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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: William Dalton

Author: William Dalton (1821–1875)

Biography: Journalist and author. See entry in Sutherland.

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References: Boase; RLF; Sutherland

Fiction Titles:

  1. The Wolf-Boy of China: or, Incidents and Adventures in the Life of Lyu-Payo.  1 vol.  Bath: Binns and Goodwin, 1857.
  2. The English Boy in Japan: or, The Perils and Adventures of Mark Raffles.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Nelson and Sons, 1858.
  3. The War Tiger: or, Adventures and Wonderful Fortunes of the Young Sea Chief and his Lad Chow. A Tale.  1 vol.  London: Griffith and Farran, 1859.
  4. The White Elephant: or, The Hunters of Ava and the King of the Golden Foot.  1 vol.  London: Griffith and Farran, 1860.
  5. Will Adams, the First Englishman in Japan: A Romantic Biography.  1 vol.  London: A. W. Bennett, 1861.
  6. Lost in Ceylon: The Story of a Boy and Girl's Adventures in the Woods and the Wilds of the Lion King.  1 vol.  London: Griffith and Farran, 1861.
  7. Phaulcon the Adventurer: or, The Europeans in the East. A Romantic Biography.  1 vol.  London: S. O. Beeton, 1862.
  8. The Nest Hunters: or, Adventures in the Indian Archipelago.  1 vol.  London: Arthur Hall, 1863.
  9. The Tiger Prince: or, Adventures in the Wilds of Abyssinia.  1 vol.  London: Virtue, 1863.
  10. The Wasps of the Ocean: or, Little Waif and the Pirate of the Eastern Seas. A Romance of Travel and Adventure.  1 vol.  London: E. Marlborough, 1864.
  11. Lost Among the Wild Men: Being Incidents in the Life of an Old Salt.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1868.
  12. The Powder Monkey: or, The Adventures of Two Boy Heroes in the Island of Madagascar.  1 vol.  London: James Blackwood, 1874.