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*179 describing the locksmith "there was nothing that he need have been ashamed of in his face, except the dirt, and that, as Hamlet'smother says, "is common""

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Braddon, Mary Elizabeth. Lady Audley's Secret. Pub. 1862. Ed. Natalie M. Houston. Peterborough, ON: Broadview, 2003.

General Notes

  • 60 Talboys goes to Australia for the gold rush beginning in 1851, same that the characters rob a convoy for in Sherlock Holmes "Boscombe Valley Mystery"
  • 103 "Indeed I believe all ghosts to be the result of damp." (Robert A)
  • 109 Talboys' perceived sensitivity to the weather (by Robert), reminiscent of Lucy Villette

Theme Tracking

Reading/Writing

Materiality

Technology

Shakespeare references

  • 179 describing the locksmith "there was nothing that he need have been ashamed of in his face, except the dirt, and that, as Hamlet'smother says, "is common""