John Marchmont's Legacy

This is delicious. Delicious in that I just ate it up, not delicious in that it is sticky sweet or full of reading nutrition. In the GR description is Braddon once declared that Wilkie Collins, the master of the 'sensation novel', was 'assuredly my literary father' and in another place I read that i......more

Edward, a handsome young soldier, finds Mary, the six-year-old daughter of John, his beloved ex-teacher, to be a fascinating child. John, a widow, is sickly and impoverished, and asks Edward to watch over Mary after his own inevitable death, whenever that may come. John is in line, behind several ot......more

This is a wonderful read. Braddon had a fantastic way with words.They flowed beautifully and almost poetic at times. There are many diverse characters, including a nasty villain. This novel includes many emotions. I had trouble putting it down and I would recommended this to anyone who loves good stor......more

Let's go Braddon......more

Sensation novels are by their very nature plot driven but this one has more three dimensional characters than most. The "baddies" in such works are often purely evil by nature but here Mrs Braddon does attempt to give us some psychological insight into their character (the story has a male and a fem......more