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Milly Darrell

Author
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Read by
Eloise Fairfax
Language
English
Length
3 hours 15 minutes
ISBN
9781836100201
Published
6 January 2026
Imprint
Fractal Press
  • Victorian fiction
  • governess life
  • youth and innocence
  • friendship
  • family dynamics
  • emotional struggle
  • social expectations
  • moral trial
  • personal growth
  • female resilience

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Description

Mary Crofton arrives at a Yorkshire school and befriends wealthy pupil Milly Darrell, whose family life and stepmother soon draw both girls into secrecy, betrayal, and moral danger. Braddon's novel of friendship, vulnerability, and quiet resilience under social pressure. Spoken as when school friendship opens a door onto a household already set against the truth.

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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