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The romantic-sounding name had been a fancy of poor Eliza's; and there was no caprice of hers, however trifling, that had not always been sacred with her adoring husband, and that was not doubly sacred now. The actual intensity The child which Eliza Floyd left behind her, when she was so suddenly taken away from all earthly prosperity and happiness, was christened Aurora.

The actual intensity of the widower's grief was known to no creature in this lower world. His nephews and his nephews' wives paid him pertinacious visits of condolence; nay, one of these nieces by marriage, a good motherly creature, devoted to her husband, insisted on seeing and comforting the stricken man. Heaven knows whether her tenderness did convey any comfort to that shipwrecked soul!

She found him like a man who had suffered from a stroke of paralysis, torpid, almost imbecile.

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Perhaps she took the wisest course that could possibly have been taken. She said little to him upon the subject of his affliction; but visited him frequently, patiently sitting opposite to him for hours at a time, he and she talking of all manner of easy conventional topics,—the state of the country, the weather, a change in the ministry, and such subjects as were so far remote from the grief of his life, that a less careful hand than Mrs.

Alexander Floyd's could have scarcely touched upon the broken chords of that ruined instrument, the widower's heart. Get A Copy. Kindle Edition , pages. Published January 20th first published January 19th More Details Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.

To ask other readers questions about Aurora Floyd , please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. Sort order. Oct 28, Arcot D Suresh rated it it was amazing. Aurora Floyd Good read. Enjoyed all 3 volumes. Highly recommended. No one now writes like this book. This is counterposed with the snobbish Bulstrode who comes from the aristocracy and will not marry the woman he loves because she will not reveal a twelve month gap in her social history.

He rightly fears that this might be a potentially damaging stain on the reputation of his family. Even though he later regrets that decision and assists her in defending her name, his caution is justified by the scandal that ensues in the narrative. Until the later part of the twentieth century, bigamy was considered a serious crime. The issue that provides the plot of Aurora Floyd is the power that Conyers holds over Aurora because they are still married.

Aurora believes that her first husband James Conyers has been killed in a riding accident, but in fact he is only injured. There is a possibility that the element of bigamy is acting as a surrogate for sexuality in the novel. Adultery or sex out of wedlock would not have been acceptable as a literary subject at that time. Aurora as a spirited young girl is seduced by a handsome lower-class groom with dark hair, long eyelashes, and god-like looks. There is no mention of any sexual intimacy between them, but they are united by their interest in horses.

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Moreover, having married once and believing her husband to be dead, Aurora has very little hesitation in marrying again. The gauche and good-hearted John Mellish is hardly an erotically charged figure at all, but by her early twenties Aurora has had two husbands and statistically therefore a considerable amount of sexual experience. The aristocratic Bulstrode falls passionately in love with Aurora — almost at first sight. His snobbish notions of family pride prevent him from accepting her as a wife, and so he chooses Lucy instead.

She is presented and behaves in a far less exciting manner, and yet their union is successful and happy. Similarly, Mellish is presented as a bumbling and gauche countryman who Aurora accepts as a second-best choice to Bulstrode. Yet they too eventually establish a loving and trustful relationship from which passion seems to have been excluded.

Archibald Floyd, a retired city banker, suddenly marries Eliza Prodder, a young and beautiful actress he meets in Lancashire. Polite society regards her as an upstart, but she is proud and devoted to her husband. However, after only one year of marriage she dies. The widower Floyd devotes all his attention to his daughter Aurora, who grows up to become a spirited and attractive young woman.

He sends her to a Parisian finishing school, from which she returns just over a year later in a poor physical condition. Aurora has bad feelings about her time in Paris. She meets a man to whom she owes money. He father throws a ball to celebrate her nineteenth birthday, where she meets the proud Talbot Bulstrode. Bulstrode is conscious of being remote and unloved. He thinks Lucy Floyd would make a suitable wife, but he is intrigued by Aurora, whose mysterious behavior he attributes to horse-racing gambling debts.

Floyd employs the very unsympathetic Mrs Powell as governess to Aurora. They go to stay in Brighton, where Bulstrode has bought himself out of the army. Lucy is anguished because she loves Bulstrode, who is besotted with Aurora. Bulstrode proposes to Aurora, but she rejects his offer as she has just rejected an offer from Mellish. But then she accepts the offer next day — after reading of the death of an English jockey in Germany..

Preparations are under way for the marriage, but then out on a drive they meet Matthew Harrison, who demands money from Aurora. Bulstrode asks how she comes to know him — but she refuses to divulge the information. He then confides in Lucy, and realises she loves Bulstrode.

Next day Xmas Bulstrode receives a letter from his mother revealing that Aurora ran away from her Parisian school and was missing for the following year.

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When Bulstrode asks for an explanation she pleads with him for understanding, but will not reveal where she was for the twelve months. He breaks off their engagement and leaves. Aurora falls seriously ill with a fever that lasts for four months. Floyd takes his daughter to Leamington for recovery, where they are joined by John Mellish. The Floyd party go to northern France.

Aurora becomes engaged to Mellish and is regarded by many as rather fickle. Bulstrode enters parliament, and is angry when he reads of the marriage. Aurora goes to live at Mellish Park where she develops two enemies — Mrs Powell and Stephen Hargraves, the repugnant groom, who is fired for mistreating her dog.

John Mellish allows Aurora to dominate him, and Lucy is dismayed that her cousin can forget Bulstrode so easily. The Floyd party visit York races where they meet Bulstrode, who still feels bitter regarding Aurora. Bulstrode is invited to stay at Mellish Park, where he meets Lucy Floyd and realises that she is in love with him. He proposes to her and they are married shortly afterwards. Aurora sees Stephen Hargraves lurking in the woods at Mellish Park. A letter arrives recommending the horse trainer James Conyers.

Aurora faints at the mention of his name. Mellish questions his wife, who will only reveal that Conyers knows her secret. Mrs Powell is peeved on being excluded. The adventurer Conyers arrives at Mellish Park as trainer. Mrs Powell spies on him opening his letters — one of which is from Aurora. The unscrupulous rogue Conyers hires Stephen Hargraves as his servant. He forces him to deliver a letter to Aurora, who angrily assents to its contents. Mellish decides to trust his wife, despite her enigmatic behaviour. Aurora goes to see Conyers at night, followed by Mrs Powell, who eavesdrops with Stephen Hargraves whilst Aurora tries to buy off Conyers.

On return Mrs Powell locks Aurora out of the house in the rain, which alarms Mellish. Archibald Floyd is lonely without his daughter Aurora. Aurora asks her father for two thousand pounds, refusing to tell him what it is for. He gives her the money, making a record of the banknote numbers. He has come in search of his sister Eliza, but learning of her death would like to see his niece Aurora.

Conyers neglects his duties and abuses Hargraves. Aurora arranges a meeting with Conyers. Mrs Powell snoops on all concerned. The Mellishes have boring guests to dinner, but Aurora manages to leave the house to keep her late night appointment with Conyers.