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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Lillian Spender

Author: Lillian Spender (1835–1895)

Alternate Name(s): Headland (maiden name); Mrs. John Kent Spender (familiar name)

Biography: Novelist. Mother of novelist Edward Harold Spender. See entry in DNB or Sutherland.

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References: DNB; Sutherland

Fiction Titles:

  1. Brothers-in-Law.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1869.
  2. Her Own Fault.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1871.
  3. Parted Lives.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1873.
  4. Jocelyn's Mistake.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1875.
  5. Mark Eylmer's Revenge.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1877.
  6. Both in the Wrong.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1878.
  7. Godwyn's Ordeal.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1879.
  8. Till Death Us Do Part.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1881.
  9. Gabrielle de Bourdaine.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1882.
  10. Mr. Nobody.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1884.
  11. The Recollections of a Country Doctor.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1885.
  12. Trust Me: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1886.
  13. Her Brother's Keeper.  3 vol.  London: Spencer Blackett, 1887.
  14. Kept Secret.  3 vol.  London: Swan Sonnenschein, 1888.
  15. Lady Hazelton's Confession.  3 vol.  London: Swan Sonnenschein, 1890.
  16. A Waking.  3 vol.  London: Hutchinson, 1892.
  17. No Humdrum Life for Me: A Story of an English Home.  1 vol.  London: Hutchinson, 1892.
  18. A Strange Temptation.  3 vol.  London: Hutchinson, 1893.
  19. A Modern Quixote.  3 vol.  London: Hutchinson, 1894.
  20. Thirteen Doctors.  1 vol.  London: A. D. Innes, 1895.
  21. The Wooing of Doris.  1 vol.  London: A. D. Innes, 1895.