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Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
1850–1937
A hugely popular writer of romance and sensation fiction, she published around 80 dime novels over a career that stretched for decades. Writing under her second husband's name, she helped turn fast-paced melodrama into a favorite form of entertainment for a wide American readership.
37 Audiobooks
Sweet Violet : or, the fairest of the fair
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
Flower and Jewel; or, Daisy Forrest's Daughter
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
The man she hated : or, Won by strategy
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
My Pretty Maid; or, Liane Lester
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
Dainty's Cruel Rivals; Or, The Fatal Birthday
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
Let Us Kiss and Part; or, A Shattered Tie
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
The Bride of the Tomb, and Queenie's Terrible Secret
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
The Senator's Bride
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
The strength of love : or, Love is lord of all
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
Little Nobody
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
The shadow between them; or, A blighted name
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
Laurel Vane; or, The Girls' Conspiracy
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
The wooing of Leola
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
A dreadful temptation : or, A young wife's ambition
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
An Old Man's Darling
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
Little Golden's Daughter; or, The Dream of a Life Time
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
Kathleen's Diamonds; or, She Loved a Handsome Actor
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
Jaquelina
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
Countess Vera; or, The Oath of Vengeance
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
Loved you better than you knew
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
Lancaster's Choice
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
Love conquers pride; or, Where peace dwelt
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
They Looked and Loved; Or, Won by Faith
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
Guy Kenmore's Wife, and The Rose and the Lily
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
The Mystery of Suicide Place
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
The Senator's Favorite
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
Pretty Geraldine, the New York Salesgirl; or, Wedded to Her Choice
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
All for Love; or, Her Heart's Sacrifice
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
Sworn to silence : or, Aline Rodney's secret
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
The unbidden guest : or, Between two passions
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
Molly's treachery
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
Viola's vanity : or, A bitter expiation
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
Nina's peril : a novel
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
The minstrel's curse
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
Little sweetheart : or, Norman De Vere's protegee
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
Slighted love : or, At her heart's expense
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
Thorns of regret : or, His brother's wife
by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
About the author
Born Mittie Frances Clarke Point in Virginia in 1850, she later became known to readers as Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller. After early personal losses, she began writing fiction and went on to build a remarkably successful career in popular publishing.
Her breakthrough came with The Bride of the Tomb in 1883, and she became one of the best-known dime novelists of her era. Her stories were usually romantic, dramatic, and full of suspense, and sources consistently credit her with writing about 80 novels across roughly fifty years.
She lived for many years in West Virginia, where her home, The Cedars, later gained historic recognition. Although literary tastes changed after her lifetime, her work remains a vivid example of the page-turning fiction that captivated mass audiences in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.