Talk – Sensational Yorkshire: Mary Braddon, Theatre and Crime

Posted: 22nd September 2016

Dr Janine Hatter, Mary Elizabeth Braddon Association and University of Hull, Centre for Nineteeth-Century Studies

Mary Braddon shocked the Victorians in more ways than one. She lived unmarried with her publisher, became an actress and was instrumental in creating ‘sensation fiction’ – novels bursting with bigamy, arson and murder.

This talk explores Braddon’s tumultuous professional and personal experiences, including performances in Beverley and Hull, Illustrated with materials from East Riding Archives and Hull History Centre.

Braddon’s affection for Yorkshire can be seen in much of her poetry and fiction, which includes poetry, plays and sensation fiction.

Book at www.eastriding.gov.uk/events, call (01482) 392699 (Mon – Fri, 9am – 4pm)