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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Title Tag: Genre: Circus Novel

Description: The following novels depict employees of circuses.

  1. Geraldine Endsor Jewsbury.  The Half Sisters: A Tale.  2 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1848.
  2. Benjamin Clarke.  Crocker the Clown: A Tale for Boys.  1 vol.  London: Cassell, 1869.
  3. Sarah Mores.  Old Bob: The Performing Dog.  1 vol.  London: Weldon, 1876.
  4. Annie Cox.  A Romance of Regent Street: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1881.
  5. Arena.  Ring and Coronet: A Story of Circus Life.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1883.
  6. Lily Tinsley.  In the Ring: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1886.
  7. David Christie Murray.  Wild Darrie.  1 vol.  London: Longman, 1889.
  8. Amye Reade.  Ruby: A Novel. Founded on the Life of a Circus Girl.  1 vol.  London: Authors' Co-operative Publishing Co., 1889.
  9. Elizabeth J. Lysaght.  Sharp Tommy: A Story of Circus Life.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1891.
  10. Amye Reade.  Slaves of the Sawdust.  1 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1892.
  11. Sidney Royse Lysaght.  The Marplot.  3 vol.  London: Macmillan, 1893.