Edward Bradley (1827–1889) was an English novelist and clergyman. He was born in Kidderminster and educated at Durham University. He wrote under the name of Cuthbert M. Bede a few novels and tales, Fairy Fables (1858), Glencraggan (1861), Fotheringhay (1885), etc. His most popular book was The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, on the experiences of an Oxford undergraduate.