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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Author: Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1835–1915)

Alternate Name(s): Lady Caroline Lascelles (pseudonym); Babington White (pseudonym); Mrs. John Maxwell (married name)

Biography: Novelist. Wife of publisher John Maxwell and mother of novelists W. B. Maxwell and Gerald Maxwell. Editor of Temple Bar (until 1866) and Belgravia. See entry in DNB or Sutherland.

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References: DNB; NCBEL; Sutherland; Wolff; Robert Lee Wolff, Sensational Victorian: The Life and Fiction of Mary Elizabeth Braddon (Garland, 1979)

Fiction Titles:

  1. The Trail of the Serpent: or, Three Times Dead.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1861.
  2. Lady Audley's Secret.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1862.
  3. The Lady Lisle.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1862.
  4. The Captain of the Vulture.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1862.
  5. Ralph the Bailiff and Other Tales.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1862.
  6. Eleanor's Victory.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1863.
  7. John Marchmont's Legacy.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1863.
  8. Aurora Floyd.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1863.
  9. The Doctor's Wife.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1864.
  10. Henry Dunbar: The Story of an Outcast.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1864.
  11. Only a Clod.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1865.
  12. Sir Jasper's Tenant.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1865.
  13. The Lady's Mile.  3 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1866.
  14. Birds of Prey: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1867.
  15. Rupert Godwin.  3 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1867.
  16. Circe.  2 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1867.
  17. Charlotte's Inheritance: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1868.
  18. Dead-Sea Fruit: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1868.
  19. Run to Earth: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1868.
  20. Fenton's Quest: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1871.
  21. The Lovels of Arden: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1871.
  22. Robert Ainsleigh.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1872.
  23. To the Bitter End: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1872.
  24. Lucius Davoren: or, Publicans and Sinners. A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1873.
  25. Milly Darrell, and Other Tales.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1873.
  26. Strangers and Pilgrims: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1873.
  27. Lost for Love: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1874.
  28. Taken at the Flood: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1874.
  29. Hostages to Fortune: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1875.
  30. A Strange World: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1875.
  31. Dead Man's Shoes: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1876.
  32. Joshua Haggard's Daughter: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1876.
  33. Weavers and Weft, and Other Tales.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1877.
  34. The Black Band: or, The Mysteries of Midnight.  1 vol.  London: George Vickers, 1877.
  35. An Open Verdict: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1878.
  36. The Cloven Foot: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1879.
  37. Vixen: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1879.
  38. Just as I Am: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1880.
  39. The Story of Barbara: Her Splendid Misery, and her Gilded Cage.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1880.
  40. Asphodel: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1881.
  41. Mount Royal: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1882.
  42. Phantom Fortune: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1883.
  43. The Golden Calf: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1883.
  44. Flower and Weed and Other Tales.  1 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1883.
  45. Ishmael: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1884.
  46. Wyllard's Weird: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1885.
  47. Mohawks: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1886.
  48. The One Thing Needful: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1886.
  49. Under the Red Flag and Other Tales.  1 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1886.
  50. Like and Unlike: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Spencer Blackett, 1887.
  51. The Fatal Three: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Simpkin, 1888.
  52. The Day Will Come: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Simpkin, 1889.
  53. One Life, One Love: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Simpkin, 1890.
  54. Gerard: or, The World, the Flesh, and the Devil. A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Simpkin, 1891.
  55. The Venetians: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Simpkin, 1892.
  56. All Along the River.  3 vol.  London: Simpkin, 1893.
  57. Thou Art the Man: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Simpkin, 1894.
  58. Sons of Fire: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Simpkin, 1895.
  59. London Pride: or, When the World was Younger.  1 vol.  London: Simpkin, 1896.
  60. Under Love's Rule.  1 vol.  London: Simpkin, 1897.
  61. In High Places.  1 vol.  London: Hutchinson, 1898.
  62. Rough Justice.  1 vol.  London: Simpkin, 1898.
  63. His Darling Sin.  1 vol.  London: Simpkin, 1899.
  64. The Infidel: A Story of the Great Revival.  1 vol.  London: Simpkin, 1900.