Sensation and suspense novels

6 books

A Terrible Temptation: A Story of To-DayCharles Reade · 1871A Victorian novel of family rivalry and romance, opening with two cousins, Sir Charles and Richard Bassett, who dispute an inheritance, and the lovely Miss Arabella Bruce, courted by both men.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Only a clodM. E. Braddon · 1868Only a Clod is an 1868 novel by M. E. Braddon, author of Lady Audley's Secret. It opens with Francis Tredethlyn, a cheerful soldier serving as valet to the discontented young officer Ensign Harcourt Lowther, stationed with him at a convict settlement in Tasmania.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Our Mutual FriendCharles Dickens · 1865Our Mutual Friend, Charles Dickens's 1865 novel, follows characters along the Thames and in London society, beginning with a waterman and his daughter who dredge the river for their living, and unfolding into a web of secrets, fortunes, and tangled relationships.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Eustace DiamondsAnthony Trollope · 1873A Victorian social novel, first published serially in 1871-1873, following the scheming Lizzie Eustace, who claims ownership of a valuable diamond necklace from her late husband and lies to suitors, relatives, lawyers, and police to keep it.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Firm of GirdlestoneArthur Conan Doyle · 1890A novel by Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1890, about the London merchant firm of Girdlestone and Co., African traders, following the ambitious father and son who run it and the schemes and crises surrounding their business.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

What Will He Do with It? — CompleteEdward Bulwer Lytton · 1858This 1858 novel by Edward Bulwer Lytton depicts the customs and social life of the English People during a national summer fair in Surrey. It introduces characters through lively dialogue and keen observation of society's various manners and trade philosophies.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية