CHAPTER IV. THE MARBLE PSYCHE.

7:10
6

CHAPTER V. "I WANT TO BE JUST LIKE YOU."

7:05
7

CHAPTER VI. FAITHLESS AND DEBONAIR.

6:44
8

CHAPTER VII. ALL, ALL IS VANITY.

6:53
9

CHAPTER VIII. THE YOUNG COQUETTE.

9:31
10

CHAPTER IX. POET AND GENTLEMAN.

9:24

Description

In a wind‑swept farmstead, a storm rattles the windows as Patty cradles her two‑year‑old while her husband, Mark, wrestles with desperation. Their whispered prayers blend with memories of a once‑prosperous inheritance, now tangled in a bank collapse that left them penniless. The couple’s raw dialogue reveals a marriage strained by guilt, pride, and the lingering hope that honest labor might restore what has been lost.

Against this uneasy backdrop appears a striking, black‑robed figure—an enigmatic coquette whose allure hints at hidden motives and dangerous secrets. As Mark’s doubts deepen and Patty’s steadfast faith steadies the household, the story unfurls a subtle mystery of trust, betrayal, and the cost of ambition in a close‑knit rural community. Listeners are drawn into the tension between appearance and reality, wondering who will rescue the Brace family from the looming shadows.

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Language

en

Duration

~15 hours (905K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2013-01-27

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

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About the author

Charlotte M. Brame

Charlotte M. Brame

1836–1884

A hugely popular Victorian storyteller, she wrote dramatic, emotional novels that reached vast audiences in Britain and the United States, often under the name Bertha M. Clay. Best known for Dora Thorne, she became one of the most widely read authors of popular romance fiction in the 19th century.

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