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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Cecilia Gidoin Jenkins

Author: Cecilia Gidoin Jenkins (1792–1868)

Alternate Name(s): Knowles (maiden name)

Biography: Miscellaneous author.

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References: Bentley; Nicholas A. Joukovsky, "Peacock in Love: Reminiscences of Cecilia Jenkins, an Unknown Victorian Novelist," Philological Quarterly (2006); RLF (case number 1190)

Fiction Titles:

  1. Miss Aylmer: or, The Maid's Husband.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1840.
  2. Wedlock: or, Yesterday and To-Day.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1841.
  3. The Smiths: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1843.
  4. King Edwin and Northumbria: A Tale of Old English Times.  1 vol.  London: James Burns, 1845.
  5. Lost and Won: or, The Love Test.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn, 1846.