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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: William Joseph Cosens Lancaster

Author: William Joseph Cosens Lancaster (1843–1922)

Alternate Name(s): Harry Collingwood (pseudonym)

Biography: Children's writer. See entry in DNB or Sutherland.

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References: DNB; Sutherland

Fiction Titles:

  1. The Secret of the Sands: or, The 'Water Lily' and her Crew. A Nautical Novel.  2 vol.  London: Griffith and Farran, 1879.
  2. Under the Meteor Flag: The Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War.  1 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1884.
  3. The Voyage of the Aurora.  1 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1885.
  4. The Pirate Island: A Story of the South Pacific.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1885.
  5. The Congo Rover: A Story of the Slave Squadron.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1886.
  6. The Log of the "Flying Fish": A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1887.
  7. The Rover's Secret: A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1888.
  8. The Missing Merchantman.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1889.
  9. The Doctor of the "Juliet": A Story of the Sea.  1 vol.  London: Methuen, 1892.
  10. The Cruise of the "Esmeralda".  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1894.
  11. The Pirate Slaver: A Story of the West African Coast.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1895.
  12. Jack Beresford's Yarn: An Ocean Romance.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1896.
  13. The Log of a Privateersman.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1897.
  14. For Treasure Bound.  1 vol.  London: Griffith and Farran, 1897.
  15. The Homeward Voyage: A Book of Adventure for Boys.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1897.
  16. A Pirate of the Caribees.  1 vol.  London: Griffith and Farran, 1898.
  17. An Ocean Chase.  1 vol.  London: Griffith and Farran, 1898.
  18. The Castaways: An Ocean Romance.  1 vol.  London: Griffith and Farran, 1899.