A Strange World

Braddon was a prolific writer producing more than 80 novels with inventive plots. The most famous is Lady Audleys Secret (1862) which won her recognition and a fortune as a bestseller. It has remained in print since its publication and been dramatised and filmed several times. R. D. Blackmores anonymous sensation novel Clara Vaughan (1864) was wrongly attributed to her by some critics.Braddon wrote several works of supernatural fiction including the pact with the devil story Gerald or the World the Flesh and the Devil (1891) and the ghost stories The Cold Embrace Evelines Visitant and At Chrighton Abbey. From the 1930s onwards these stories were often anthologised in collections such as Montague Summerss The Supernatural Omnibus (1931) and Fifty Years of Ghost Stories (1935). Braddon also wrote historical fiction. In High Places depicts the youth of Charles I. London Pride focuses on Charles II. Mohawks is set during the reign of Queen Anne. Ishmael is set at the time of Napoleon IIIs rise to power.Braddon founded Belgravia magazine (1866) which presented readers with serialised sensation novels poems travel narratives and biographies along with essays on fashion history and science. It was accompanied by lavish illustrations and offered a source of literature at an affordable cost. She also edited Temple Bar magazine.There is a critical essay on Braddons work in Michael Sadleirs book Things Past (1944). In 2014 the Mary Elizabeth Braddon Association was founded to pay tribute to Braddons life and work.THE WORLDS POPULAR CLASSICSNEWYOX uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work. We preserve the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. All titles are unabridged (100% Original content) designed with a nice cover quality paper and a large font thats easy to read.