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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Title Tag: Character: Orphan

Description: The following novels have characters who are orphans, limited to children and juveniles.

  1. Charles Dickens.  Oliver Twist: or, The Parish Boy's Progress.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1838.
  2. Frances Milton Trollope.  Life and Adventures of Michael Armstrong, the Factory Boy.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn, 1840.
  3. Catherine Ann Crowe.  Adventures of Susan Hopley: or, Circumstancial Evidence.  3 vol.  London: Saunders and Otley, 1841.
  4. Charlotte Brontë.  Jane Eyre: An Autobiography.  3 vol.  London: Smith, Elder, 1847.
  5. Mary Elizabeth Braddon.  The Trail of the Serpent: or, Three Times Dead.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1861.
  6. Christiana Jane Douglas.  Sir John.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1879.
  7. Chrome.  Popplewags.  1 vol.  London: Samuel Tinsley, 1879.
  8. Thorpe Talbot.  Philiberta: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1883.
  9. Mary Elizabeth Braddon.  Ishmael: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1884.
  10. Mrs. Alexander.  A Fight with Fate.  1 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1896.