Project Gutenberg 2015-01-19 Public domain in the USA. 268 Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) 1835 1915 Braddon, Mary Elizabeth White, Babington Breddon, Miss Maxwell, Mary Elizabeth Braddon Braddon, Mary E. Aurora Floyd, Vol. 1 Fifth Edition Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_Floyd E-text prepared by Clare Graham and Marc D'Hooghe (http://www.freeliterature.org) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Aurora Floyd, Vol. 1" by M. E. Braddon is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story opens with a focus on the marriage of Archibald Martin Floyd, a wealthy banker, to Eliza Prodder, a woman of questionable origin and former actress. This unexpected union sparks gossip and scorn from the local gentry, setting the stage for a narrative centered around social class, reputation, and the dynamics of love and ambition. As the couple navigates their tumultuous relationship, their only daughter, Aurora, emerges as a captivating character caught between her father's protective love and the societal expectations placed upon her. The opening of the book paints a vivid picture of the Floyd household and introduces the complex relationships rooted in love, marriage, and social standing. Archibald, despite being forewarned about the potential backlash from marrying Eliza, is blissfully in love and content in his life at Felden Woods. However, the refreshing joy of the couple's union is sharply contrasted by the gossip and disdain of their peers. Following Eliza's untimely death, Archibald becomes dotingly obsessed with raising Aurora, who develops a vibrant and sometimes rebellious personality. As Aurora matures, her beauty and fiery spirit begin to attract attention, foreshadowing future conflicts and romantic entanglements that will challenge the family's already precarious status in society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en England -- Fiction Young women -- Fiction Domestic fiction Married women -- Fiction Bigamy -- Fiction Extortion -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: British Literature 381764 2025-06-19T10:21:40.734883 text/html 359579 2024-10-24T14:06:09 text/html 208473 2025-06-19T10:21:45.530861 application/epub+zip 213091 2025-06-19T10:21:41.521963 application/epub+zip 213091 2025-06-19T10:21:41.170900 application/epub+zip 312227 2025-06-19T10:21:48.966872 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297664 2025-06-19T10:21:45.188857 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298321 2022-09-21T18:44:48.168421 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366439 2023-09-21T03:35:52.869252 text/plain 346595 2024-10-24T14:06:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17583 2025-06-19T10:21:49.118874 application/rdf+xml 7105 2025-06-19T10:21:41.259877 image/jpeg 1795 2025-06-19T10:21:41.216881 image/jpeg 194999 2025-06-19T10:21:40.771871 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia