Emily Brand
Author, Historian, Genealogist
Emily is an author & historian specialising in the long eighteenth century, especially the trials and tribulations of romantic (and not-so-romantic) relationships in England.
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*A Sunday Times
Book of the Year 2020*
*A Mail on Sunday
Book of the Year 2020*
*Sunday Times
Best Paperbacks of 2021*
"it is now possible to see why Byron was so darned Byronic ... gloriously entertaining"
The Spectator
"a luscious slice of popular history ... this feels like a fable for our times"
Mail on Sunday
"a superb
family biography"
BBC History Magazine
*BBC Radio 4
Book of the Week*
*A BBC History Magazine
Book of the Year*
"delectable... a ravishing
family saga"
The Sunday Times
"thoroughly researched and juicily readable... this is a treat"
Daily Telegraph
"pacey, well observed & written with gusto"
Literary Review
Pandemic-era authoring!
Virtual launch party for The Fall of the House of Byron
at the #HouseOfByron youtube channel
Guide to Finding a Husband in 18th-century India
Collaboration with FindMyPast & the British Library
Contact
For media or literary enquiries, please contact Kirsty McLachlan at
If you would like to say hello or ask about Emily's existing work, and for enquiries about public talks or consulting, please use the form below.