Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1835–1915) was one of the most famous and beloved writers of Victorian England, leaving behind a rich literary heritage: about 80 novels, 5 plays, numerous poems and short stories. She inherited her talent for writing from her parents: both worked at Sporting Magazine. In the 1850s. due to financial problems, Mary became a professional actress; She performed with the troupe in London and in the provinces. At the same time, Braddon began to write her own plays and poems; then, under various pseudonyms, she began to compose so-called “continued novels” for the London magazine Halfpenny Journal, published by John Maxwell, who later became the writer’s husband. This volume presents the novel “Lady Audley’s Secret,” which brought Braddon real fame. His heroine, former governess Lucy Graham, who married a wealthy elderly aristocrat Sir Michael Audley, for the time being manages to maintain the image of a respectable lady from high society. But soon the reader, following the other heroes of the novel, begins to suspect that in the past of the newly made lady not everything is as smooth as she likes to tell... Combining elements of a detective story, a psychological thriller and a high-society novel, “The Secret of Lady Audley” became one of the most popular and successful books of its time.