Mary Elizabeth Braddon | |
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 Portrait of Braddon, circa 1875 | |
| Born | 4 October 1835 London, England |
| Died | 4 February 1915 (aged 79) London, England |
| Occupation | novelist |
| Genre | sensation novels |
| Years active | 1860—1910 |
| Notable works | Lady Audley's Secret (1862) Aurora Floyd (1863) |
| Spouse | John Maxwell |
Mary Elizabeth Braddon (4 October 1835 – 4 February 1915) was an English popular novelist of the Victorian era.[1] She is best known for her 1862 sensation novel Lady Audley's Secret, which has also been dramatised and filmed several times.
- ^ "Braddon, Mary Elizabeth (Maxwell)". Who's Who. Vol. 59. 1907. pp. 201–202.