Charlotte's Inheritance

This is the second part of the complete story of Charlotte Halliday, the first novel being Birds of Prey. I enjoyed this novel more than Birds of Prey. Indeed, this book could be a stand-alone read although Braddon does not take much time or effort to smooth the back story out for her readers. Like p......more

For a while I was vacillating between 3 and 4 stars but only bcoz I loved the first part [Birds of Prey] which was perfect and this book was dragging a bit too much for my taste! Although I love meandering, rambling, poetic prose in old fashioned books- loads of characters and their individual stori......more

Charlotte's Inheritance is Part 2 of the intriguing story of Charlotte and her family and friends, with Birds of Prey being Part 1. The major plot theme revolves around hunting out the rightful descendant of a wealthy man whose large inheritance was waiting to be bestowed. And within that context th......more

Beware! This is the second of two fairly obscure Victorian novels which form one story. If you're tempted make sure you read "Birdsof Prey" first. I was fortunate enough to so, but I didn't know until I got to the end of the first book that it was "to be continued..." Could easily have got it the wr......more

The second part of the 'Birds of Prey', which enhances the understanding and background of this novel, but doesn't really interfere with the plot. Which is, in good old-fashioned Victorian manner, a murder story. Having heard of a great fortune, to which one of the leading ladies in the plot is the......more