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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Title Tag: Genre: Religious Novels

Description: The following novels feature plots centered on religious questions, notably the Oxford Movement, the Broad Church movement, and agnostism.

References: Sutherland

  1. Elizabeth de Vaux Agnew.  Geraldine: A Tale of Conscience.  3 vol.  London: Booker and Dolman, 1837.
  2. Elizabeth Missing Sewell.  Margaret Percival.  2 vol.  London: Longman, 1847.
  3. John Henry Newman.  Loss and Gain: The Story of a Convert.  1 vol.  London: James Burns, 1848.
  4. James Anthony Froude.  The Nemesis of Faith.  1 vol.  London: John Chapman, 1849.
  5. Charles Henry Eden.  An Inherited Task: or, Early Mission Life in Southern Africa.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1874.
  6. Mary Augusta Ward.  Robert Elsmere.  3 vol.  London: Smith, Elder, 1888.
  7. Joseph Hocking.  Jabez Easterbrook: A Religious Novel.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1890.