The Secret - Hesperus Classics Author:Charlotte Bronte A rollicking adventure from the Brontės? imagined kingdom of Verdopolis, The Secret is a novel of intrigue, duplicity, and all-conquering love. Arthur, the Marquis of Douro, his beautiful wife, Marion, and their infant son lead a happy and carefree existence in the city of Verdopolis?until a chance encounter brings the youthful Marchiones... more »s? childhood governess back into their lives. The meeting proves to be the catalyst for an increasingly tortuous series of events involving blackmail, imposture, and shocking revelations regarding the birth of the young Marchioness. Will the Marquis ever forgive his wife her secret? English novelist Charlotte Brontė is best remembered for her perennially popular novel, Jane Eyre.« less
A short story length piece of Charlotte Bronte juvenilia related to the Angria stories. Actually kind of good in a soap-opera-y kind of way - definitely got the flavor of CB along with the impression of it being her very early work.