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Charlotte's Inheritance

Charlotte's Inheritance

By: Mary Elizabeth Braddon
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A lesser known novel by the sensational English novelist, Charlotte's Inheritance opens in Paris in a dilapidated boarding house let to students by a scarcely adequate landlady. Enter Gustave, a young provincial, arriving in Paris supposedly to study law, but in reality as the proposed husband of the dour and unattractive daughter of his sponsor. Unable to tolerate the life arranged for him, Gustave quits the boarding house but recommends it to a mysterious young English widow who approaches him for assistance. - Summary by Lynne ThompsonCopyright 1900s genre Art Drama & Plays Literary History & Criticism
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  • Charlotte's Inheritance - Mary Elizabeth Braddon - Part 2

    Charlotte's Inheritance - Mary Elizabeth Braddon - Part 2
    Jun 26 2026
    A lesser known novel by the sensational English novelist, Charlotte's Inheritance opens in Paris in a dilapidated boarding house let to students by a scarcely adequate landlady. Enter Gustave, a young provincial, arriving in Paris supposedly to study law, but in reality as the proposed husband of the dour and unattractive daughter of his sponsor. Unable to tolerate the life arranged for him, Gustave quits the boarding house but recommends it to a mysterious young English widow who approaches him for assistance. - Summary by Lynne Thompson
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    6 hrs and 27 mins
  • Charlotte's Inheritance - Mary Elizabeth Braddon - Part 1

    Charlotte's Inheritance - Mary Elizabeth Braddon - Part 1
    Jun 25 2026
    A lesser known novel by the sensational English novelist, Charlotte's Inheritance opens in Paris in a dilapidated boarding house let to students by a scarcely adequate landlady. Enter Gustave, a young provincial, arriving in Paris supposedly to study law, but in reality as the proposed husband of the dour and unattractive daughter of his sponsor. Unable to tolerate the life arranged for him, Gustave quits the boarding house but recommends it to a mysterious young English widow who approaches him for assistance. - Summary by Lynne Thompson
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    9 hrs and 43 mins
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