Dead Men's Shoes

Dead Men's Shoes

by Mary Elizabeth Braddon

In Mary Elizabeth Braddon's 'Dead Men's Shoes', Sybil, a woman of modest means, finds herself in a precarious position as her wealthy uncle's housekeeper. This opportunity promises financial security and ultimately, an inheritance upon his passing. However, her newfound fortune is jeopardized by a forbidden love and the unexpected death of her benefactor. When suspicion falls upon Sybil, she must navigate a labyrinth of deceit and hidden motives to clear her name and uncover the truth behind her uncle's demise. 'Dead Men's Shoes' is a compelling tale of love, betrayal, and the complexities of human relationships, set against a backdrop of Victorian society.

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Mary Elizabeth Braddon (4 October 1835 – 4 February 1915) was an English popular novelist of the Victorian era. She is best known for her 1862 sensation novel Lady Audley's Secret, which has als...

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2: O World, thy Slippery Turns!
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3: The True Metal
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4: Had the Chance been with us that has not been
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5: Sibyl Faunthorpe's Diary
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6: The Elite of Redcastle
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7: Drifting into Haven
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8: The Return of the Prodigal
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9: Uncle Trenchard
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10: Sibyl takes the Lead
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11: How Stephen Trenchard Forgives
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12: Love, then, and Hope of Richer Store
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13: The Sweets of Life
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14: Making Ready for Victory
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15: Town and Country
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16: A Mysterious Visitor
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17: The Wanderer's Return
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18: At Arm's Length
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19: A Dangerous Triumph
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20: Half Confidence
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21: Received by the County
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22: Jenny's Visitor
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23: Will Fortune never come with both hands full?
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24: Startling Information
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25: Town Talk
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26: Between Love and Gold
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27: Sir Wilford has his own Way
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28: Marion is raised to DIstinction
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29: At the How
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30: Tilberry Steeplechase
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31: Joel Pilgrim
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32: Alexis Comes to Grief
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33: Fallen from the Wayside
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34: Good Samaritans
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35: Bitter Almonds
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36: Village Slander
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37: Trot's History
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38: Gaining Time
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39: At Bay
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40: On the Treshold of a Discovery
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41: A Father's Claim
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42: A Wedding Eve
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43: The Passing-Bell
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44: Dark Surmises
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45: In the Surgery
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46: Stephen Trenchard surprises his Friends
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47: It is not now as it has been of yore
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48: 'Tis held that sorrow makes us wise
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49: But here is one who loves you as of old
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50: Alexis Investigates
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51: Mr. Levison Cross-examines
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52: The Podmores think of Emigration
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53: Commited for Trial
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54: A Dark Tale Darkly FInished
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55: Epilog
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