Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Mary Elizabeth Braddon

English popular novelist (1835–1915)

Died aged 79LibraUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Biography

Mary Elizabeth Braddon (4 October 1835 – 4 February 1915) was an English popular novelist of the Victorian era. She is best known for her 1862 novel Lady Audley's Secret, which is considered one of the foundational examples of sensation fiction. She is known for her focus on bigamous relationships in her novels, as well as her illegitimate marriage to John Maxwell.

Aside from writing, Braddon worked as an actress for eight years as a way to support herself and her mother. After establishing herself as a successful writer, she worked as a magazine editor and publisher. Braddon founded the magazine Belgravia in 1866.

The Mary Elizabeth Braddon Association was established in 2014 to pay tribute to Braddon's life and work. Various dramatisations have been made of her novels.

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Family

Spouse(s)
John Maxwell
Children
William Babington MaxwellGerald Melbourne Maxwell

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Mary Elizabeth Braddon died on February 4, 1915 at the age of 79.
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Mary Elizabeth Braddon was born on October 4, 1835.
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According to Wikidata, Mary Elizabeth Braddon's spouse is or was John Maxwell.
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