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Mrs. E. Burke Collins
1848–1902
A prolific 19th-century storyteller and journalist, she wrote under the name Mrs. E. Burke Collins and became known for popular fiction that ranged from sensation and mystery to domestic drama.
3 Audiobooks
A bitter reckoning; or, Violet Arleigh
by Mrs. E. Burke Collins
Her Dark Inheritance
by Mrs. E. Burke Collins
Lillian's vow : or, The mystery of Raleigh House
by Mrs. E. Burke Collins
About the author
Born Emma Augusta Browne in Rochester, New York, on September 15, 1858, she built a busy literary career under the pen name Mrs. E. Burke Collins. Contemporary and reference sources identify her with the writer later known as Emma Augusta Sharkey, a journalist, story-writer, and dime novelist.
She wrote for newspapers and story papers and published a large body of fiction, including novels such as The Richmond Secret and Her Dark Inheritance. Her work was part of the lively popular reading culture of the late 1800s, and she was remembered as one of the women writing extensively for mass-market periodicals.
She died on May 6, 1902. Today, her fiction survives through public-domain editions and audiobook and ebook archives, where new readers can still discover her fast-moving, melodramatic storytelling.