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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Bertha Jane Adams

Author: Bertha Jane Adams (1837–1912)

Alternate Name(s): Grundy (maiden name); Mrs. Leith Adams (first married name); Mrs. De Courcy Laffan (second married name)

Biography: Mother of novelist Francis William Lauderdale Adams. Edited Kensington (1879–1880). See entry in DNB or Sutherland.

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References: Black; DNB; NCBEL; Sutherland

Fiction Titles:

  1. Nancy's Work: A Church Story.  1 vol.  London: A. R. Mowbray, 1876.
  2. Winstowe.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1877.
  3. Madelon Lemoine.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1879.
  4. My Land of Beulah, and Other Stories.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1880.
  5. Aunt Hepsy's Foundling: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1881.
  6. Cosmo Gordon: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1882.
  7. Lady Deane, and Other Stories.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1882.
  8. Expiated and Other Stories.  1 vol.  London: Groombridge, 1882.
  9. Geoffrey Stirling: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1883.
  10. My Brother Sol, etc..  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1883.
  11. Louis Draycott: The Story of his Life.  2 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1890.
  12. Bonnie Kate: A Story from a Woman's Point of View.  3 vol.  London: Kegan Paul, 1891.
  13. The Peyton Romance.  3 vol.  London: Kegan Paul, 1892.
  14. A Garrison Romance.  1 vol.  London: Remington, 1892.
  15. Colour Sergeant, No. 1 Company.  2 vol.  London: Jarrold and Son, 1894.
  16. The Old Pastures: A Story of the Woods and Fields.  1 vol.  London: Kegan Paul, 1895.
  17. Accessory After the Fact.  1 vol.  London: Digby, Long, 1899.
  18. The Prince's Feathers: A Story of Leafy Warwickshire in the Olden Times. A Novel.  1 vol.  London: Digby, Long, 1899.
  19. Cruel Calumny, and Other Stories.  1 vol.  London: Digby, Long, 1901.