Phantom Fortune: A Novel

Name: Phantom Fortune: A Novel
Author: Mary Elizabeth Braddon
ISBN: 9781836101284

Author: Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Language: English
Length: 512 pages
ISBN: 9781836101284
Published: 28 January 2026
Imprint: Fractal Press

Victorian fiction
mystery
sudden wealth
deception
social ambition
hidden identity
moral conflict
suspense
crime
illusion

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Description

At Fellside, iron-willed Lady Maulevrier guards a forty-year secret while granddaughters Lesbia and Mary navigate ambition, romance, and Hammond’s dangerous pull as phantom fortune promises more than it can safely give. Braddon’s sensation novel of power, deception, and the cost of a glittering past. The house keeps more than wealth under lock and key.

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 Press9781802569773