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Gerard; or The World, the Flesh, and the Devil (1892). Mary Elizabeth Braddon. (2018)
Book Chapter
Hatter, J. (2018). Gerard; or The World, the Flesh, and the Devil (1892). Mary Elizabeth Braddon. In K. A. Morrison (Ed.), Companion to Victorian Popular Fiction (93). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland

Encyclopedia entry First paragraph: One of Braddon’s later novels, Gerard is a rewriting of the Faust myth through an engagement with fin-de-siècle fears of moral degeneration, loss of religious belief, illegitimacy and increasing scientific know... Read More about Gerard; or The World, the Flesh, and the Devil (1892). Mary Elizabeth Braddon..

Joseph Peters (2018)
Book Chapter
Hatter, J. (2018). Joseph Peters. In E. Sandberg (Ed.), 100 Greatest Literary Detectives (144-146). Rowman & Littlefield

Encyclopedia entry First paragraph: “[. . .] he was useful, quiet, and steady, and above all, as his patrons said, he was to be relied on, because he could not talk.” The Trail of the Serpent was Mary Braddon’s first novel, and with it she... Read More about Joseph Peters.