# Lady Audley’s Secret — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Lady Audley’s Secret by M. E. Braddon.

- [Lucy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/i-lucy.md): This chapter introduces Lucy Graham, a beautiful and charming governess in the village near Audley Court. Her captivating presence draws the attention of Sir Michael Audley, a wealthy baronet and widower. Despite his age
- [II: On Board the Argus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/ii-on-board-the-argus.md): George Talboys, a young man returning to England after three and a half years in the Australian gold diggings, is aboard the ship Argus. He tells a fellow passenger, Miss Morley, the story of his marriage to a penniless 
- [III: Hidden Relics](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/iii-hidden-relics.md): Phoebe Marks shows her cousin Luke around Audley Court while Lady Audley is out. Luke is awed by the opulence, and Phoebe discovers a secret drawer in Lady Audley's jewel casket containing a baby's shoe and a lock of hai
- [In the First Page of the Times](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/iv-in-the-first-page-of-the-times.md): Robert Audley, a lazy barrister who never practices, learns of his uncle's marriage to a young woman. He encounters his old friend George Talboys, who has just returned from Australia with a fortune, eager to reunite wit
- [V: The Headstone at Ventnor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/v-the-headstone-at-ventnor.md): George Talboys learns of his wife Helen's death from a newspaper announcement, collapses from the shock, and is cared for by his friend Robert Audley. The next day they travel to Ventnor, where George confirms the news, 

> 36 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=lady_audley_s_secret_se_1453kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [VI: Anywhere, Anywhere Out of the World](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/vi-anywhere-anywhere-out-of-the-world.md)
- [After a Year](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/vii-after-a-year.md)
- [VIII: Before the Storm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/viii-before-the-storm.md)
- [IX: After the Storm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/ix-after-the-storm.md)
- [X: Missing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/x-missing.md)
- [XI: The Mark Upon My Lady’s Wrist](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/xi-the-mark-upon-my-lady-s-wrist.md)
- [XII: Still Missing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/xii-still-missing.md)
- [Troubled Dreams](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/xiii-troubled-dreams.md)
- [XIV: Phoebe's Suitor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/xiv-phoebe-s-suitor.md)
- [XV: On the Watch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/xv-on-the-watch.md)
- [Robert Audley Gets His Conge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/xvi-robert-audley-gets-his-conge.md)
- [At the Castle Inn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/xvii-at-the-castle-inn.md)
- [XVIII: Robert Receives a Visitor Whom He Had Scarcely Expected](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/xviii-robert-receives-a-visitor-whom-he-had-scarcely-expected.md)
- [XIX: The Writing in the Book](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/xix-the-writing-in-the-book.md)
- [Mrs. Plowson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/xx-mrs-plowson.md)
- [Little Georgey Leaves His Old Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/xxi-little-georgey-leaves-his-old-home.md)
- [Coming to a Standstill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/xxii-coming-to-a-standstill.md)
- [Clara](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/xxiii-clara.md)
- [George's Letters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/xxiv-george-s-letters.md)
- [XXV: Retrograde Investigation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/xxv-retrograde-investigation.md)
- [So Far and No Farther](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/xxvi-so-far-and-no-farther.md)
- [XXVII: Beginning at the Other End](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/xxvii-beginning-at-the-other-end.md)
- [XXVIII: Hidden in the Grave](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/xxviii-hidden-in-the-grave.md)
- [XXIX: In the Lime-Walk](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/xxix-in-the-lime-walk.md)
- [XXX: Preparing the Ground](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/xxx-preparing-the-ground.md)
- [XXXI: Phoebe's Petition](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/xxxi-phoebe-s-petition.md)
- [XXXII: The Red Light in the Sky](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/xxxii-the-red-light-in-the-sky.md)
- [The Bearer of the Tidings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/xxxiii-the-bearer-of-the-tidings.md)
- [XXXIV: My Lady Tells the Truth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/xxxiv-my-lady-tells-the-truth.md)
- [The Hush That Succeeds the Tempest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/xxxv-the-hush-that-succeeds-the-tempest.md)
- [XXXVI: Dr. Mosgrave’s Advice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/xxxvi-dr-mosgrave-s-advice.md)
- [Buried Alive](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/xxxvii-buried-alive.md)
- [Ghost-Haunted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/xxxviii-ghost-haunted.md)
- [XXXIX: That Which the Dying Man Had to Tell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/xxxix-that-which-the-dying-man-had-to-tell.md)
- [XL: Restored](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/xl-restored.md)
- [At Peace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_audley_s_secret_se/chapters/xli-at-peace.md)

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