The lady's mile : a novel by M. E. Braddon
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"The lady's mile : a novel by M. E. Braddon" is a novel written in the mid-19th century. It is a society romance that pits love and artistic ambition against money and status, following struggling painter Philip Foley and his mercurial enchantress Florence Crawford alongside proud, impoverished Lady Cecil Chudleigh and the magnetic soldier Hector Gordon. Moving between fashionable London and a quiet Hampshire coast, it promises class tension, temptation, and tangled
affections. The opening of the novel paints the glitter and envy of London’s Lady’s Mile, where young artist Philip Foley broods over his infatuation with the celebrated painter William Crawford’s coquettish daughter, Florence, while swapping cynical talk with his novelist friend Sigismund Smythe. We learn Philip’s history—his talent, hard apprenticeship, and precarious living—alongside Florence’s charm and worldliness. The scene then shifts to Lady Cecil, a dignified but destitute earl’s daughter serving as companion to her sharp-tongued aunt, Mrs. MacClaverhouse, whose life revolves around careful economies and social calculation. A restorative seaside stay at Fortinbras brings Cecil unexpected brightness: the return of her aunt’s adored nephew, Captain Hector Gordon, a generous, accomplished officer who instantly wins Cecil’s esteem. Their easy companionship grows through readings, drives, and picnics, while the aunt quietly schemes for a match and finally confronts Cecil, who denies any engagement or promise. The section closes with this tension unresolved, as an outing is about to begin and feelings remain unspoken. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth), 1835-1915 |
|---|---|
| Title | The lady's mile : a novel |
| Original Publication | London: John and Robert Maxwell, 1870. |
| Credits | Peter Becker, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 65.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | English fiction -- 19th century |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 76502 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-76502-0 |
| Release Date | Jul 14, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 495 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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