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Charlotte's Inheritance

Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Publisher: Interactive Media

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Summary

Charlotte’s Inheritance is a Victorian novel of love, duty, and social ambition. Gustave Lenoble, a law student from humble origins, is expected to secure his family’s future through an advantageous marriage. In Paris, he becomes drawn to the sorrowful Madame Meynell, awakening desires that conflict with obligation. As inheritance, identity, and hidden pasts shape their fates, Braddon explores the tension between personal happiness and the demands of society.
Available since: 02/03/2026.
Print length: 428 pages.

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