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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Title Tag: Genre: New Woman Novel

Description: The following novels depict New Woman characters and themes which mainly focus on various end of the century concerns such as dress, education, sexual freedom, sufferage, and work.

References: Sutherland

  1. A. M. Tobyn.  A Woman at the Wheel.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1873.
  2. Jessie Fothergill.  Kith and Kin: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1881.
  3. Edith Jemina Simcox.  Episodes in the Lives of Men, Women and Lovers.  1 vol.  London: Trübner, 1882.
  4. Olive Schreiner.  The Story of an African Farm.  2 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1883.
  5. Anne Elliot.  Dr. Edith Romney: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1883.
  6. Vernon Lee.  Miss Brown: A Novel.  3 vol.  Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1884.
  7. George Meredith.  Diana of the Crossways: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1885.
  8. William Francis Barry.  The New Antigone: A Romance.  3 vol.  London: Macmillan, 1887.
  9. May Kendall.  From a Garret.  1 vol.  London: Longman, 1887.
  10. Margaret Harkness.  A City Girl: A Realistic Story.  1 vol.  London: Vizetelly, 1887.
  11. Sarah Grand.  Ideala: A Study from Life.  1 vol.  London: E. W. Allen, 1888.
  12. Amy Levy.  The Romance of a Shop.  1 vol.  London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1888.
  13. Jane Hume Clapperton.  Margaret Dunmore: or, A Socialist Home.  1 vol.  London: Swan Sonnenschein, 1888.
  14. Mona Caird.  The Wing of Azrael: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Trübner, 1889.
  15. May Kendall.  Such is Life.  1 vol.  London: Longman, 1889.
  16. Beatrice Whitby.  The Awakening of Mary Fenwick: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1889.
  17. Walter Besant.  Armorel of Lyonesse: A Romance of To-Day.  3 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1890.
  18. Lady Florence Caroline Dixie.  Gloriana: or, The Revolution of 1900.  1 vol.  London: Henry, 1890.
  19. Mary Taylor.  Miss Miles: or, A Tale of Yorkshire Life 60 Years Ago.  1 vol.  London: Remington, 1890.
  20. George Meredith.  One of Our Conquerors.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1891.
  21. Thomas Hardy.  Tess of the D'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman.  3 vol.  London: Osgood, McIlvaine, 1891.
  22. Bertha Jane Adams.  Bonnie Kate: A Story from a Woman's Point of View.  3 vol.  London: Kegan Paul, 1891.
  23. Margaret Georgina Todd.  Mona Maclean, Medical Student: A Novel.  3 vol.  Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1892.
  24. Margaret Scott Haycraft.  The Clever Miss Janey.  1 vol.  London: Hutchinson, 1892.
  25. Sarah Grand.  The Heavenly Twins.  3 vol.  London: William Heinemann, 1893.
  26. George Gissing.  The Odd Women.  3 vol.  London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1893.
  27. Dorothy Leighton.  As a Man is Able: A Study in Human Relationships.  3 vol.  London: William Heinemann, 1893.
  28. Beatrice Harraden.  Ships that Pass in the Night.  1 vol.  London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1893.
  29. May Kendall.  White Poppies: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1893.
  30. George Egerton.  Keynotes.  1 vol.  London: John Lane, 1893.
  31. Mary Cholmondeley.  Diana Tempest.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1893.
  32. Arabella Kenealy.  Dr. Janet of Harley Street.  1 vol.  London: Digby, Long, 1893.
  33. Kathleen Mannington Caffyn.  A Yellow Aster.  3 vol.  London: Hutchinson, 1894.
  34. Emma Frances Brooke.  A Superfluous Woman: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: William Heinemann, 1894.
  35. Dorothy Leighton.  Disillusion: A Story with a Preface.  3 vol.  London: Henry, 1894.
  36. Edith Johnstone.  A Sunless Heart.  2 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1894.
  37. Ella Hepworth Dixon.  The Story of a Modern Woman.  1 vol.  London: William Heinemann, 1894.
  38. Emily Morse Symonds.  A Modern Amazon: A Novel.  2 vol.  London: Osgood, McIlvaine, 1894.
  39. Eliza Margaret von Booth.  A Husband of No Importance.  1 vol.  London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1894.
  40. Horace William Bleackley.  Une Culotte: or, A New Woman. An Impossible Story of Modern Oxford.  1 vol.  London: Digby, Long, 1894.
  41. Sara Jeanette Duncan.  A Daughter of To-day.  2 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1894.
  42. Elizabeth Robins.  George Mandeville's Husband.  1 vol.  London: William Heinemann, 1894.
  43. George Egerton.  Discords.  1 vol.  London: John Lane, 1894.
  44. Mona Caird.  The Daughters of Danaus.  1 vol.  London: Bliss, Sands, and Foster, 1894.
  45. Kathleen Mannington Caffyn.  Children of Circumstance.  3 vol.  London: Hutchinson, 1894.
  46. Annie E. Holdsworth.  Joanna Traill, Spinster.  1 vol.  London: William Heinemann, 1894.
  47. Catherine Louisa Pirkis.  The Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective.  1 vol.  London: Hutchinson, 1894.
  48. Lady Florence Bell.  The Story of Ursula.  3 vol.  London: Hutchinson, 1895.
  49. Grant Allen.  The Woman Who Did.  1 vol.  London: John Lane, 1895.
  50. Grant Allen.  The British Barbarians: A Hill-top Novel.  1 vol.  London: John Lane, 1895.
  51. Cecily Sidgwick.  The Grasshoppers.  1 vol.  London: A. and C. Black, 1895.
  52. Caroline Emily Cameron.  The Man Who Didn't: The Triumph of a Snipe Pie.  1 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1895.
  53. Marie Corelli.  The Sorrows of Satan: or, The Strange Experiences of Geoffrey Tempest, Millionaire. A Romance.  1 vol.  London: Methuen, 1895.
  54. Gertrude Dix.  The Girl from the Farm.  1 vol.  London: John Lane, 1895.
  55. Annie Sophie Cory.  The Woman Who Didn't.  1 vol.  London: John Lane, 1895.
  56. Ménie Muriel Dowie.  Gallia.  1 vol.  London: Methuen, 1895.
  57. Lucas Cleeve.  The Woman Who Wouldn't: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: Simpkin, 1895.
  58. Eliza Lynn Linton.  In Haste and Leisure.  3 vol.  London: William Heinemann, 1895.
  59. William John Locke.  At the Gate of Samaria: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: William Heinemann, 1895.
  60. Kathleen Mannington Caffyn.  A Comedy in Spasms.  1 vol.  London: Hutchinson, 1895.
  61. Thomas Hardy.  Jude the Obscure.  1 vol.  London: Osgood, McIlvaine, 1896.
  62. Cecily Sidgwick.  A Woman with a Future.  1 vol.  London: A. and C. Black, 1896.
  63. Netta Syrett.  Nobody's Fault.  1 vol.  London: John Lane, 1896.
  64. Maggie Swan.  A Neglected Privilege: The Story of a Modern Woman.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1896.
  65. Emily Morse Symonds.  The Career of Candida.  1 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1896.
  66. Ethel Forster Heddle.  Three Girls in a Flat.  1 vol.  London: Wells Gardner, Darton, 1896.
  67. Annie E. Holdsworth.  The Years that the Locust hath Eaten.  1 vol.  London: William Heinemann, 1896.
  68. Louise Rossi.  An Unconventional Girl.  1 vol.  London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1896.
  69. Sarah Grand.  The Beth Book: A Study from the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, Woman of Genius.  1 vol.  London: William Heinemann, 1897.
  70. Grant Allen.  The Type-writer Girl.  1 vol.  London: C. Arthur Pearson, 1897.
  71. George Egerton.  Symphonies.  1 vol.  London: John Lane, 1897.
  72. Hannah Lynch.  Jinny Blake.  1 vol.  London: J. M. Dent, 1897.
  73. Mary Cholmondeley.  A Devotee: An Episode in the Life of a Butterfly.  1 vol.  London: Edward Arnold, 1897.
  74. Rhoda Broughton.  Dear Faustina.  1 vol.  London: Bentley, 1897.
  75. William John Locke.  Idols.  1 vol.  London: John Lane, 1898.
  76. Sadi Grant.  A New Woman Subdued.  1 vol.  London: Digby, Long, 1898.
  77. George Egerton.  Fantasias.  1 vol.  London: John Lane, 1898.
  78. Elizabeth Thomasina Meade.  The Cleverest Woman in England.  1 vol.  London: James Nisbet, 1898.
  79. George Egerton.  The Wheel of God.  1 vol.  London: Grant Richards, 1898.
  80. Robert Barr.  Jennie Baxter, Journalist.  1 vol.  London: Methuen, 1899.
  81. Kathleen Mannington Caffyn.  Anne Mauleverer.  1 vol.  London: Methuen, 1899.
  82. Mary Cholmondeley.  Red Pottage.  1 vol.  London: Edward Arnold, 1899.
  83. Grant Allen.  Miss Cayley's Adventures.  1 vol.  London: Grant Richards, 1899.
  84. Ellen Williams.  Anna Marsden's Experiment.  1 vol.  London: Greening and Co., 1899.
  85. Grant Allen.  Hilda Wade.  1 vol.  London: Grant Richards, 1900.
  86. Annie Sophie Cory.  Anna Lombard.  1 vol.  London: John Long, 1901.