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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Title Tag: Setting: United States of America

  1. William Gilmore Simms.  Guy Rivers, the Outlaw: A Tale of Georgia.  3 vol.  London: A. K. Newman, 1835.
  2. Frances Milton Trollope.  The Life and Adventures of Jonathan Jefferson Whitlaw: or, Scenes on the Mississippi.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1836.
  3. Robert Montgomery Bird.  The Hawks of Hawk-Hollow: A Tradition of Pennsylvania.  3 vol.  London: A. K. Newman, 1837.
  4. William Alexander Caruthers.  The Cavaliers of Virginia: or, The Recluse of Jamestown. A Romance.  3 vol.  London: A. K. Newman, 1837.
  5. Robert Montgomery Bird.  Nick of the Woods: A Story of Kentucky.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1837.
  6. Joseph Holt Ingraham.  Quebec and New York: or, The Three Beauties. An Historical Romance of 1775.  3 vol.  London: A. K. Newman, 1839.
  7. Percy Bolingbroke St. John.  The Trapper's Bride: A Tale of the Rocky Mountains.  1 vol.  London: John Mortimer, 1845.
  8. Mary Howitt.  Our Cousins in Ohio.  1 vol.  London: Darton and Co., 1849.
  9. Calvin Henderson Wiley.  Adventures of Old Dan Tucker, and his Son Walter: A Tale of North Carolina.  1 vol.  London: Willoughby and Co., 1851.
  10. William Wells Brown.  Clotel: or, The President's Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States.  1 vol.  London: Partridge and Oakey, 1853.
  11. Elizabeth Wooster Stuart Phelps.  The Tell-Tale: or, Sketches of Domestic Life in the United States.  1 vol.  London: C. H. Clarke, 1853.
  12. Mary Jane Holmes.  Tempest and Sunshine: or, Life in Kentucky.  1 vol.  London: James Blackwood, 1854.
  13. Emerson Bennett.  The Bride of the Wilderness.  1 vol.  London: Piper, Stephenson, and Spence, 1854.
  14. William Makepeace Thackeray.  The Virginians: A Tale of the Last Century.  2 vol.  London: Bradbury and Evans, 1859.
  15. Gustave Aimard.  The Gold-Seekers: A Tale of California.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1861.
  16. Percy Bolingbroke St. John.  Amy Moss: or, The Banks of the Ohio.  1 vol.  London: C. H. Clarke, 1861.
  17. Edward S. Ellis.  Seth Jones of New Hampshire: or, The Captives of the Frontier.  1 vol.  London: Beadle and Company, 1861.
  18. Harriet Beecher Stowe.  The Pearl of Orr's Island: A Story of the Coast of Maine.  2 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1861.
  19. Edward S. Ellis.  The Frontier Angel: A Romance of Kentucky Rangers' Life.  1 vol.  London: Beadle and Company, 1861.
  20. Anne Bowman.  The Bear-Hunters of the Rocky Mountains.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1861.
  21. Gustave Aimard.  The Border Rifles: A Tale of the Texan War.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1861.
  22. Ann S. Stephens.  Sybil Chase: or, The Valley Ranche. A Tale of California Life.  1 vol.  London: Beadle and Company, 1862.
  23. Edward S. Ellis.  The Hunter's Cabin: An Episode of the Early Settlements of Southern Ohio.  1 vol.  London: Beadle and Company, 1862.
  24. Frances Fuller Barritt.  Alicia Newcome: or, The Land Claim. A Tale of the Upper Missouri.  1 vol.  London: Beadle and Company, 1862.
  25. Gustave Aimard.  The Pirates of the Prairies: Adventures in the American Desert.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1862.
  26. Henry J. Thomas.  The Allens: A Tale of the Great Kanawha Valley.  1 vol.  London: Beadle and Company, 1862.
  27. Augustine J. H. Duganne.  The King's Man: A Tale of South Carolina in Revolutionary Times.  1 vol.  London: Beadle and Company, 1863.
  28. R. M. Ballantyne.  The Wild Man of the West: A Tale of the Rocky Mountains.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1863.
  29. Ann S. Stephens.  Esther: A Story of the Oregon Trail.  1 vol.  London: Beadle and Company, 1863.
  30. Celia Connelly.  The Elopement: A Tale of Confederate States of America.  1 vol.  London: William Freeman, 1863.
  31. Edward S. Ellis.  Indian Jim: A Tale of the Minnesota Massacre.  1 vol.  London: Beadle and Company, 1864.
  32. Gustave Aimard.  The Trappers of Arkansas: or, The Loyal Heart.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1864.
  33. James McGrigor Allan.  Father Stirling: A Novel.  2 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1864.
  34. Henry J. Thomas.  The Wrecker's Prize.  1 vol.  London: Beadle and Company, 1864.
  35. Mary A. Denison.  The Cave-Child.  1 vol.  London: Beadle and Company, 1864.
  36. Epes Sargent.  Peculiar: A Tale of the Great Transition.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1864.
  37. Edward S. Ellis.  The Lost Trail.  1 vol.  London: Beadle and Company, 1864.
  38. Lucy Ellen Guernsey.  Tabby's Travels: Or, The Holiday Adventures of a Kitten.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Andrew Elliot, 1864.
  39. Anonymous.  Four Little People and their Friends.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: W. P. Nimmo, 1865.
  40. John B. Williams.  The New York Detective Police Officer.  1 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1865.
  41. Charles Welsh Mason.  The Amulet: A Tale of Spanish California.  1 vol.  London: Longman, 1865.
  42. W. H. Bushnell.  The Hermit of the Colorado Hills: A Story of the Texas Pampas.  1 vol.  London: Beadle and Company, 1865.
  43. Edward Carpenter.  The Diary of a Pawnbroker.  1 vol.  London: David Bryce, 1865.
  44. Metta Victoria Fuller.  Joe Daviess' Client: or, Courting in Kentucky.  1 vol.  London: Beadle and Company, 1865.
  45. Anonymous.  The Cotton Planter's Daughter: A Domestic Story.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1865.
  46. Henry Sedley.  Marian Rooke: or, The Quest for Fortune. A Tale of the Younger World.  3 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1865.
  47. Louisa May Alcott.  Moods.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1866.
  48. Jeremiah Clemens.  The Conscript's Revenge: A Tale of the Great Rebellion.  1 vol.  Glasgow: John S. Marr and Sons, 1866.
  49. Donald Grant Mitchell.  Doctor Johns: Being a Narrative of Certain Events in the Life of an Orthodox Minister of Connecticut.  2 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1866.
  50. Bayard Taylor.  The Story of Kennett.  2 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1866.
  51. W. J. Hamilton.  The Twin Scouts: A Story of the Old French War.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1866.
  52. Capt. Mayne Reid.  The Headless Horseman: A Strange Tale of Texas.  1 vol.  London: Bentley, 1866.
  53. Harry Hazelton.  The Trail of Blood: A Tale of New York.  1 vol.  Glasgow: John S. Marr and Sons, 1867.
  54. Edward S. Ellis.  The Fugitives: or, The Quaker Scout of Wyoming.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1867.
  55. James L. Bowen.  The Maid of Wyoming.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1867.
  56. Sarah Stuart Robbins.  Edged Tools.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: William Oliphant and Co., 1867.
  57. Joanna H. Mathews.  Bessie at the Sea-side.  1 vol.  London: James Nisbet, 1868.
  58. Amanda M. Douglass.  Kept his Trust: or, The Doctor's Household. The Record of a Noble Life.  1 vol.  Glasgow: Cameron and Ferguson, 1868.
  59. R. M. Ballantyne.  Digging for Gold: or, Adventures in California.  1 vol.  London: James Nisbet, 1869.
  60. R. M. Ballantyne.  Over the Rocky Mountains: or, Wandering Will in the Land of the Red Skin.  1 vol.  London: James Nisbet, 1869.
  61. BTAO "Jenny's Geranium".  Jenny's Geranium: or, The Prize Flower of a London Court.  1 vol.  London: Partridge, 1869.
  62. Capt. Mayne Reid.  The Yellow Chief: A Romance of the Rocky Mountains.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1870.
  63. Helen Boult.  In Spite of All: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1871.
  64. Bayard Taylor.  Joseph and His Friend: A Story of Pennsylvania.  1 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1871.
  65. Abby Morton Diaz.  The William Henry Letters from Crooked Pond School.  1 vol.  London: Frederick Warne, 1871.
  66. W. M. L. Jay.  Without and Within: A New England Story.  1 vol.  London: James Nisbet, 1871.
  67. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps.  Gypsy's Cousin Joy.  1 vol.  London: Alexander Strahan, 1873.
  68. Adeline Dutton Train Whitney.  The Other Girls.  1 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1873.
  69. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps.  Trotty's Wedding Tour and Story Book.  1 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1873.
  70. Jacob Abbott.  Schooner Mary Ann.  1 vol.  London: Alexander Strahan, 1873.
  71. Abby Morton Diaz.  William Henry's School Days.  1 vol.  London: Frederick Warne, 1873.
  72. Susan Bogert Warner.  Willow Brook: A Sequel to The Little Camp on Eagle Hill.  1 vol.  London: James Nisbet, 1874.
  73. William Henry Giles Kingston.  The Settlers: A Tale of Virginia.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1875.
  74. John Townsend Trowbridge.  Doing his Best.  1 vol.  London: Frederick Warne, 1875.
  75. Mary Dwinell Chellis.  Clarence Vane: Or, How the Doctor Saved.  1 vol.  Glasgow: John S. Marr and Sons, 1875.
  76. Edward Payson Roe.  Near to Nature's Heart.  2 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1876.
  77. Harriet Beecher Stowe.  Betty's Bright Idea: And other Stories.  1 vol.  Glasgow: Scottish Temperance League, 1876.
  78. Mark Twain.  Information Wanted and Other Sketches.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1876.
  79. John Habberton.  Some Folks.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1877.
  80. Blanche Willis Howard.  One Summer.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1877.
  81. BTAO "The Chateau of Vesinet".  On the Banks of the Delaware: A Tale.  2 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1878.
  82. William Hurrell Mallock.  The New Paul and Virginia: or, Positivism on an Island.  1 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1878.
  83. William Henry Giles Kingston.  In the Rocky Mountains: A Tale of Adventure.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Nelson and Sons, 1878.
  84. Anonymous.  Charlie and Rosie: A Book of Pictures and Stories for Children.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1878.
  85. Bret Harte.  The Man on the Beach.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1878.
  86. Timothy Shay Arthur.  Making Haste to be Rich: or, The Temptation and Fall.  1 vol.  London: James Blackwood, 1879.
  87. Rose Porter.  In the Mist.  1 vol.  London: James Nisbet, 1879.
  88. Horace Scudder.  The Adventures of the Bodley Family.  1 vol.  London: S. B. Barrett, 1879.
  89. Noah Brooks.  The Boy Emigrants: A Tale of the American Plains and California Gold Mines.  1 vol.  London: Religious Book Society, 1880.
  90. William Henry Giles Kingston.  In the Wilds of Florida: A Tale of Warfare and Hunting.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Nelson and Sons, 1880.
  91. Helen Campbell.  Four, and What They Did.  1 vol.  London: J. F. Shaw, 1880.
  92. Clementina Black.  Mericas and Other Stories.  1 vol.  London: W. Satchell and Co., 1880.
  93. Henry Bleby.  Female Heroism, and Tales of the Western World.  1 vol.  London: Wesleyan Conference Office, 1880.
  94. Mary Jane Holmes.  The Story of Mildred, with the 'Starry eyes and nut-brown hair'.  1 vol.  London: W. Nicholson & Sons, 1880.
  95. Henry James.  Washington Square. The Pension Beaurepas. A Bundle of Letters.  2 vol.  London: Macmillan, 1881.
  96. Charlotte Moon Clark.  Baby Rue: [Her Adventures and Misadventures, her Friends and her Enemies].  1 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1881.
  97. Edward Eggleston.  The Hoosier School-Boy.  1 vol.  London: Frederick Warne, 1882.
  98. Jules Verne.  Godfrey Morgan: A Californian Mystery.  1 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1883.
  99. Mary A. M. Hoppus.  A Great Treason: A Story of the War of Independence.  2 vol.  London: Macmillan, 1883.
  100. Ascott R. Hope.  Kidnapped: or, Lewis Lloyd's Adventures in Virginia.  1 vol.  London: Sunday School Union, 1883.
  101. Louis Rousselet.  The Drummer Boy: A Story of the Days of Washington.  1 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1883.
  102. George Washington Cable.  Dr. Sevier: A Novel.  2 vol.  London: Hamilton, 1884.
  103. Anna Katherine Green.  The Sword of Damocles: A Story of New York Life.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1884.
  104. Gustave Aimard.  The Treasure of Pearls: A Romance of Adventures in California.  1 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1884.
  105. Bret Harte.  Californian Stories.  1 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1884.
  106. Augusta de Grasse Stevens.  Old Boston: A Romance of the War of Independence.  3 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1884.
  107. Anonymous.  The Coin of Loving Deeds and Other Sketches of American Life.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1884.
  108. Anonymous.  Both Sides of the Street: An American Tale.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1885.
  109. George Alfred Henty.  True to the Old Flag: A Tale of the American War of Independence.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1885.
  110. Achilles Daunt.  With Pack and Rifle in the Far South-west: Adventures in New Mexico, Arizona and Central America.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Nelson and Sons, 1885.
  111. R. M. Ballantyne.  Twice Bought: A Tale of the Oregon Gold Fields.  1 vol.  London: James Nisbet, 1885.
  112. Amelia E. Barr.  The Bow of Orange Ribbon: A Romance of New York.  1 vol.  London: James Clarke, 1886.
  113. Henry James.  The Bostonians: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Macmillan, 1886.
  114. Archibald Clavering Gunter.  Mr. Barnes of New York: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1887.
  115. Iza Duffus Hardy.  Love in Idleness: The Story of a Winter in Florida.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1887.
  116. Hendrik Conscience.  Off to California: A Tale of the Gold Country.  1 vol.  London: Wells Gardner, Darton, 1887.
  117. Peregrinator.  A Flight to Florida: And All That Came of it. A Novel.  2 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1888.
  118. George Washington Cable.  Bonaventure: A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana.  1 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1888.
  119. Sylvanus Cobb.  Karmel the Scout: or, The Rebel of the Jerseys. A Story of the American Revolution.  1 vol.  London: Cassell, 1888.
  120. George H. Jessop.  Judge Lynch: A Tale of the California Vineyards.  1 vol.  London: Longman, 1889.
  121. George Alfred Henty.  Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1889.
  122. Grace Stebbing.  A Will Made in Haste: or, Hal Baumgarten's Adventures in a New Texan Town.  1 vol.  London: Jarrold and Son, 1889.
  123. André Laurie.  New York to Brest in Seven Hours.  1 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1890.
  124. Tryphena Margaret Browne.  The Musgrove Ranch: A Tale of Southern California.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1890.
  125. George Alfred Henty.  With Lee in Virginia: A Story of the American Civil War.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1890.
  126. Guy Gravenhil.  Jack Skeffington: A Sporting Novel.  2 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1891.
  127. Henry Richard Savage.  The Little Lady of Lagunitas: A Franco-Californian Romance.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1892.
  128. Hamlin Garland.  Main-Travelled Roads. Mississippi-Valley Stories.  1 vol.  London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1892.
  129. Albert Kevill Davies.  Miss Blanchard of Chicago.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1892.
  130. Henry Richard Savage.  Delilah of Harlem: A Story of the New York City of To-day.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1893.
  131. George Robert Wynne.  Ralph Clifford: A Tale of Country Life in Virginia after the Civil War.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1894.
  132. Edward S. Ellis.  Across Texas.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Nelson and Sons, 1894.
  133. Henry Richard Savage.  The Princess of Alaska: A Tale of Two Countries. A Novel.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1894.
  134. Henry Richard Savage.  A Daughter of Judas: A Tale of New York City Fin-de-Siècle Life.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1895.
  135. Horace Annesley Vachell.  The Model of Christian Gay: A Study of Certain Phases of Life in California.  1 vol.  London: Bentley, 1895.
  136. Gertrude Atherton.  The Doomswoman: A Romance of Old California.  1 vol.  London: Hutchinson, 1895.
  137. Charles John Cutcliffe Hyne.  The Wild-Catters: A Tale of the Pennsylvanian Oil-Fields.  1 vol.  London: Sunday School Union, 1895.
  138. George Alfred Henty.  In the Heart of the Rockies: A Story of Adventure in Colorado.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1895.
  139. Henry Richard Savage.  Miss Devereux of the Mariquita: A Story of Bonanza Days in Nevada.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1895.
  140. Henry Richard Savage.  Checked Through. Missing, Trunk no. 17580: A Story of New York Life.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1896.
  141. Tryphena Margaret Browne.  Gerald Thurlow: or, The New Marshal. A Story of California.  1 vol.  London: Partridge, 1896.
  142. Eliza Fanny Pollard.  The Green Mountain Boys: A Story of the American War of Independence.  1 vol.  London: Partridge, 1896.
  143. John Henry Palmer.  The Invasion of New York: or, How Hawaii was Annexed.  1 vol.  London: F. Tennyson Neely, 1897.
  144. Marshall G. Wood.  The Millionaire of Parkersville: A Californian Affair.  1 vol.  Bristol: Arrowsmith, 1897.
  145. Beatrice Harraden.  Hilda Strafford and The Remittance Man: Two Californian Stories.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1897.
  146. Herbert Flowerdew.  A Californian Girl.  1 vol.  London: William Stevens, 1897.
  147. Evelyn Ward Everett Green.  Dominique's Vengeance: A Story of France and Florida.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Nelson and Sons, 1897.
  148. Silas Weir Mitchell.  Hugh Wynne: Free Quaker. Sometime Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel on the Staff of his Excellency General Washington.  1 vol.  London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1897.
  149. Evelyn Ward Everett Green.  The Young Pioneers: or, With La Salle on the Mississippi.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Nelson and Sons, 1897.
  150. A Diplomat.  The Rise and Fall of the United States: A Leaf from History, A.D. 2060.  1 vol.  London: F. Tennyson Neely, 1898.
  151. Henry Richard Savage.  In the Swim: A Story of Currents & Undercurrents in Gayest New York.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1898.
  152. Gertrude Atherton.  The Californians.  1 vol.  London: John Lane, 1898.
  153. Frank Pope Humphrey.  Phoebe Tilson: A Story of that Part of Massachusetts Known as the Old Colony.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1898.
  154. William Gordon Stables.  Off to Klondyke: or, A Cowboy's Rush to the Gold Fields.  1 vol.  London: James Nisbet, 1898.
  155. Edward S. Ellis.  Cowmen and Rustlers: A Story of the Wyoming Cattle Range.  1 vol.  London: Cassell, 1898.
  156. Mary Johnston.  The Old Dominion: An Account of Certain Prisoners of Hope. A Tale of Colonial Virginia.  1 vol.  London: Archibald Constable, 1899.
  157. Edward S. Ellis.  Two Boys in Wyoming: A Tale of Adventure.  1 vol.  London: Cassell, 1899.
  158. Emma Rayner.  Free to Serve: A Tale of Colonial New York.  1 vol.  London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1900.
  159. Wilson Barrett.  In Old New York: A Romance.  1 vol.  London: John Macqueen, 1900.
  160. Amelia E. Barr.  Trinity Bells: A Tale of Old New York.  1 vol.  London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1900.
  161. Booth Tarkington.  The Gentleman from Indiana.  1 vol.  London: Grant Richards, 1900.
  162. Mary Eleanor Freeman.  The Heart's Highway: A Romance of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century.  1 vol.  London: John Murray, 1900.
  163. Hulbert Fuller.  Vivian of Virginia: Being the Memoirs of Our First Rebellion.  1 vol.  London: Jarrold and Son, 1900.
  164. James Lane Allen.  The Reign of Law: A Tale of the Kentucky Hemp Fields.  1 vol.  London: Macmillan, 1900.
  165. John Uri Lloyd.  Stringtown on the Pike: A Tale of Northernmost Kentucky.  1 vol.  London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1900.
  166. Edgar Fawcett.  New York: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: Sands, 1901.
  167. Imogen Clark.  The Domine's Garden: A Story of Old New York.  1 vol.  London: John Murray, 1901.
  168. Emma Rayner.  Visiting the Sin: A Tale of Mountain Life in Kentucky and Tennessee.  1 vol.  London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1901.
  169. James Lane Allen.  A Kentucky Cardinal, and Aftermath.  1 vol.  London: Macmillan, 1901.
  170. Bessie Marchant.  Three Girls on a Ranch: A Story of New Mexico.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1901.