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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: John Pennington Marsden

Author: John Pennington Marsden (born 1849)

Biography: John Pennington Marsden was born around 1849 in the United States. His early life cannot be traced. Travel records show he traveled to Europe between August 1892 and July 1894 and again in 1895. His first fiction was published in the United States, then in England, but later titles in the United States. He appears to have been still living in 1934. It is presumed he died in the United States.

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Fiction Titles:

  1. The Personal History of Jim Duncan: A Chronicle of Small Beer.  3 vol.  London: Kegan Paul, 1893.
  2. Milady Monte Cristo: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: Osgood, McIlvaine, 1895.