Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1835–1915) was one of the most famous and beloved writers of Victorian England, leaving behind a rich literary heritage: about eighty novels, five plays, numerous poems and short stories. She inherited her talent for writing from her parents: both worked at Sporting Magazine. In the 1850s, due to financial problems, Mary became a professional actress; She performed with the troupe in London and in the provinces. At the same time, Braddon began to write her own plays and poems; then, under various pseudonyms, she began to compose so-called “continued novels” for the London magazine Halfpenny Journal, published by John Maxwell, who later became the writer’s husband. This volume presents the novel “The Crime of Captain Arthur.” The mysterious disappearance of the heir to a wealthy family caused a lot of noise among the residents of Lislewood in Sussex. But even more unrest and rumors were generated by his unexpected return on the day of the new heir’s coming of age. Surely there was some terrible secret hidden behind this, the solution to which had to be sought in the past...