Charlotte Mary Brame/Braeme (1836-1884) who also wrote under the pseudonym Bertha M. Clay, was a prolific Victorian author. She was the author of many popular works of fiction and romance. After attending convent schools in Bristol and Preston and a finishing school in Paris, she worked as a governess. Since her husband was a poor businessman, Charlotte found herself forced to support the family with her writing. Her books were very successful with the public, but her earnings were severely diminished by piracy. Amongst her works are: Dora Thorne (1877), Madolin's Lover (1879), Hilda (1882), Wife in Name Only (1883), The Wife's Secret (1884), An Unnatural Bondage (1887) and Two Fair Women (1900).