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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Title Tag: Setting: United States of America

  1. William Gilmore Simms.  Guy Rivers, the Outlaw: A Tale of Georgia.  3 vol.  London: A. K. Newman, 1835.
  2. Frances Milton Trollope.  The Life and Adventures of Jonathan Jefferson Whitlaw: or, Scenes on the Mississippi.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1836.
  3. Robert Montgomery Bird.  The Hawks of Hawk-Hollow: A Tradition of Pennsylvania.  3 vol.  London: A. K. Newman, 1837.
  4. William Alexander Caruthers.  The Cavaliers of Virginia: or, The Recluse of Jamestown. A Romance.  3 vol.  London: A. K. Newman, 1837.
  5. Robert Montgomery Bird.  Nick of the Woods: A Story of Kentucky.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1837.
  6. Joseph Holt Ingraham.  Quebec and New York: or, The Three Beauties. An Historical Romance of 1775.  3 vol.  London: A. K. Newman, 1839.
  7. Percy Bolingbroke St. John.  The Trapper's Bride: A Tale of the Rocky Mountains.  1 vol.  London: John Mortimer, 1845.
  8. Mary Howitt.  Our Cousins in Ohio.  1 vol.  London: Darton and Co., 1849.
  9. Calvin Henderson Wiley.  Adventures of Old Dan Tucker, and his Son Walter: A Tale of North Carolina.  1 vol.  London: Willoughby and Co., 1851.
  10. William Wells Brown.  Clotel: or, The President's Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States.  1 vol.  London: Partridge and Oakey, 1853.
  11. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps.  The Tell-Tale: or, Sketches of Domestic Life in the United States.  1 vol.  London: C. H. Clarke, 1853.
  12. Mary Jane Holmes.  Tempest and Sunshine: or, Life in Kentucky.  1 vol.  London: James Blackwood, 1854.
  13. William Makepeace Thackeray.  The Virginians: A Tale of the Last Century.  2 vol.  London: Bradbury and Evans, 1859.
  14. Gustave Aimard.  The Gold-Seekers: A Tale of California.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1861.
  15. Percy Bolingbroke St. John.  Amy Moss: or, The Banks of the Ohio.  1 vol.  London: C. H. Clarke, 1861.
  16. Edward S. Ellis.  Seth Jones of New Hampshire: or, The Captives of the Frontier.  1 vol.  London: Beadle and Company, 1861.
  17. Harriet Beecher Stowe.  The Pearl of Orr's Island: A Story of the Coast of Maine.  2 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1861.
  18. Edward S. Ellis.  The Frontier Angel: A Romance of Kentucky Rangers' Life.  1 vol.  London: Beadle and Company, 1861.
  19. Anne Bowman.  The Bear-Hunters of the Rocky Mountains.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1861.
  20. Gustave Aimard.  The Border Rifles: A Tale of the Texan War.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1861.
  21. Ann S. Stephens.  Sybil Chase: or, The Valley Ranche. A Tale of California Life.  1 vol.  London: Beadle and Company, 1862.
  22. Edward S. Ellis.  The Hunter's Cabin: An Episode of the Early Settlements of Southern Ohio.  1 vol.  London: Beadle and Company, 1862.
  23. Frances Fuller Barritt.  Alicia Newcome: or, The Land Claim. A Tale of the Upper Missouri.  1 vol.  London: Beadle and Company, 1862.
  24. Augustine J. H. Duganne.  The King's Man: A Tale of South Carolina in Revolutionary Times.  1 vol.  London: Beadle and Company, 1863.
  25. R. M. Ballantyne.  The Wild Man of the West: A Tale of the Rocky Mountains.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1863.
  26. Ann S. Stephens.  Esther: A Story of the Oregon Trail.  1 vol.  London: Beadle and Company, 1863.
  27. Edward S. Ellis.  Indian Jim: A Tale of the Minnesota Massacre.  1 vol.  London: Beadle and Company, 1864.
  28. Gustave Aimard.  The Trappers of Arkansas: or, The Loyal Heart.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1864.
  29. James McGrigor Allan.  Father Stirling: A Novel.  2 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1864.
  30. John B. Williams.  The New York Detective Police Officer.  1 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1865.
  31. Charles Welsh Mason.  The Amulet: A Tale of Spanish California.  1 vol.  London: Longman, 1865.
  32. Metta Victoria Fuller.  Joe Daviess' Client: or, Courting in Kentucky.  1 vol.  London: Beadle and Company, 1865.
  33. W. H. Bushnell.  The Hermit of the Colorado Hills: A Story of the Texas Pampas.  1 vol.  London: Beadle and Company, 1865.
  34. Jeremiah Clemens.  The Conscript's Revenge: A Tale of the Great Rebellion.  1 vol.  Glasgow: John S. Marr and Sons, 1866.
  35. Donald Grant Mitchell.  Doctor Johns: Being a Narrative of Certain Events in the Life of an Orthodox Minister of Connecticut.  2 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1866.
  36. Capt. Mayne Reid.  The Headless Horseman: A Strange Tale of Texas.  1 vol.  London: Bentley, 1866.
  37. Harry Hazelton.  The Trail of Blood: A Tale of New York.  1 vol.  Glasgow: John S. Marr and Sons, 1867.
  38. Edward S. Ellis.  The Fugitives: or, The Quaker Scout of Wyoming.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1867.
  39. James L. Bowen.  The Maid of Wyoming.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1867.
  40. R. M. Ballantyne.  Digging for Gold: or, Adventures in California.  1 vol.  London: James Nisbet, 1869.
  41. R. M. Ballantyne.  Over the Rocky Mountains: or, Wandering Will in the Land of the Red Skin.  1 vol.  London: James Nisbet, 1869.
  42. Capt. Mayne Reid.  The Yellow Chief: A Romance of the Rocky Mountains.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1870.
  43. Helen Boult.  In Spite of All: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1871.
  44. Bayard Taylor.  Joseph and His Friend: A Story of Pennsylvania.  1 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1871.
  45. William Henry Giles Kingston.  The Settlers: A Tale of Virginia.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1875.
  46. BTAO "The Chateau of Vesinet".  On the Banks of the Delaware: A Tale.  2 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1878.
  47. William Hurrell Mallock.  The New Paul and Virginia: or, Positivism on an Island.  1 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1878.
  48. William Henry Giles Kingston.  In the Rocky Mountains: A Tale of Adventure.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Nelson and Sons, 1878.
  49. Anonymous.  Charlie and Rosie: A Book of Pictures and Stories for Children.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1878.
  50. Noah Brooks.  The Boy Emigrants: A Tale of the American Plains and California Gold Mines.  1 vol.  London: Religious Book Society, 1880.
  51. William Henry Giles Kingston.  In the Wilds of Florida: A Tale of Warfare and Hunting.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Nelson and Sons, 1880.
  52. Henry James.  Washington Square. The Pension Beaurepas. A Bundle of Letters.  2 vol.  London: Macmillan, 1881.
  53. Jules Verne.  Godfrey Morgan: A Californian Mystery.  1 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1883.
  54. Mary A. M. Hoppus.  A Great Treason: A Story of the War of Independence.  2 vol.  London: Macmillan, 1883.
  55. Ascott R. Hope.  Kidnapped: or, Lewis Lloyd's Adventures in Virginia.  1 vol.  London: Sunday School Union, 1883.
  56. Louis Rousselet.  The Drummer Boy: A Story of the Days of Washington.  1 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1883.
  57. George Washington Cable.  Dr. Sevier: A Novel.  2 vol.  London: Hamilton, 1884.
  58. Anna Katherine Green.  The Sword of Damocles: A Story of New York Life.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1884.
  59. Gustave Aimard.  The Treasure of Pearls: A Romance of Adventures in California.  1 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1884.
  60. Bret Harte.  Californian Stories.  1 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1884.
  61. Augusta de Grasse Stevens.  Old Boston: A Romance of the War of Independence.  3 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1884.
  62. George Alfred Henty.  True to the Old Flag: A Tale of the American War of Independence.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1885.
  63. Achilles Daunt.  With Pack and Rifle in the Far South-west: Adventures in New Mexico, Arizona and Central America.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Nelson and Sons, 1885.
  64. R. M. Ballantyne.  Twice Bought: A Tale of the Oregon Gold Fields.  1 vol.  London: James Nisbet, 1885.
  65. Amelia E. Barr.  The Bow of Orange Ribbon: A Romance of New York.  1 vol.  London: James Clarke, 1886.
  66. Henry James.  The Bostonians: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Macmillan, 1886.
  67. Archibald Clavering Gunter.  Mr. Barnes of New York: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1887.
  68. Iza Duffus Hardy.  Love in Idleness: The Story of a Winter in Florida.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1887.
  69. Peregrinator.  A Flight to Florida: And All That Came of it. A Novel.  2 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1888.
  70. George H. Jessop.  Judge Lynch: A Tale of the California Vineyards.  1 vol.  London: Longman, 1889.
  71. George Alfred Henty.  Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1889.
  72. Grace Stebbing.  A Will Made in Haste: or, Hal Baumgarten's Adventures in a New Texan Town.  1 vol.  London: Jarrold and Son, 1889.
  73. André Laurie.  New York to Brest in Seven Hours.  1 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1890.
  74. Tryphena Margaret Browne.  The Musgrove Ranch: A Tale of Southern California.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1890.
  75. George Alfred Henty.  With Lee in Virginia: A Story of the American Civil War.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1890.
  76. Guy Gravenhil.  Jack Skeffington: A Sporting Novel.  2 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1891.
  77. Henry Richard Savage.  The Little Lady of Lagunitas: A Franco-Californian Romance.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1892.
  78. Hamlin Garland.  Main-Travelled Roads. Mississippi-Valley Stories.  1 vol.  London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1892.
  79. Albert Kevill Davies.  Miss Blanchard of Chicago.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1892.
  80. Henry Richard Savage.  Delilah of Harlem: A Story of the New York City of To-day.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1893.
  81. George Robert Wynne.  Ralph Clifford: A Tale of Country Life in Virginia after the Civil War.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1894.
  82. Edward S. Ellis.  Across Texas.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Nelson and Sons, 1894.
  83. Henry Richard Savage.  The Princess of Alaska: A Tale of Two Countries. A Novel.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1894.
  84. Henry Richard Savage.  A Daughter of Judas: A Tale of New York City Fin-de-Siècle Life.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1895.
  85. Horace Annesley Vachell.  The Model of Christian Gay: A Study of Certain Phases of Life in California.  1 vol.  London: Bentley, 1895.
  86. Gertrude Atherton.  The Doomswoman: A Romance of Old California.  1 vol.  London: Hutchinson, 1895.
  87. Charles John Cutcliffe Hyne.  The Wild-Catters: A Tale of the Pennsylvanian Oil-Fields.  1 vol.  London: Sunday School Union, 1895.
  88. George Alfred Henty.  In the Heart of the Rockies: A Story of Adventure in Colorado.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1895.
  89. Henry Richard Savage.  Miss Devereux of the Mariquita: A Story of Bonanza Days in Nevada.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1895.
  90. Henry Richard Savage.  Checked Through. Missing, Trunk no. 17580: A Story of New York Life.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1896.
  91. Tryphena Margaret Browne.  Gerald Thurlow: or, The New Marshal. A Story of California.  1 vol.  London: Partridge, 1896.
  92. Eliza Fanny Pollard.  The Green Mountain Boys: A Story of the American War of Independence.  1 vol.  London: Partridge, 1896.
  93. John Henry Palmer.  The Invasion of New York: or, How Hawaii was Annexed.  1 vol.  London: F. Tennyson Neely, 1897.
  94. Marshall G. Wood.  The Millionaire of Parkersville: A Californian Affair.  1 vol.  Bristol: Arrowsmith, 1897.
  95. Beatrice Harraden.  Hilda Strafford and The Remittance Man: Two Californian Stories.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1897.
  96. Herbert Flowerdew.  A Californian Girl.  1 vol.  London: William Stevens, 1897.
  97. Evelyn Ward Everett Green.  Dominique's Vengeance: A Story of France and Florida.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Nelson and Sons, 1897.
  98. Silas Weir Mitchell.  Hugh Wynne: Free Quaker. Sometime Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel on the Staff of his Excellency General Washington.  1 vol.  London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1897.
  99. Evelyn Ward Everett Green.  The Young Pioneers: or, With La Salle on the Mississippi.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Nelson and Sons, 1897.
  100. A Diplomat.  The Rise and Fall of the United States: A Leaf from History, A.D. 2060.  1 vol.  London: F. Tennyson Neely, 1898.
  101. Henry Richard Savage.  In the Swim: A Story of Currents & Undercurrents in Gayest New York.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1898.
  102. Gertrude Atherton.  The Californians.  1 vol.  London: John Lane, 1898.
  103. Frank Pope Humphrey.  Phoebe Tilson: A Story of that Part of Massachusetts Known as the Old Colony.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1898.
  104. William Gordon Stables.  Off to Klondyke: or, A Cowboy's Rush to the Gold Fields.  1 vol.  London: James Nisbet, 1898.
  105. Edward S. Ellis.  Cowmen and Rustlers: A Story of the Wyoming Cattle Range.  1 vol.  London: Cassell, 1898.
  106. Mary Johnston.  The Old Dominion: An Account of Certain Prisoners of Hope. A Tale of Colonial Virginia.  1 vol.  London: Archibald Constable, 1899.
  107. Edward S. Ellis.  Two Boys in Wyoming: A Tale of Adventure.  1 vol.  London: Cassell, 1899.
  108. Emma Rayner.  Free to Serve: A Tale of Colonial New York.  1 vol.  London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1900.
  109. Wilson Barrett.  In Old New York: A Romance.  1 vol.  London: John Macqueen, 1900.
  110. Amelia E. Barr.  Trinity Bells: A Tale of Old New York.  1 vol.  London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1900.
  111. Booth Tarkington.  The Gentleman from Indiana.  1 vol.  London: Grant Richards, 1900.
  112. Mary Eleanor Freeman.  The Heart's Highway: A Romance of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century.  1 vol.  London: John Murray, 1900.
  113. Hulbert Fuller.  Vivian of Virginia: Being the Memoirs of Our First Rebellion.  1 vol.  London: Jarrold and Son, 1900.
  114. James Lane Allen.  The Reign of Law: A Tale of the Kentucky Hemp Fields.  1 vol.  London: Macmillan, 1900.
  115. John Uri Lloyd.  Stringtown on the Pike: A Tale of Northernmost Kentucky.  1 vol.  London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1900.
  116. Edgar Fawcett.  New York: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: Sands, 1901.
  117. Imogen Clark.  The Domine's Garden: A Story of Old New York.  1 vol.  London: John Murray, 1901.
  118. Emma Rayner.  Visiting the Sin: A Tale of Mountain Life in Kentucky and Tennessee.  1 vol.  London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1901.
  119. James Lane Allen.  A Kentucky Cardinal, and Aftermath.  1 vol.  London: Macmillan, 1901.
  120. Bessie Marchant.  Three Girls on a Ranch: A Story of New Mexico.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1901.