Rhoda Broughton

Rhoda Broughton ( born November 29, 1840 in Denbigh, Wales, † June 5, 1920 in Headington Hill at Oxford) was a Welsh entertainment writer.

Life

Rhoda Broughton was the niece of the famous writer Sheridan le Fanu. It was made by her family early in the literature carefully and promoted accordingly by her uncle. Her first novel was published in LeFanus journal Dublin Review. As an author Broughton has been very successful in their time and even scandal- because their mostly young heroines were quite physical desires. Her last years she spent in Headington Hill, where she also died.

Works

Rhoda Broughton wrote a large number of novels and short stories. It is one of the great and popular Victorian entertainment writers.

  • Cometh up as a flower, 1867
  • Not wisely, but too well, 1867
  • Red as a rose is she, 1870
  • Good- bye, sweetheart! , 1872
  • Nancy, 1873
  • Tales for Christmas Eve, 1873
  • Joan, 1876
  • Second thoughts, 1880
  • Belinda, 1883
  • Doctor Cupid, 1886
  • Alas! , 1890
  • Mrs. Bligh, 1892
  • A beginner, 1893
  • Scylla or Charybdis? , 1895
  • Dear Faustina, 1897
  • Foes in law, 1899
  • The game and the candle, 1899
  • Lavinia, 1902
  • Shards, dt Vienna 1902
  • A waif 's progress, 1905
  • Mom, 1908
  • The devil and the deep sea, 1910
  • Between two stools, 1912
  • Concerning a vow, 1914
  • A thorn in the flesh, 1917
  • A fool in her folly, 1920
  • Ghost stories, dt 2004
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