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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Florence Marryat

Author: Florence Marryat (1833–1899)

Alternate Name(s): Mrs. Thomas Ross Church (first married name); Mrs. Francis Lean (second married name)

Biography: Novelist. Daughter of novelist Frederick Marryat and mother of novelist Eva Ross Church. Editor of London Society (1872–76). See entry in DNB or Sutherland.

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References: DNB; Andrew Maunder, ed., Varieties of Women's Sensation Fiction: 1855-1890, Vol. 2 (Pickering and Chatto, 2004); NCBEL; Catherine Pope, Florence Marryat: Eminent Victorian (www.florencemaryat.org); Sutherland

Fiction Titles:

  1. Love's Conflict.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1865.
  2. Too Good for Him.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1865.
  3. Woman Against Woman.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1865.
  4. For Ever and Ever: A Drama of Life.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1866.
  5. The Confessions of Gerald Estcourt.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1867.
  6. Nelly Brooke: A Homely Story.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1868.
  7. Véronique: A Romance.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1869.
  8. The Girls of Feversham.  2 vol.  London: Bentley, 1869.
  9. Petronel: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1870.
  10. Her Lord and Master: A Tale.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1871.
  11. The Prey of the Gods: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1871.
  12. Mad Dumaresq: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1873.
  13. No Intentions: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1874.
  14. Sybil's Friend and How She Found Him.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1874.
  15. Open! Sesame!.  3 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1875.
  16. Fighting the Air: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1875.
  17. My Own Child: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1876.
  18. Hidden Chains.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1876.
  19. Her Father's Name: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1876.
  20. A Harvest of Wild Oats: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1877.
  21. Written in Fire: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1878.
  22. A Little Stepson: A Tale.  2 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1878.
  23. A Broken Blossom: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Samuel Tinsley, 1879.
  24. Her World Against a Lie: A Romance in Three Books.  3 vol.  London: Samuel Tinsley, 1879.
  25. The Fair-Haired Alda: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Samuel Tinsley, 1880.
  26. With Cupid's Eyes.  3 vol.  London: Samuel Tinsley, 1880.
  27. The Root of All Evil.  3 vol.  London: Samuel Tinsley, 1880.
  28. My Sister the Actress: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1881.
  29. How They Loved Him: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1882.
  30. Phyllida: A Life Drama.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1882.
  31. Facing the Footlights: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1883.
  32. A Moment of Madness, and Other Stories.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1883.
  33. Peeress and Player: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1883.
  34. Under the Lilies and Roses: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1884.
  35. The Heart of Jane Warner.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1885.
  36. The Heir Presumptive: A Love Story.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1885.
  37. The Master Passion.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1886.
  38. Spiders of Society: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1886.
  39. A Daughter of the Tropics: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1887.
  40. Driven to Bay: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1887.
  41. A Crown of Shame.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1888.
  42. Gentleman and Courtier: A Romance.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1888.
  43. Mount Eden: A Romance.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1889.
  44. On Circumstantial Evidence: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1889.
  45. Blindfold: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1890.
  46. Brave Heart and True.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1890.
  47. A Scarlet Sin: A Novel.  2 vol.  London: Spencer Blackett, 1890.
  48. A Fatal Silence.  3 vol.  London: Griffith and Farran, 1891.
  49. The Risen Dead: A Novel.  2 vol.  London: Spencer Blackett, 1891.
  50. How Like a Woman: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Griffith and Farran, 1892.
  51. The Nobler Sex.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1892.
  52. Parson Jones.  3 vol.  London: Griffith and Farran, 1893.
  53. The Hampstead Mystery: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1894.
  54. A Bankrupt Heart.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1894.
  55. The Beautiful Soul.  1 vol.  London: Digby, Long, 1894.
  56. At Heart a Rake.  1 vol.  London: Henry Cox, 1895.
  57. The Dream that Stayed.  1 vol.  London: Hutchinson, 1896.
  58. The Strange Transfiguration of Hannah Stubbs.  1 vol.  London: Hutchinson, 1896.
  59. A Passing Madness.  1 vol.  London: Hutchinson, 1897.
  60. The Blood of the Vampire.  1 vol.  London: Hutchinson, 1897.
  61. In the Name of Liberty.  1 vol.  London: Digby, Long, 1897.
  62. An Angel of Pity: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: Hutchinson, 1898.
  63. A Soul on Fire: A Tale.  1 vol.  London: Bliss, Sands, and Foster, 1898.
  64. Why Did She Love Him?: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1898.
  65. Iris the Avenger.  1 vol.  London: Hutchinson, 1899.
  66. A Rational Marriage.  1 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1899.
  67. The Folly of Alison.  1 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1899.
  68. The Luckiest Girl in Yorkshire, and Other Stories.  1 vol.  London: Digby, Long, 1907.