The dramatic trials of Mrs. Halliburton and the scandalous doings of the Dares made MRS. HALLIBURTON'S TROUBLES one of the best-selling novels of 1862 and added another triumph to Mrs. Henry Wood's long line of successes.

Ellen Wood (17 January 1814 - 10 February 1887), was an English novelist, better known as "Mrs. Henry Wood". She is perhaps remembered most for her 1861 novel East Lynne, but many of her books became international best-sellers, being widely received in the United States and surpassing Charles Dickens' fame in Australia.

East Lynne Ellen Wood - East Lynne is an English sensation novel of 1861 by Ellen Wood, writing as Mrs Henry Wood. A Victorian best-seller, it is remembered chiefly for its elaborate and implausible plot, centring on infidelity and double identities. There have been numerous stage and film adaptations. The much-quoted line "Gone!