A novel, 1863
Aurora Floyd
Aurora Floyd, the beloved daughter of wealthy widower Archibald Floyd, seeks love and happiness while concealing a troubling period of her past.
How it begins
Faint streaks of crimson glimmer here and there amidst the rich darkness of the Kentish woods. Autumn's red finger has been lightly laid upon the foliage—sparingly, as the artist puts the brighter tints into his picture: but the grandeur of an August sunset blazes upon the peaceful landscape, and lights all into glory.
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About the book
Contents
- Chapter 1: How a Rich Banker Married an Actress
- Chapter 2: Aurora
- Chapter 3: What Became of the Diamond Bracelet
- Chapter 4: After the Ball
- Chapter 5: John Mellish
- Chapter 6: Rejected and Accepted
- Chapter 7: Aurora's Strange Pensioner
- Chapter 8: Poor John Mellish Comes Back Again
- Chapter 9: How Talbot Bulstrode Spent His Christmas
- Chapter 10: Fighting the Battle
- Chapter 11: At the Château D'arques
- Chapter 12: Steeve Hargraves, the "Softy."
- Chapter 13: The Spring Meeting
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