Beller, A: Mary Elizabeth Braddon

An important figure in the development of crime fiction, Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1835-1915) penned more than eighty novels, numerous plays, poems, essays, and short stories. With entries on key figures, characters, and historical contexts in Braddon's writing, as well as numerous illustrations, a career chronology, and a chronological and alphabetical listing of all of her works, this companion to Braddon's mystery fiction is the definitive reference on this overlooked literary figure.