Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Braddon was the queen of Victorian sensation fiction, whose Lady Audley's Secret was the most scandalous bestseller of 1862. She produced an astonishing body of work that engaged seriously with women's constrained social position.
Works
- Lady Audley's SecretMystery novel of a woman concealing a dark past behind respectable appearance
- Aurora FloydMystery novel following a woman discovering and grappling with her scandalous past
- John Marchmont's LegacyMystery novel centred on inheritance, revelation, and legacy
- The Doctor's WifeNovel of a woman torn between passion for an artist and marital duty
- Henry DunbarMystery novel involving theft, flight, and discovery of hidden identities