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At the Circulating Library

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Illustrator: Unknown

Illustrator: Unknown (birth and death dates unknown)

Fiction Titles:

  1. Ellen Wood. Verner's Pride. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1863.
  2. Ellen Wood. Elster's Folly. London: Tinsley Brothers, 1866.
  3. Helen Dickens. The Mill Wheel. London: T. C. Newby, 1874.
  4. Mary Elizabeth Braddon. Joshua Haggard's Daughter. London: John Maxwell, 1876.
  5. William Alfred Gibbs. Wolfern Chace. London: Remington, 1879.
  6. Walter Besant. All Sorts and Conditions of Men. London: Chatto and Windus, 1882.
  7. Isabella Banks. Sybilla, and Other Stories. London: F. V. White, 1884.

Novels in Parts:

  1. Renton Nicholson. Cockney Adventures and Tales of London Life. 21 parts (1d per part). London: W. M. Clark, 4 November 1837 to 24 March 1838 (weekly).
  2. James Malcolm Rymer. Adeline. 52 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1841 to 31 December 1841 (weekly) dates approximate.
  3. Catherine Ann Crowe. Adventures of Susan Hopley. 5 parts (7d per part). Edinburgh: William Tait, June 1842 to October 1842 (monthly).
  4. Catherine Ann Crowe. Adventures of Susan Hopley. 18 parts (2d per part). Edinburgh: William Tait, 4 June 1842 to 1 October 1842 (weekly).
  5. James Malcolm Rymer. The Dream of a Life. 16 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1843 to 31 December 1843 (weekly) dates approximate.
  6. James Malcolm Rymer. Ada, the Betrayed. 56 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1843 to 31 December 1843 (weekly) dates approximate.
  7. James Malcolm Rymer. The Black Monk. 52 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 18 March 1843 to 15 March 1844 (weekly) dates approximate.
  8. William Hurton. The Pirate's Doom. 17 parts (2d per part). London: Hextall and Wall, 17 July 1843 to 6 November 1843 (weekly).
  9. James Malcolm Rymer. Grace Rivers. 52 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1844 to 31 December 1844 (weekly) dates approximate.
  10. James Malcolm Rymer. Varney the Vampyre. 109 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1845 to 28 February 1847 (weekly) dates approximate.
  11. James Malcolm Rymer. Don Caesar de Bazan. 32 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1845 to 31 December 1845 (weekly) dates approximate.
  12. James Malcolm Rymer. Grace Rivers. 44 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1845 to 31 December 1845 (weekly) dates approximate.
  13. Sarah Stickney Ellis. Temper and Temperament. 24 parts (1s per part). London: Fisher, June 1845 to May 1847 (monthly).
  14. James Malcolm Rymer. Jane Shore. 40 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1846 to 31 December 1846 (weekly) dates aprroximate.
  15. James Malcolm Rymer. The Apparition. 23 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1846 to 31 December 1846 (weekly) dates approximate.
  16. James Malcolm Rymer. The First False Step. 22 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1846 to 31 December 1846 (weekly) dates approximate.
  17. James Malcolm Rymer. Mabel. 54 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1846 to 31 December 1846 (weekly) dates approximate.
  18. James Malcolm Rymer. Family Secrets. 60 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1846 to 31 December 1846 (weekly) dates approximate.
  19. James Malcolm Rymer. The Black Mantle. 54 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1846 to 31 December 1846 (weekly) dates approximate.
  20. Alexandre Dumas. The Three Musketeers. 16 parts (1d per part). , 23 January 1846 to 8 May 1846 (weekly).
  21. James Malcolm Rymer. Jane Brightwell. 49 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1847 to 31 December 1847 (weekly) dates approximate.
  22. James Malcolm Rymer. The Lady in Black. 71 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1847 to 31 December 1847 (weekly) dates approximate.
  23. James Malcolm Rymer. The Love Child. 59 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1847 to 31 December 1847 (weekly) dates approximate.
  24. James Malcolm Rymer. Dead Man's Hollow. 16 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1847 to 31 December 1847 (weekly) dates approximate.
  25. James Malcolm Rymer. Moreton. 21 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1847 to 31 December 1847 (weekly) dates approximate.
  26. Frederick Marryat. The Children of the New Forest. 4 parts unfinished (1s per part). London: Henry Hurst, April 1847 to July 1847 (monthly).
  27. Thomas Frost. Alice Leighton. 50 parts (1d per part). London: W. Caffyn, 1 July 1847 to 30 June 1848 (weekly) dates approximate.
  28. Thomas Frost. Emma Mayfield. 52 parts (1d per part). London: W. Caffyn, 1 July 1847 to 30 June 1848 (weekly) dates approximate.
  29. Thomas Frost. Paul, the Poacher. 60 parts (1d per part). London: G. Purkess, 1 November 1847 to 31 December 1848 (weekly) dates approximate.
  30. James Malcolm Rymer. The Appointed Hour. 20 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1848 to 31 December 1848 (weekly) dates approximate.
  31. James Malcolm Rymer. Claude Duval, the Dashing Highwayman. 202 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1848 to 31 December 1850 (weekly) dates approximate.
  32. James Malcolm Rymer. Alice Home. 41 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1848 to 31 December 1848 (weekly) dates approximate.
  33. Thomas Frost. The Mysteries of Old Father Thames. 32 parts (1d per part). London: W. Caffyn, 1 January 1848 to 31 August 1848 (weekly) dates approximate.
  34. Alexandre Dumas. The Forty-Five Guardsmen. 30 parts (1d per part). , 1 January 1848 to 31 July 1848 (weekly) dates approximate.
  35. Alexandre Dumas. The Bastard of Mauléon. 26 parts (1d per part). , 1 January 1848 to 30 June 1848 (weekly) dates approximate.
  36. James Malcolm Rymer. Miranda. 69 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1848 to 31 December 1848 (weekly) dates approximate.
  37. James Malcolm Rymer. Love and Mystery. 52 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1849 to 31 December 1849 (weekly) dates approximate.
  38. James Malcolm Rymer. Mazeppa. 110 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1850 to 31 December 1850 (weekly) dates approximate.
  39. James Malcolm Rymer. Gentleman Jack. 205 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1850 to 31 December 1852 (weekly) dates approximate.
  40. Thomas Frost. The Black Mask. 30 parts (1d per part). London: G. Purkess, 1 January 1850 to 31 July 1850 (weekly) dates approximate.
  41. James Malcolm Rymer. The Gambler's Wife. 17 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1850 to 31 December 1850 (weekly) dates approximate.
  42. James Malcolm Rymer. The String of Pearls. 92 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 February 1850 to 30 November 1851 (weekly) dates approximate.
  43. Thomas Frost. The Corsican Brothers. 39 parts (1d per part). London: G. Purkess, 1 March 1850 to 31 December 1850 (weekly) dates approximate.
  44. Thomas Frost. Obi. 51 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 July 1850 to 30 June 1851 (weekly) dates approximate.
  45. James Malcolm Rymer. The Bridal Ring. 30 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1851 to 31 December 1851 (weekly) dates approximate.
  46. James Malcolm Rymer. The Life and Adventures of Tom King, the Highwayman. 58 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1851 to 31 December 1851 (weekly) dates approximate.
  47. James Malcolm Rymer. Mabel. 49 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1851 to 31 December 1851 (weekly) dates approximate.
  48. James Malcolm Rymer. The Black Mantle. 53 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1851 to 31 December 1851 (weekly) dates approximate.
  49. James Malcolm Rymer. The Black Monk. 39 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1851 to 31 December 1851 (weekly) dates approximate.
  50. James Malcolm Rymer. The Duchess. 36 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1852 to 31 December 1852 (weekly) dates approximate.
  51. Thomas Frost. George Barrington, the Gentleman Pickpocket. 29 parts (1d per part). London: G. Purkess, 1 January 1852 to 31 July 1851 (weekly) dates approximate.
  52. James Malcolm Rymer. Paul Clifford. 162 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1852 to 31 December 1853 (weekly) dates approximate.
  53. James Malcolm Rymer. Jessie Arnold. 19 parts (1d per part). London: Edward Lloyd, 1 January 1852 to 31 December 1852 (weekly) dates approximate.
  54. Pierce Egan. Clifton Grey. 36 parts (1d per part). , 1 July 1855 to 31 December 1856 (weekly) dates approximate.
  55. An Eye Witness. The Sepoy's Daughter. 190 parts in 108 (1d per part). , 1 November 1857 to 30 November 1859 (weekly) dates approximate.
  56. Thomas Frost. Perkin Warbeck. 12 parts (1d per part). London: George Peirce, 1 January 1860 to 30 March 1860 (weekly) dates approximate.
  57. James Malcolm Rymer. The Dark Woman. 104 parts (1d per part). , 13 August 1860 to 1 August 1862 (weekly) dates approximate.
  58. James Malcolm Rymer. Edith Heron. 104 parts (1d per part). London: John Dicks, 24 February 1862 to 1 February 1864 (weekly) dates approximate.
  59. An Eye Witness. The Sepoy's Daughter. 109 parts in 108 (1d per part). , 1 January 1866 to 31 January 1866 (weekly) dates approximate.
  60. Anonymous. Cartouche. 41 parts (1d per part). , 15 February 1868 to 21 November 1868 (weekly).
  61. Henry Morford. John Jasper's Secret. 8 parts (1s per part). [None], October 1871 to May 1872 (monthly).
  62. James Skipp Borlase. Ned Kelly, the Ironclad Australian Bushranger. 38 parts (1d per part). London: Alfred J. Isaacs and Sons, 1 January 1881 to 31 December 1881 (weekly) dates approximate.
  63. Laurence Oliphant. Altiora Peto. 4 parts (5s per part). Edinburgh: Blackwood, June 1883 to September 1883 (monthly).

Periodical Serializations:

  1. Harriet Maria Smythies. Our Mary. London Journal, 2 February 1861 to 22 June 1861 (weekly).
  2. William Russell. "One Night in a Gaming-House". Halfpenny Miscellany, 24 August 1861.
  3. William Russell. "Guilty or Not Guilty?". Halfpenny Miscellany, 31 August 1861.
  4. William Russell. "X. Y. Z.". Halfpenny Miscellany, 7 September 1861.
  5. William Russell. "Mrs. Witherton". Halfpenny Miscellany, 14 September 1861.
  6. William Russell. "Mark Stretton". Halfpenny Miscellany, 21 September 1861 to 28 September 1861 (weekly).
  7. William Russell. "The Dramatic Author". Halfpenny Miscellany, 5 October 1861.
  8. William Russell. "The Conspiracy". Halfpenny Miscellany, 12 October 1861.
  9. William Russell. "Found Drowned". Halfpenny Miscellany, 19 October 1861 to 26 October 1861 (weekly).
  10. William Russell. "The Two Widows". Halfpenny Miscellany, 2 November 1861.
  11. William Russell. "Fire Raising". Halfpenny Miscellany, 11 January 1862 to 25 January 1862 (weekly).
  12. Frances Browne. The Hidden Sin. Day of Rest, 25 March 1865 to 7 October 1865 (weekly) irregular.
  13. Charlotte Elizabeth Riddell. Phemie Keller. Shilling Magazine, May 1865 to May 1866 (monthly).
  14. William Russell. Autobiography of an Italian Police-Officer. Day of Rest, 10 June 1865 to 25 November 1865 (weekly) irregular.
  15. William Howard Russell. The Adventures of Doctor Brady. Tinsley's Magazine, August 1867 to July 1868 (monthly).
  16. Edmund Hodgson Yates. The Rock Ahead. Tinsley's Magazine, August 1867 to October 1868 (monthly).
  17. Sophie Amelia Prosser. The Days of the Cattle Plague. The Sunday at Home, 1 May 1868 to 1 July 1868 (weekly).
  18. Louisa Crow. The Rose and the Shamrock. Bow Bells, 4 October 1871 to 20 December 1871 (weekly).
  19. Constance Fenimore Woolson. Anne. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, December 1880 to May 1881 (monthly).
  20. John Berwick Harwood. "Ralph Raeburn's Trusteeship". Cassell's Family Magazine, December 1881 to May 1882 (monthly).
  21. Emma Reade. Rose and Rue. South London Press, 21 December 1889 to 14 June 1890 (weekly).
  22. Florence M. King. Womanlike. Cassell's Family Magazine, June 1890 to November 1890 (monthly).
  23. Esmé Stuart. Inscrutable. Newark Herald, 29 October 1892 to 11 March 1893 (weekly).
  24. Rosa Caroline Praed. Outlaw and Lawmaker. Glasgow Evening Post, 8 March 1893 to 4 May 1893 (daily).
  25. Ella Hepworth Dixon. The Story of a Modern Woman. Lady's Pictorial, 6 January 1894 to 24 March 1894 (weekly).
  26. Sarah Doudney. Pilgrims of the Night. Argosy, January 1896 to October 1896 (monthly).