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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Title Tag: Character: Musician

Description: The following novels feature characters who are musicians or singers.

  1. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell.  Mary Barton: A Tale of Manchester Life.  2 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1848.
  2. Elizabeth Sara Sheppard.  Charles Auchester: A Memorial.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1853.
  3. George Meredith.  Emilia in England.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1864.
  4. Henry Fothergill Chorley.  A Prodigy: A Tale of Music.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1866.
  5. George Meredith.  Vittoria.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1867.
  6. George Eliot.  Daniel Deronda.  4 vol.  Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1876.
  7. Grant Allen.  Philistia.  3 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1884.
  8. Henry Harland.  As It Was Written: A Jewish Musician's Story.  1 vol.  London: Cassell, 1885.
  9. Mary West.  Allegra.  2 vol.  London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1887.
  10. Edna Lyall.  Doreen: The Story of a Singer.  1 vol.  London: Longman, 1894.
  11. Mary Blundell.  The Duenna of a Genius.  1 vol.  London: Harper and Bros., 1898.