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At the Circulating Library

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Illustrator: John Leech

Illustrator: John Leech (birth and death dates unknown)

Fiction Titles:

  1. Richard Harris Barham. The Ingoldsby Legends. London: Bentley, 1840.
  2. Charles Whitehead. Richard Savage. London: Bentley, 1842.
  3. Frances Milton Trollope. Jessie Phillips. London: Henry Colburn, 1843.
  4. Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol in Prose. London: Chapman and Hall, 1843.
  5. William Hamilton Maxwell. The Fortunes of Hector O'Halloran, and his Man Mark Antony O'Toole. London: Bentley, 1843.
  6. Douglas William Jerrold. The Story of a Feather. London: Punch Office, 1844.
  7. Douglas William Jerrold. Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures, as Suffered by the Late Job Caudle. London: Punch Office, 1845.
  8. Charles Dickens. The Cricket on the Hearth. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1846.
  9. Albert Richard Smith. Struggles and Adventures of Christopher Tadpole at Home and Abroad. London: Bentley, 1848.
  10. Douglas William Jerrold. A Man Made of Money. London: Punch Office, 1849.
  11. Angus Bethune Reach. A Story with a Vengeance. [None], 1852.
  12. Robert Smith Surtees. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853.
  13. Robert Smith Surtees. "Ask Mamma". London: Bradbury and Evans, 1858.
  14. Francis Francis. Newton Dogvane. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1859.
  15. John Mills. The Flyers of the Hunt. London: The Field Office, 1859.
  16. Robert Smith Surtees. Plain or Ringlets?. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1860.
  17. Robert Smith Surtees. Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1865.

Novels in Parts:

  1. William Hamilton Maxwell. The Fortunes of Hector O'Halloran, and his Man Mark Antony O'Toole. 13 parts (1s per part). London: Bentley, May 1842 to May 1843 (monthly).
  2. Frances Milton Trollope. Jessie Phillips. 12 parts (1s per part). London: Henry Colburn, December 1842 to November 1843 (monthly).
  3. Albert Richard Smith. Struggles and Adventures of Christopher Tadpole at Home and Abroad. 16 parts (1s per part). London: Bentley, September 1846 to December 1847 (monthly).
  4. Douglas William Jerrold. A Man Made of Money. 6 parts (1s per part). London: Punch Office, October 1848 to March 1849 (monthly).
  5. Robert Smith Surtees. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour. 13 parts in 12 (1s per part). London: Bradbury and Evans, January 1852 to December 1852 (monthly).
  6. Robert Smith Surtees. Handley Cross. 17 parts (1s per part). London: Bradbury and Evans, March 1853 to October 1854 (monthly) irregular.
  7. Robert Smith Surtees. "Ask Mamma". 13 parts (1s per part). London: Bradbury and Evans, March 1857 to March 1858 (monthly).
  8. Robert Smith Surtees. Plain or Ringlets?. 13 parts in 12 (1s per part). London: Bradbury and Evans, July 1859 to June 1860 (monthly).
  9. Robert Smith Surtees. Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds. 12 parts (1s per part). London: Bradbury and Evans, May 1864 to April 1865 (monthly).

Periodical Serializations:

  1. Douglas William Jerrold. Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures, as Suffered by the Late Job Caudle. Punch, 1 January 1845 to 1 December 1845 (weekly) dates approximate.