
audiobook
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
CHAPTER I. - "LOVE TOOK UP THE GLASS OF TIME, AND TURNED IT IN HIS GLOWING HANDS."
CHAPTER II. - MR. PASTERN'S LETTER.
CHAPTER III. - MR. JAMES CONYERS.
CHAPTER IV. - THE TRAINER'S MESSENGER.
CHAPTER V. - OUT IN THE RAIN.
CHAPTER VI. - MONEY MATTERS.
CHAPTER VII. - CAPTAIN PRODDER.
CHAPTER VIII. - "HE ONLY SAID, I AM A-WEARY."
CHAPTER IX. - STILL CONSTANT.
CHAPTER X. - ON THE THRESHOLD OF DARKER MISERIES.
Talbot Bulstrode, a rugged miner turned gentleman, reluctantly accepts an invitation to spend two days at the elegant Mellor Park, hoping to glimpse the private world of his former lover, Aurora. The genteel country house brims with sunlight, laughing guests, and the adoring devotion Aurora commands from friends, animals, and even the very landscape itself. As Talbot watches her effortless happiness, his inner conflict between lingering affection and a rigid sense of honor begins to surface, hinting at a struggle that may reshape his future.
Meanwhile, Aurora’s husband, John Mellish, senses the tension and playfully teases the situation, his mischievous charm masking deeper concerns. Their conversations reveal a web of old grievances, unspoken promises, and the fragile balance of Victorian social expectations. Listeners are drawn into a world of passionate longing, quiet desperation, and the question of whether love can ever truly be reclaimed.
Full title
Aurora Floyd, Vol. 2 Fifth Edition Fifth Edition
Language
en
Duration
~6 hours (351K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2015-01-19
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1835–1915
Best known for the wildly popular Victorian thriller Lady Audley’s Secret, she helped define sensation fiction with stories full of mystery, scandal, and sharp social observation. Her books were page-turners in their own time and still offer a vivid glimpse of nineteenth-century reading at its most entertaining.
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