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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Frederick Boyle

Author: Frederick Boyle (1841–1914)

Biography: Journalist, barrister, and author. Several of his collections contain a mix of legend, memoir, and fiction. He died by suicide in 1914. See entry in Sutherland (though it contains several errors).

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References: British Census (1901, 1911); pers inf (Martin Laverty); Sutherland; Times (1 May 1914)

Fiction Titles:

  1. Fools of Fortune.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1876.
  2. The Golden Prime: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1882.
  3. Legends of my Bungalow.  1 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1882.
  4. On the Borderland Betwixt: The Realms of Fact and Fancy.  1 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1884.
  5. A Good Hater.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1885.
  6. An English Vendetta: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1887.
  7. The Treasure of Thorburns: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1887.
  8. Her Evil Genius.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1891.
  9. The Prophet John: A Romance.  1 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1894.
  10. From the Frontier.  1 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1894.