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Milly Darrell

Author
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Language
English
Length
110 pages
ISBN
9781836101710
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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Milly Darrell is a Victorian novel of youth, vulnerability, and moral trial. Sent from home to study at a Yorkshire school, gentle Milly faces loneliness and the loss of familiar comfort as she begins a new life of discipline and expectation. Forming close friendships, she is gradually drawn into emotional conflicts and family secrets that test her innocence. Braddon explores the precarious position of young women, the pain of growing independence, and the quiet resilience needed to face betrayal and hardship.

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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