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Share Link copied Format epub Published May 03, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![The lady's mile](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqqze4t4zyn9zqjf162kt6hk/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260911%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260911T191154Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=ad3d4362a98297870d2decc822a1e6821cb5312125331161335a368a65b55193) ## About this work The lady's mile by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside THE LADY'S MILE A Novel By M. E. Braddon THE AUTHOR OF "LADY AUDLEY'S SECRET," "AURORA FLOYD" ETC. ETC. ETC. Stereotyped Edition LONDON JOHN AND ROBERT MAXWELL MILTON HOUSE, SHOE LANE, FLEET STREET \[All rights reserved\] CONTENTS. I. "He is but a Landscape-painter" II. Lord Aspendell's Daughter III. Hector IV. Love and Duty V. At the Fountains VI. Wedding Cards VII. The Great O'Boyneville VIII. The Dowager's Little Dinner IX. Laurence O'Boyneville's First Hearing X. The Rich Mr. Lobyer XI. At Nasedale XII. Mr. O'Boyneville's Motion for a New Trial XIII. Cecil's Honeymoon XIV. Mr. Lobyer's Wooing XV. Delilah XVI. At Home in Bloomsbury XVII. Poor Philip XVIII. Too Late for Repentance XIX. Things from India XX. At Pevenshall Place XXI. Sir Nugent Evershed XXII. Mrs. Lobyer's Skeleton XXIII. "How should I Greet Thee?" XXIV. Between Carthage and Kensington XXV. The Easy Descent XXVI. A Modern Love-Chase XXVII. "He Comes too Near, who Comes to be Denied" XXVIII. "Were all thy Letters Suns, I could not see" XXIX. A Timely Warning XXX. "He's Sweetest Friend, or Hardest Foe" XXXI. On the Brink XXXII. By the Sea XXXIII. A Commercial Earthquake The Epilogue. THE LADY'S MILE. CHAPTER I. "HE IS BUT A LANDSCAPE-PAINTER." It was high tide—spring tide, if you will—at half past-six o'clock on a warm June evening: not the commonplace ebb and flow of a vulgar river; but the mighty tide of fashion's wonderful sea, surging westward, under the dusty elms and lindens of the Lady's Mile. If you had driven round this very park between four and five on this very afternoon, you would have been gratified by the sight of some half-dozen nursemaids with their straggling charges, an occasional girl and perambulator, a picturesque life guardsman here and there, making a little spot of crimson amongst the… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fthe-ladys-mile) The sample continues in the full work. [ #classic ](/search?query=classic) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) [ #library ](/search?query=library) ## Reviews No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. 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