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Title Tag: Character: Mentally Ill

Description: The following novels feature characters who are mentally ill, including caes where characters are mis-diagnosed. Many of these titles feature scenes in lunatic asylums.

1. Henry Cockton.  The Life and Adventures of Valentine Vox, the Ventriloquist.  1 vol.  London: Robert Tyas, 1840.
2. Samuel Warren.  Ten Thousand a-Year.  3 vol.  Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1841.
3. Robert Smith Surtees.  Handley Cross: or, The Spa Hunt. A Sporting Tale.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn, 1843.
4. Albert Julius Mott.  Amberhill: A Novel.  2 vol.  London: Smith, Elder, 1856.
5. Selina Bunbury.  Our Own Story: or, The History of Magdalene and Basil St. Pierre.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1856.
6. Henry Noel Humphreys.  Diamonds and Dust: Being Grains from the Sands of Society.  3 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1856.
7. Daniel Owen Madden.  The Mildmayes: or, The Clergyman's Secret. A Story of Twenty Years Ago.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1856.
8. Mary Theresa Vidal.  Florence Templar.  1 vol.  London: Smith, Elder, 1856.
9. Sir Arthur Hallam Elton.  Below the Surface: A Story of English Country Life.  3 vol.  London: Smith, Elder, 1857.
10. Charlotte Elizabeth Riddell.  The Ruling Passion.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1857.
11. Charles Francis Riddell.  Hidden Links: or, The Schoolfellows. A Tale.  3 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1857.
12. Rose Foot.  Blight: or, The Novel Hater. A Tale of Our Own Times.  3 vol.  London: Hope, 1859.
13. Mary Theresa Vidal.  Ellen Raymond: or, Ups and Downs.  3 vol.  London: Smith, Elder, 1859.
14. Wilkie Collins.  The Woman in White.  3 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1860.
15. Shirley Brooks.  The Gordian Knot: A Story of Good and of Evil.  1 vol.  London: Bentley, 1860.
16. Terence Doyle.  The Two Households: or, Passages in the Life of Barbara Ramsay.  2 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1860.
17. George Eliel Sargent.  The Marsdens: or, Struggles in Life.  1 vol.  London: Henry James Tresidder, 1860.
18. John H. Brenten.  The Tragedy of Life: Being Records of Remarkable Phases of Lunacy, Kept by a Physician.  2 vol.  London: Smith, Elder, 1861.
19. Mary Elizabeth Braddon.  The Trail of the Serpent: or, Three Times Dead.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1861.
20. Mary Elizabeth Braddon.  The Lady Lisle.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1862.
21. John Cordy Jeaffreson.  Olive Blake's Good Work: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1862.
22. Emily Jolly.  Entanglements: A Romance.  2 vol.  London: Smith, Elder, 1862.
23. Edward Bulwer Lytton.  A Strange Story.  2 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1862.
24. Elizabeth Daniel.  Marrying for Money: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1862.
25. Colburn Mayne.  Which Does She Love?.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1862.
26. Mary Elizabeth Braddon.  Lady Audley's Secret.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1862.
27. Charles Reade.  Hard Cash: A Matter-of-Fact Romance.  3 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1863.
28. Mary Elizabeth Braddon.  John Marchmont's Legacy.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1863.
29. William Gilbert.  Shirley Hall Asylum: or, The Memoirs of a Monomaniac.  1 vol.  London: William Freeman, 1863.
30. John Cordy Jeaffreson.  Sir Everard's Daughter.  1 vol.  London: W. H. Allen, 1863.
31. Conway Keith.  Taming a Shrew: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1863.
32. Henry Kingsley.  Austin Elliot.  2 vol.  London: Macmillan, 1863.
33. Elizabeth Daniel.  Miriam's Sorrow.  2 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1863.
34. Anne Manning.  Meadowleigh: A Tale of English Country Life.  2 vol.  London: Bentley, 1863.
35. James McGrigor Allan.  Nobly False: A Novel.  2 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1863.
36. Edward Dutton Cook.  The Trials of the Tredgolds: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1864.
37. Frederick Sheridan.  Cecil Forrester: A Novel.  2 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1864.
38. Ann Barnett.  Late, but not Too Late: A Tale.  1 vol.  London: Williams and Norgate, 1865.
39. Frances E. M. Notley.  Mildred's Wedding: A Family History.  3 vol.  London: Frederick Warne, 1865.
40. John Berwick Harwood.  Lord Lynn's Wife.  2 vol.  London: Bentley, 1865.
41. Charlotte Anne Smith.  Lynn of the Craggs: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1865.
42. Frances Browne.  The Hidden Sin: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1866.
43. George Hatton Colomb.  The Shadows of Destiny: A Romance.  2 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1866.
44. F. Devonshire.  Emily Foinder: or, The See-Saw of Life. A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1866.
45. Mark Francis.  No Easy Task.  2 vol.  London: C. J. Skeet, 1866.
46. Lady Duffus Hardy.  A Casual Acquaintance: A Novel, Founded on Fact.  2 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1866.
47. John Robert Strong Harington.  Lynton Grange: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: Pitman, 1866.
48. John Berwick Harwood.  Plain John Orpington.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1866.
49. Theo. Kennedy.  Farnorth.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1866.
50. James Payn.  The Clyffards of Clyffe.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1866.
51. Rose Macqueen Piddington.  The Gain of a Loss: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1866.
52. Ellen Wood.  Elster's Folly: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1866.
53. Ellen Wood.  St. Martin's Eve: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1866.
54. George Manville Fenn.  Webs in the Way.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1867.
55. Eliza Lynn Linton.  Sowing the Wind: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1867.
56. Percy H. Fitzgerald.  The Dear Girl.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1868.
57. John Lane Ford.  Charles Stennis, Writer to the Signet: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Saunders and Otley, 1868.
58. Matilda Homersham.  Ethel's Romance: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Charles W. Wood, 1868.
59. Tom Hood.  The Lost Link: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1868.
60. Florence Marryat.  Nelly Brooke: A Homely Story.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1868.
61. George John Whyte-Melville.  The White Rose.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1868.
62. Frederick William Robinson.  For Her Sake.  3 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1869.
63. Anthony Trollope.  He Knew He Was Right.  2 vol.  London: Alexander Strahan, 1869.
64. George Manville Fenn.  The Sapphire Cross: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1871.
65. Gertrude Fenton.  A Wicked Woman: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: F. Enos Arnold, 1871.
66. Mary Hayman.  The Fortunes of Tom Haswell and Tom Haswell's Fortune: A Novel.  2 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1871.
67. Matilda Charlotte Houstoun.  Wide of the Mark: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1871.
68. J. Sheridan Le Fanu.  The Rose and the Key.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1871.
69. Charles Reade.  A Terrible Temptation: A Story of the Day.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1871.
70. Henry George Churchill.  Puttyput's Protégée: A Story.  1 vol.  London: Samuel Tinsley, 1872.
71. E. S. Maine.  Marchmont of Redlands.  2 vol.  London: Smith, Elder, 1872.
72. Hamilton Marshall.  Men were Deceivers Ever: A History.  2 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1872.
73. Mary Elizabeth Braddon.  Strangers and Pilgrims: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1873.
74. Wilkie Collins.  The New Magdalen.  2 vol.  London: Bentley, 1873.
75. Robert St. John Corbet.  The Squire's Grandson: A Tale of a Strong Man's Weakness.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1873.
76. Louisa Crow.  A Twisted Link.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1873.
77. Bertha De Jongh.  Rosa Noel: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1873.
78. Rev. Albert Eubule Evans.  Revealed at Last.  2 vol.  London: Bentley, 1873.
79. Heather.  Wrecked Early in Life: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: Town and Country Publishing Co., 1873.
80. Anthony Trollope.  Phineas Redux.  2 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1874.
81. Anthony Trollope.  Lady Anna.  2 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1874.
82. May Agnes Fleming.  A Mad Marriage: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1875.
83. Mrs. Hartley.  Spiders and Flies: A Novel.  2 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1875.
84. Stephen Joseph Mackenna.  A Child of Fortune.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1875.
85. Frances E. M. Notley.  Forgotten Lives: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1875.
86. Dora Russell.  Lady Sefton's Pride: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1875.
87. Jerrold Orlayt.  Cumbe Harley's Ghost: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: Remington, 1876.
88. William Clark Russell.  Is He the Man?: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1876.
89. Mary Elizabeth Braddon.  Joshua Haggard's Daughter: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1876.
90. Margaret Oliphant.  Young Musgrave.  3 vol.  London: Macmillan, 1877.
91. John Ollive.  Rothery Selfert, Q.C.: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1877.
92. Alban Edward Ragg.  Was He Really Mad? and Other Sketches, Being Incidents in the Life of a Curate.  1 vol.  London: Remington, 1877.
93. William Black.  Macleod of Dare: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Macmillan, 1878.
94. Leon Brook.  A Beautiful Woman: A Romance.  2 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1878.
95. Agnes Law.  Eyes So Blue: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Samuel Tinsley, 1878.
96. Annie S. Swan.  Ups and Downs: A Family Chronicle.  1 vol.  London: Charing Cross Publishing Co., 1878.
97. Eustace Clare Grenville Murray.  The Prodigal Daughter: A Story of Female Prison Life.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1879.
98. Matilda Charlotte Houstoun.  Records of a Stormy Life.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1879.
99. Anthony Trollope.  An Eye for an Eye.  2 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1879.
100. BTAO "Rare Pale Margaret".  The Two Miss Flemings: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1879.
101. Wilkie Collins.  Jezebel's Daughter.  3 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1880.
102. Elizabeth Darby Eiloart.  The Dean's Wife: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Samuel Tinsley, 1880.
103. Alan Muir.  Harold Saxon: A Story of the Church and the World.  3 vol.  London: Smith, Elder, 1880.
104. Wilkie Collins.  The Black Robe.  3 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1881.
105. Matilda Charlotte Houstoun.  The Silver Link.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1881.
106. Harriett Jay.  Two Men and a Maid: A Tale.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1881.
107. Mrs. Lodge.  Lady Ottoline: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1881.
108. Mary Cecil Hay.  Dorothy's Venture.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1882.
109. Lewis Strange Wingfield.  Gehenna: or, Havens of Unrest.  3 vol.  London: Spencer Blackett, 1882.
110. Mabel Collins.  In the Flower of Her Youth: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1883.
111. Sir Thomas Wemyss Reid.  Gladys Fane: A Story of Two Lives.  2 vol.  London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1883.
112. Mary Elizabeth Braddon.  Phantom Fortune: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1883.
113. Hamilton Seymour.  The Golden Pin: or, A Week of Madness.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1884.
114. Annie Charlotte Catharine Aldrich.  The Double Dutchman.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1884.
115. Wilkie Collins.  I Say No: or, The Love-Letter Answered.  3 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1884.
116. Arnold Gray.  The Wild Warringtons: A Family History.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1884.
117. Arabella Maud Hopkinson.  Pardoned: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1884.
118. Emily Mary Rutherford.  The Light at an Upper Window: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: Remington, 1884.
119. Frederick John Fargus.  A Family Affair: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Macmillan, 1885.
120. Percy Greg.  The Verge of Night.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1885.
121. Lady Duffus Hardy.  In Sight of Land: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1885.
122. Lillian Spender.  The Recollections of a Country Doctor.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1885.
123. May Crommelin.  Love, the Pilgrim.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1886.
124. Sir Henry Thompson.  "All But": A Chronicle of Laxenford Life.  1 vol.  London: Kegan Paul, 1886.
125. Frederick Boyle.  An English Vendetta: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1887.
126. E. M. Davy.  Between Man and Wife: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1887.
127. Benjamin Leopold Farjeon.  A Secret Inheritance.  3 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1887.
128. Hazelton Black.  Mine Own Familiar Friend: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: Digby, Long, 1887.
129. Felicia Mary Frances Skene.  The Lesters: A Family Record.  2 vol.  London: W. H. Allen, 1887.
130. William Outram Tristram.  A Strange Affair: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1887.
131. I. K. Ritchie.  In Love and Honour: A Story of Scotch Country Life.  1 vol.  London: Elliot Stock, 1888.
132. Henrietta Keddie.  The Blackhall Ghosts.  3 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1888.
133. Stephen Mannington Caffyn.  Miss Milne and I: A Story.  1 vol.  London: Remington, 1889.
134. Philip May.  The Weird Mystery.  1 vol.  London: Lambert, 1889.
135. Gertrude Dunn.  A Conspiracy of Silence.  1 vol.  London: Swan Sonnenschein, 1889.
136. Benjamin Leopold Farjeon.  A Young Girl's Life: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1889.
137. Edith Oenome Somerville.  An Irish Cousin: A Novel.  2 vol.  London: Bentley, 1889.
138. Lillias Lobenhoffer.  Bairnie: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: Digby, Long, 1889.
139. Hester Sigerson.  A Ruined Race: or, The Last Macmanus of Drumroosk.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1889.
140. Henry Godefroi.  A Trust Betrayed: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1889.
141. Annie Bradshaw.  Wife or Slave?.  1 vol.  London: Henry, 1890.
142. Matilda Charlotte Houstoun.  A Cruel Wrong: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1890.
143. William Clark Russell.  An Ocean Tragedy.  3 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1890.
144. A New Writer.  A Mysterious Family.  1 vol.  London: W. H. Allen, 1892.
145. Headon Hill.  Caged!: The Romance of a Lunatic Asylum.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1900.