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Maxwell Gray
1846–1923
Known by the pen name Maxwell Gray, she wrote fiction and poetry with a strong moral and emotional pull. She is best remembered for the bestselling Victorian novel The Silence of Dean Maitland, a story that reached an even wider audience through stage and screen adaptations.
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The suspicions of Ermengarde
by Maxwell Gray
About the author
Born Mary Gleed Tuttiett on December 11, 1846, on the Isle of Wight, she became widely known under the name Maxwell Gray. She was an English novelist and poet, and her best-known book, The Silence of Dean Maitland (1886), became one of the notable popular successes of late Victorian fiction.
Gray was largely self-educated and lived with long periods of poor health, circumstances that shaped a writing life carried on with persistence and independence. Alongside novels, she also published poetry, building a body of work that mixed storytelling with reflection on conscience, character, and social feeling.
Although many readers now know her mainly through The Silence of Dean Maitland, her career was broader than a single title. Her work helped keep her name alive well beyond her lifetime, and she remains an interesting figure for listeners drawn to Victorian fiction, women writers publishing under pen names, and novels that blend drama with moral tension.