Rhoda Broughton

Lindsey Carman Williams (Washington State University)

Ed. by Grace Moore, University of Otago
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.07: English Writing and Culture of the Victorian Period, 1837-1901.
Vol. editors: Gillian Fenwick (University of Toronto), Jessica Gossling (Goldsmiths College, University of London)

Dates

Born 29 Nov 1840
Died 5 Jun 1920
Activity 1860-1920

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Born in England
Active in England

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Rhoda Broughton (1840–1920) was a Welsh novelist and short story writer who is best known for writing sensation novels such as

Not Wisely, But Too Well

(1867),

Cometh Up as a Flower

(1867),

Red as a Rose as She

(1870), and

Dear Faustina

(1897), and short stories including “The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing But the Truth” (1868), “The Man with the Nose” (1872), “Behold! It was a Dream” (1872), and “Under the Cloak” (1873).

Little is known about Broughton’s early life. She was born at Segrwyd Hall on 29 November 1840 near Denbign, North Wales, the daughter of Reverend Delves Broughton and Jane, née Bennett. She had one younger brother and two older sisters. Broughton lived at Broughton Hall, an Elizabethan manor, in Staffordshire. Her father was a clergyman, while

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Citation: Williams, Lindsey Carman. "Rhoda Broughton". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 03 June 2021 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=597, accessed 21 November 2024.]