The Works of M. E. Braddon

by Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Since the first publication of her groundbreaking sensation novel 'Lady Audley's Secret' in 1862, M. E. Braddon's works have gripped the imagination of readers across the world for over one hundred and fifty years. This comprehensive eBook presents the many diverse works of M. E. Braddon, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Braddon's life and works
* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts
* 22 novels, with individual contents tables
* Rare novels appearing here for the first time, including Braddon’s first novel, last novel and her supernatural masterpiece GERARD, OR THE WORLD, THE FLESH AND THE DEVIL
* Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* The children’s book THE CHRISTMAS HIRELINGS is also included, with all of the original festive illustrations
* Braddon’s first collection of short stories RALPH THE BAILIFF AND OTHER TALES, featuring many of the author’s seminal tales — available in no other collection
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories
* Easily locate the short stories you want to read
* Includes one of Braddon’s scarce plays
* Features a memoir by the author, concerning the composition of her first novel
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

CONTENTS:

The Novels
THREE TIMES DEAD, OR THE SECRET OF THE HEATH (THE TRAIL OF THE SERPENT)
CAPTAIN OF THE VULTURE
LADY AUDLEY’S SECRET
AURORA FLOYD
JOHN MARCHMONT’S LEGACY
THE DOCTOR’S WIFE
HENRY DUNBAR
BIRDS OF PREY
CHARLOTTE’S INHERITANCE
RUN TO EARTH
FENTON’S QUEST
THE LOVELS OF ARDEN
THE CLOVEN FOOT
VIXEN
MOUNT ROYAL
PHANTOM FORTUNE
THE GOLDEN CALF
MOHAWKS
GERARD, OR THE WORLD, THE FLESH AND THE DEVIL
LONDON PRIDE
HIS DARLING SIN
MARY

The Children’s Book
THE CHRISTMAS HIRELINGS

The Shorter Fiction
RALPH THE BAILIFF AND OTHER TALES
MILLY DARRELL
FLOWER AND WEED, AND OTHER TALES

The Short Stories
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

The Play
MARJORIE DAW

The Memoir
MY FIRST NOVEL: ‘THE TRAIL OF THE SERPENT’

Genres: Classics, Fiction, Collections

16238 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 28, 2016

About the author

Mary Elizabeth Braddon was a British Victorian era popular novelist. She was an extremely prolific writer, producing some 75 novels with very inventive plots. The most famous one is her first novel, Lady Audley's Secret (1862), which won her recognition and fortune as well. The novel has been in print ever since, and has been dramatised and filmed several times.

Braddon also founded Belgravia Magazine (1866), which presented readers with serialized sensation novels, poems, travel narratives, and biographies, as well as essays on fashion, history, science. She also edited Temple Bar Magazine. Braddon's legacy is tied to the Sensation Fiction of the 1860s.

She is also the mother of novelist W.B. Maxwell.

Reviews

[Classic reverie · Rating 5 out of 5]

It will take me awhile to read through this collection and for some reason my Kindle says I am finished when in actuality I am certainly not but will give a brief review this far, not of her stories because those will be located under their title elsewhere, this edition has some typos which I sent through my Kindle. What I love is the vast amount stories are here with great navigation. Since I first read Mary Elizabeth Braddon years ago, I feel in love with her style of romance, suspense and surprise. I know whenever I pick her up, I will get into the story and wonder what will be the final verdict because things sometimes are not what they seem.

[RICHARD STENTON · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had nver heard of Elizabeth Branddon but have this book on a list of recommended works to read. The first story I tackled was Lady Audley's Secret and it did not fail to hook me into reading more and more of Braddon's tales. The characters come alive in this saga of a couple who marry but because the new bride is not of the appropriate station the husband's father cuts off his relationship which causes the husband ot leave his wife to seek is fortune in Australia. The wife wants nothing to do with poverty and finds a way to win the heart of another rich man and change he name and identity to do so. The husband returns and the tales goes on in way that make you want to stay up and keep reading.

[Wandering Witch · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick tip: Are you taking part in the annual Good Reads reading challenge? Then may I suggest, whilst reading this (and also marking it as ‘currently reading’) you also search for and set each individual novel in this collection as ‘currently reading’. There are 53 novels enclosed, and without doing this you’ll not be representing your true book count and all your reading dedication!

I’m only 60 pages in, and it’s making for pleasant reading so far.

Also, a bit of a weird coincidence- I just found out that I started reading this on the author’s date of death, 110 years ago (yesterday) :)

[Susan Comer]

Lop

[Bee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read:

Good Lady Ducayne - 3/5
Lady Audley's Secret - 3/5

[Lilly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Was she Mad or was she just trying to make a life for herself? Not really sure. Also Robert Audley about drove me mad.
I liked the name play.