author
M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
1835–1915
A star of Victorian sensation fiction, she hooked readers with fast-moving plots, secrets, and scandal. Best known for Lady Audley’s Secret, she was also a remarkably prolific novelist and magazine editor.
68 Audiobooks
Fenton's Quest
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
London Pride, Or, When the World Was Younger
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Lady Audley's Secret
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Aurora Floyd, Vol. 1 Fifth Edition
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
John Marchmont's Legacy, Volumes 1-3
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
The Lovels of Arden
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Aurora Floyd, Vol. 3 Fifth Edition
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
John Marchmont's Legacy, Volume 3 (of 3)
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
His darling sin
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Run to Earth: A Novel
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Mount Royal: A Novel. Volume 3 of 3
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
The Golden Calf
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
John Marchmont's Legacy, Volume 2 (of 3)
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Phantom Fortune, a Novel
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
The day will come : a novel
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Wyllard's Weird: A Novel
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Beyond These Voices
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Vixen, Volume I.
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
A Strange World: A Novel. Volume 2 (of 3)
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
A Strange World: A Novel. Volume 3 (of 3)
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
An open verdict : a novel, volume 1 (of 3)
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Vixen, Volume III.
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Aurora Floyd, Vol. 2 Fifth Edition
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
All along the River: A Novel
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
The Doctor's Wife: A Novel
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Mohawks: A Novel. Volume 2 of 3
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
John Marchmont's Legacy, Volume 1 (of 3)
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Vixen, Volume II.
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
A Strange World: A Novel. Volume 1 (of 3)
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Mount Royal: A Novel. Volume 2 of 3
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Hänen salaisuutensa
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Henry Dunbar: A Novel
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
The Infidel: A Story of the Great Revival
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
An open verdict : a novel, volume 2 (of 3)
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Mohawks: A Novel. Volume 3 of 3
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
An open verdict : a novel, volume 3 (of 3)
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Charlotte's Inheritance
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Mohawks: A Novel. Volume 1 of 3
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Mount Royal: A Novel. Volume 1 of 3
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Milly Darrell
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Birds of Prey
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
The trail of the serpent
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Eleanor's victory
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Rupert Godwin : A novel
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Lucius Davoren; or, Publicans and sinners, vol. 3
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
The fatal three, vol. I
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Joshua Haggard's daughter, Vol. 2 (of 3)
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
The Octoroon
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Sons of fire, Vol. III.
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Sons of fire, Vol. I.
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Dead-sea fruit, Vol. 1 (of 3)
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Dead-sea fruit, Vol. 2 (of 3)
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Dead-sea fruit, Vol. 3 (of 3)
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Joshua Haggard's daughter, Vol. 1 (of 3)
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Joshua Haggard's daughter, Vol. 3 (of 3)
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
The Venetians : A novel
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
The cloven foot : A novel
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Asphodel : a novel
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
The lady's mile : a novel
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
The fatal three, vol. II
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Sons of fire, Vol. II.
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
The fatal three, vol. III
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Lucius Davoren; or, Publicans and sinners, vol. 2
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Dead men's shoes, vol. 1 (of 3)
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Dead men's shoes, vol. 3 (of 3)
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Only a clod
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Lucius Davoren; or, Publicans and sinners, vol. 1
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Dead men's shoes, vol. 2 (of 3)
by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
About the author
Born in London on October 4, 1835, Mary Elizabeth Braddon began her working life as an actress before turning to fiction. That shift changed her fortunes: in the 1860s she became one of the most widely read popular novelists in Britain, winning a huge audience for suspenseful, dramatic stories that helped define sensation fiction.
Her best-known novel, Lady Audley’s Secret (1862), made her famous, and books such as Aurora Floyd followed its success. Braddon went on to write many more novels across a long career, showing a gift for strong plots and for blending domestic life with mystery, crime, and psychological tension.
She was also closely involved in the publishing world as the editor of Belgravia, a literary magazine associated with her partner, later husband, the publisher John Maxwell. Braddon died on February 4, 1915, but her work remains an important gateway into popular Victorian fiction and the thrills of the sensation novel.