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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Mary Howitt

Author: Mary Howitt (1799–1888)

Alternate Name(s): Botham (maiden name)

Biography: Writer and translator. Wife of novelist William Howitt. See entry in DNB or Sutherland.

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References: DNB; Sutherland

Fiction Titles:

  1. Wood Leighton: or, A Year in the Country.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1836.
  2. Tales in Prose: For the Young.  1 vol.  London: William Darton and Son, 1836.
  3. Strive and Thrive: A Tale.  1 vol.  London: Thomas Tegg, 1840.
  4. Hope On! Hope Ever!: or, The Boyhood of Felix Law.  1 vol.  London: Thomas Tegg, 1840.
  5. Which is the Wiser: or, The People Abroad. A Tale for Youth.  1 vol.  London: Thomas Tegg, 1842.
  6. No Sense like Common Sense: or, Some Passages in the Life of Charles Middleton, Esq.  1 vol.  London: Thomas Tegg, 1843.
  7. Alice Franklin: A Tale. Another Part of "Sowing and Reaping".  1 vol.  London: Thomas Tegg, 1843.
  8. My Uncle the Clockmaker: A Tale.  1 vol.  London: Thomas Tegg, 1844.
  9. The Two Apprentices: A Tale for Youth.  1 vol.  London: Thomas Tegg, 1845.
  10. My Own Story: or, The Autobiography of a Child.  1 vol.  London: Thomas Tegg, 1845.
  11. Who Shall be Greatest?: A Tale.  1 vol.  London: Thomas Tegg, 1845.
  12. The Childhood of Mary Leeson.  1 vol.  London: Darton and Co., 1848.
  13. Our Cousins in Ohio.  1 vol.  London: Darton and Co., 1849.
  14. The Heir of Wast-Wayland: A Tale.  1 vol.  London: Thomas Hodgson, 1854.
  15. The Favourite Scholar, and Other Tales.  1 vol.  London: Henry Lea, 1861.
  16. The Poet's Children.  1 vol.  London: A. W. Bennett, 1863.
  17. The Cost of Caergwyn.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1864.
  18. Mr. Rudd's Grandchildren.  1 vol.  London: A. W. Bennett, 1864.
  19. John Oriel's Start in Life.  1 vol.  London: Seeley, 1868.
  20. A Pleasant Life.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Gall & Inglis, 1871.