Lady Audley’s Secret · Character
Alicia Audley
Sir Michael's frank, horse-riding daughter, displaced by her new stepmother and quietly in love with her indifferent cousin Robert.
supporting
Also known as Miss Alicia, Alicia, Miss Alicia Audley, Miss Audley, poor Alicia
First appearance: Lucy
As a supporting figure in Lady Audley’s Secret, Alicia Audley is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Sir Michael's daughter, who resents Lucy's marriage to her father and avoids intimacy with her stepmother, preferring outdoor activities.
Alicia Audley loses her place as mistress of Audley Court the moment her father brings home a wife barely older than herself, and she refuses to pretend otherwise. She rides, sketches, and sulks, watching Robert's pale fascination with Lady Audley with a jealousy she can barely name. Her blunt honesty and wounded pride make her the household's clearest-eyed witness, even when no one wants to hear what she sees.
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Character Web
11 connectionsA slice of how Alicia Audley sits in the book — open the reader for the full interactive map.
Relationship types
- Romantic
- Rivalry
- Family
- Other
Character groups
- Audley Circle Core
- Protagonist
- Peripheral Witnesses & Acquaintances
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Open in readerNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological peak where Sir Michael Au…
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Follow the arc while readingRelationships
- Robert Audley
romantic · ambivalent
Alicia is Robert's cousin and a persistent romantic interest, though Robert initially… How this plays out →
- Lady Audley
rivalry · negative
- Sir Michael Audley
family · positive
- Robert Audley
romantic · ambivalent
Alicia is Robert's cousin and a persistent romantic interest, though Robert initially… How this plays out →
- Robert Audley
romantic · ambivalent
Alicia is Robert's cousin and a persistent romantic interest, though Robert initially… How this plays out →
- Lady Audley
rivalry · negative
- Sir Michael Audley
family · positive
- Sir Michael Audley
family · positive
- Lady Audley
rivalry · negative
Relationship notes
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See Alicia Audley in LucyIn the story
Alicia Audley appears across 19 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- Lucy
- In the First Page of the Times
- VI: Anywhere, Anywhere Out of the World
- After a Year
- VIII: Before the Storm
- IX: After the Storm
- XI: The Mark Upon My Lady’s Wrist
- Troubled Dreams
- +11 more
Chapter companion notes
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See Alicia Audley in Lucy