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MADAM
M A D A M. - CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
A warm, meticulously arranged drawing‑room sets the scene, its firelight glinting off polished brass and the scent of fresh flowers hanging in the air. Candles flicker on the piano, velvet curtains are drawn, and the quiet ticking of the mantel clock gives the space a sense of patient expectation. The house seems ready for the everyday dramas of love, duty, and the subtle clashes that shape a family’s life.
Into this calm steps a young woman of about eighteen, dressed in a simple white dinner gown, her eyes wide with anxiety and a hint of desperation. Her hushed cry of “Mother!” breaks the stillness, suggesting a hidden tension that will unfold beyond the polished surface of the home. Listeners are invited to follow her tentative steps as she navigates the delicate balance between comfort and the undercurrents of worry that lie just beneath the genteel façade.
Language
en
Duration
~16 hours (937K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)
Release date
2017-07-16
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1828–1897
A hugely productive Victorian storyteller, she wrote vivid novels of family life, small-town society, and the supernatural while supporting her family through her pen. Her work ranges from the much-loved Chronicles of Carlingford to ghost stories that still feel sharp and modern.
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