John Marchmont's Legacy

Name: John Marchmont's Legacy
Author: Mary Elizabeth Braddon
ISBN: 9781836101338

Author: Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Language: English
Length: 532 pages
ISBN: 9781836101338
Published: 29 December 2025
Imprint: Fractal Press

Victorian fiction
inheritance
family legacy
social class
compassion
mentorship
moral conflict
personal growth
hidden truths
resilience

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John Marchmont’s Legacy is a Victorian novel of compassion, inheritance, and social struggle. Young Edward Arundel’s life changes when he encounters his former tutor, John Marchmont, now fallen into poverty and theatrical obscurity. Drawn to help John and his devoted daughter Mary, Edward becomes entangled in questions of duty, class, and hidden connections. As past fortunes and moral responsibilities resurface, Braddon explores loyalty, sacrifice, and the enduring weight of family legacy.

Author

Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1835–1915) was a prominent English novelist and playwright best known for her Victorian sensation fiction. Rising from modest beginnings, she gained fame with Lady Audley’s Secret, which cemented her reputation for blending mystery, psychology, and social critique. Prolific and influential, Braddon wrote more than 80 novels and helped shape popular Victorian literature.

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Audiobook · English · Fractal Press9781802569827