At the Circulating Library Periodical Information: Bentley's Miscellany

Periodical: Bentley's Miscellany

History: Published monthly, price 2s. 6d. (half crown). Edited by Charles Dickens and W. H. Ainsworth (1839–41, 1854–68).

References: DNCJ; Sutherland; Wellesley

Novels and short stories serialized in Bentley's Miscellany:

  1. Samuel Lover. Handy Andy. January 1837 to May 1839 (monthly).
  2. Charles Whitehead. "Edward Saville." Smiles and Tears. February 1837.
  3. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist. February 1837 to April 1839 (monthly).
  4. James Justinian Morier. The Adventures of Hajji Baba. March 1837 to August 1837 (monthly).
  5. William Makepeace Thackeray. "The Professor." Comic Tales and Sketches. September 1837.
  6. Charles Whitehead. "The Narrative of John Ward Gibson." Smiles and Tears. September 1837 to October 1838 (monthly). (Irregular).
  7. William Harrison Ainsworth. Jack Sheppard. January 1839 to February 1840 (monthly).
  8. Charles Hooton. Colin Clink. April 1839 to January 1841 (monthly).
  9. William Harrison Ainsworth. Guy Fawkes. January 1840 to November 1841 (monthly).
  10. Henry Cockton. Stanley Thorn. January 1840 to February 1842 (monthly).
  11. Charles Whitehead. "Wanted--a Widow." Smiles and Tears. March 1841.
  12. Charles Whitehead. Richard Savage. July 1841 to December 1842 (monthly).
  13. Charles Whitehead. "Eleanor Bingley." Smiles and Tears. September 1841.
  14. Albert Richard Smith. The Adventures of Mr. Ledbury. September 1842 to December 1843 (monthly).
  15. Erskine Neale. Experiences of a Gaol Chaplain. May 1843 to January 1846 (monthly).
  16. Charles Whitehead. "Five-and-thirty, or Thereabouts." Smiles and Tears. December 1843.
  17. Albert Richard Smith. The Fortunes of the Scattergood Family. January 1844 to February 1845 (monthly).
  18. Charles Whitehead. "Miss Jifkin's Benefit." Smiles and Tears. October 1844.
  19. Charles Whitehead. "Confessions of De Loude Chiselham." Smiles and Tears. January 1845.
  20. Charles Whitehead. "Mr. Yellowly's Doings." Smiles and Tears. May 1845.
  21. Charles Whitehead. "A Curvet or Two in the Career of Tom Wilkins." Smiles and Tears. September 1845.
  22. Charles Whitehead. "Dick Sparrow's Evening 'Out'." Smiles and Tears. November 1845.
  23. William Hamilton Maxwell. Brian O'Linn. November 1845 to December 1847 (monthly).
  24. James Fenimore Cooper. Captain Spike. November 1846 to April 1848 (monthly).
  25. Robert Bell. The Ladder of Gold. December 1849 to February 1851 (monthly).
  26. Shirley Brooks. Aspen Court. January 1853 to November 1855 (monthly).
  27. Charles Reade. "Art: A Dramatic Tale." The Course of True Love Never Did Run Smooth. December 1853 to January 1854 (monthly).
  28. Charles Reade. "Clouds and Sunshine." The Course of True Love Never Did Run Smooth. June 1854 to September 1854 (monthly).
  29. William Harrison Ainsworth. The Spendthrift. January 1855 to January 1857 (monthly).
  30. Ellen Wood. The House of Halliwell. September 1855 to November 1856 (monthly).
  31. Dudley Costello. The Joint-Stock Banker. April 1856 to October 1856 (monthly).
  32. William Harrison Ainsworth. Ovingdean Grange. November 1859 to July 1860 (monthly).
  33. Ouida. "Fitz's Election." Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, and Other Novelettes. March 1860.
  34. Ouida. "The General's Match-making." Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, and Other Novelettes. July 1860.
  35. Ouida. "A Line in the 'Daily'." Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, and Other Novelettes. August 1860.
  36. William Harrison Ainsworth. The Constable of the Tower. January 1861 to September 1861 (monthly).
  37. Ouida. "The Marquis's Tactics." Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, and Other Novelettes. August 1861.
  38. Ouida. "The Story of a Crayon Head." Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, and Other Novelettes. September 1861.
  39. Ouida. "Lady Marabout's Troubles." Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, and Other Novelettes. October 1861 to January 1862 (monthly).
  40. Ouida. "A Study à la Louis Quinze: Pendant to a Portrait by Mignard." Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, and Other Novelettes. January 1862.
  41. William Harrison Ainsworth. The Lord Mayor of London. January 1862 to November 1862 (monthly).
  42. Ouida. "Cecil Castlemaine's Gage." Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, and Other Novelettes. February 1862.
  43. Ouida. "A Study à la Louis Quinze: or, Pendant to a Pastel by La Tour." Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, and Other Novelettes. March 1862.
  44. Ouida. "The Beauty of Vicq d'Azyr." Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, and Other Novelettes. April 1862.
  45. William Harrison Ainsworth. Cardinal Pole. December 1862 to November 1863 (monthly).
  46. William Harrison Ainsworth. John Law, the Projector. November 1863 to September 1864 (monthly).
  47. William Harrison Ainsworth. The Spanish Match. November 1864 to October 1865 (monthly).
  48. William Harrison Ainsworth. The Constable de Bourbon. November 1865 to August 1866 (monthly).
  49. Blanche Marryat. Briars and Thorns. January 1866 to February 1867 (monthly).
  50. William Harrison Ainsworth. Old Court. October 1866 to May 1867 (monthly).
  51. William Harrison Ainsworth. Myddleton Pomfret. July 1867 to March 1868 (monthly).