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