Mary Elizabeth Braddon

John Marchmont’s Legacy is a Victorian novel of compassion, inheritance, and social struggle. Young Edward Arundel’s life changes when he encounters his former tutor, John Marchmont, now fallen into poverty and theatrical obscurity. Drawn to help John...

Charlotte’s Inheritance is a Victorian novel of love, duty, and social ambition. Gustave Lenoble, a law student from humble origins, is expected to secure his family’s future through an advantageous marriage. In Paris, he becomes drawn to the...

The Venetians is a Victorian sensation novel of guilt and forbidden love. After killing a man during Venice’s Carnival, English gentleman John Vansittart flees to England, burdened by a deadly secret. Years later, he falls in love with Eve Marchant,...

The Day Will Come is a Victorian novel of romance, social intrigue, and hidden tensions. Newlyweds Juanita Dalbrook and Sir Godfrey Carmichael arrive at Cheriton Chase, a historic estate rich with familial legacy and expectations. Amid village...

Birds of Prey is a Victorian novel of social ambition, moral dilemmas, and hidden tensions. Philip Sheldon, a dentist recently arrived in London, faces professional struggles and rekindled emotions over past love. Amid illness, societal expectations,...

Eleanor’s Victory is a Victorian novel of family bonds, ambition, and moral endurance. Young Eleanor Vane reunites with her estranged father, George Mowbray Vane, whose troubled past and financial decline cast long shadows over their hopes. As...

Henry Dunbar is a Victorian sensation novel of crime, guilt, and retribution. After decades of exile following a youthful forgery scandal, Henry Dunbar prepares to return to the powerful banking family he once disgraced. His reappearance stirs buried...

The Trail of the Serpent is a Victorian sensation novel of murder, deception, and hidden identity. In the town of Slopperton, the brutal killing of a wealthy man casts suspicion on his disgraced nephew, Richard Marwood. As the seemingly respectable...

The Cloven Foot is a Victorian sensation novel of deceit, inheritance, and scandal. John Treverton must marry his cousin Laura to claim his uncle’s estate, yet harbors a secret past as Jack Chicot, married to a French dancer. When she is murdered,...

The Doctor’s Wife is a Victorian novel of marriage, illusion, and emotional growth. Young medical student George Gilbert leaves his quiet hometown for London, where his life intersects with romantic Isabel Sleaford and literary ambition. Isabel’s...

Wyllard’s Weird is a Victorian novel of mystery, fate, and moral uncertainty. When a young woman dies after falling from a train in the Cornish countryside, doubts arise over accident or intent. Julian Wyllard, lord of the manor, is drawn into the...

Run to Earth is a Victorian novel of intrigue, danger, and hidden motives. Captain Valentine Jernam, a restless seafarer, is drawn into a web of deception after encountering the alluring Jenny Milsom in a London tavern. As loyalty clashes with...

Fenton’s Quest is a Victorian novel of love, mystery, and moral resolve. Gilbert Fenton, an Australian merchant visiting the quiet village of Lidford, is captivated by Marian Nowell, the adopted niece of Captain Sedgewick. Drawn into her guarded...

London Pride: When the World Was Younger is a Victorian historical novel set during the English Civil War, following Sir John Kirkland, a loyalist cavalier, and his daughter Angela. Fleeing the dangers of war, they journey to a convent in Louvain,...

The Golden Calf is a Victorian novel of ambition, class conflict, and moral temptation. Ida Palliser, a poor but gifted young woman at a harsh boarding school, longs to escape poverty and claim a brighter future. Torn between pride, independence, and...

Phantom Fortune is a Victorian novel of mystery, ambition, and moral conflict. When sudden wealth appears to promise freedom and security, it also brings suspicion and hidden danger. A young woman’s life is transformed by chance and deception, drawing...

The Lovels of Arden is a Victorian novel of loss, family pride, and enduring hope. Clarissa Lovel returns to England after years abroad, only to discover her ancestral home, Arden Court, has been sold and her family fortunes have fallen. Struggling...

Lady Audley’s Secret is a classic Victorian sensation novel of mystery and psychological suspense. When the beautiful Lady Audley marries into wealth, her flawless image hides a shocking past. As her nephew begins to investigate strange...

Le jeune Richard Marwood est injustement accusé du meurtre de son oncle et se retrouve condamné à un enfermement à vie dans l'asile d'aliénés du comté. Au bout de huit ans, il s'échappe afin de retrouver les vrais coupables.Son chemin va croiser celui...

A captivating Victorian “sensation” novel by the author of “Lady Audley's Secret”, Run to Earth has it all: scoundrels and mercenaries, love and lust, jealousy, intrigue, and suspense. (Introduction by Gail Mattern) Author - Mary Elizabeth Braddon....

The novel traces the return of a young Englishwoman from several years of schooling abroad, to find that her life will not take up where she thought it would. Clarissa Lovel faced not only an emotionally and financially bereft father, but her first...

Like Wuthering Heights, the center of this story is a dramatic love triangle, the setting is a huge English manor. Olivia Marchmont has always "done her duty." However, when she falls in love and her beloved is in love with another woman, the malice...

The Lady’s Mile is a Victorian society romance of love, ambition, and social constraint. Struggling painter Philip Foley pines for the charming Florence Crawford, while proud but impoverished Lady Cecil Chudleigh navigates attraction to the magnetic...

This is an exquisite and heartbreaking love story. Violet Tempest and Roderick Vawdrey, otherwise known to each other as Vixen and Rorie, are childhood sweethearts. However, Rorie's family wants him to marry elsewhere. You may think it is the old...

John Marchmont’s Legacy is a Victorian novel of compassion, inheritance, and social struggle. Young Edward Arundel’s life changes when he encounters his former tutor, John Marchmont, now fallen into poverty and theatrical obscurity. Drawn to help John...

Charlotte’s Inheritance is a Victorian novel of love, duty, and social ambition. Gustave Lenoble, a law student from humble origins, is expected to secure his family’s future through an advantageous marriage. In Paris, he becomes drawn to the...

The Venetians is a Victorian sensation novel of guilt and forbidden love. After killing a man during Venice’s Carnival, English gentleman John Vansittart flees to England, burdened by a deadly secret. Years later, he falls in love with Eve Marchant,...

The Day Will Come is a Victorian novel of romance, social intrigue, and hidden tensions. Newlyweds Juanita Dalbrook and Sir Godfrey Carmichael arrive at Cheriton Chase, a historic estate rich with familial legacy and expectations. Amid village...

Birds of Prey is a Victorian novel of social ambition, moral dilemmas, and hidden tensions. Philip Sheldon, a dentist recently arrived in London, faces professional struggles and rekindled emotions over past love. Amid illness, societal expectations,...

Eleanor’s Victory is a Victorian novel of family bonds, ambition, and moral endurance. Young Eleanor Vane reunites with her estranged father, George Mowbray Vane, whose troubled past and financial decline cast long shadows over their hopes. As...

Henry Dunbar is a Victorian sensation novel of crime, guilt, and retribution. After decades of exile following a youthful forgery scandal, Henry Dunbar prepares to return to the powerful banking family he once disgraced. His reappearance stirs buried...

The Trail of the Serpent is a Victorian sensation novel of murder, deception, and hidden identity. In the town of Slopperton, the brutal killing of a wealthy man casts suspicion on his disgraced nephew, Richard Marwood. As the seemingly respectable...

The Cloven Foot is a Victorian sensation novel of deceit, inheritance, and scandal. John Treverton must marry his cousin Laura to claim his uncle’s estate, yet harbors a secret past as Jack Chicot, married to a French dancer. When she is murdered,...