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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Periodical: People's Friend

Periodical: People's Friend

History: Full title is The People's Friend: A Weekly Miscellany of Popular and Instructive Literature. Published weekly on Wednesdays until 28 November 1889 thereafter Mondays in Dundee, Scotland, price 1d.

References: Law; NLS

Novels and short stories serialized in People's Friend:

  1. Dora Russell. Beneath the Wave, 15 May 1878 to 23 October 1878 (weekly).
  2. Robert Williams Buchanan. A Child of Nature, 1 September 1880 to 26 January 1881 (weekly).
  3. Eliza Lynn Linton. "My Love", 29 September 1880 to 16 March 1881 (weekly).
  4. Anthony Trollope. Ayala's Angel, 5 January 1881 to 16 November 1881 (weekly).
  5. William Harrison Ainsworth. Stanley Brereton, 2 March 1881 to 24 August 1881 (weekly).
  6. Dora Russell. The Silent Watchers, 8 June 1881 to 27 July 1881 (weekly).
  7. Robert Williams Buchanan. The Martyrdom of Madeline, 31 August 1881 to 1 March 1882 (weekly).
  8. Annie S. Swan. Wrongs Righted, 23 November 1881 to 28 December 1881 (weekly).
  9. Dora Russell. Croesus' Widow, 8 February 1882 to 2 August 1882 (weekly).
  10. Adeline Sergeant. Jacobi's Wife, 2 August 1882 to 21 March 1883 (weekly).
  11. Mary Elizabeth Braddon. Phantom Fortune, 14 March 1883 to 12 September 1883 (weekly).
  12. Dora Russell. Out of Eden, 24 October 1883 to 23 April 1884 (weekly).
  13. Annie S. Swan. Across Her Path, 19 March 1884 to 25 June 1884 (weekly).
  14. Adeline Sergeant. Deveril's Diamond, 30 April 1884 to 29 October 1884 (weekly).
  15. Mary Elizabeth Braddon. Wyllard's Weird, 24 September 1884 to 1 April 1885 (weekly).
  16. Dora Russell. James Daunton's Fate, 7 January 1885 to 4 March 1885 (weekly).
  17. Annie S. Swan. Sundered Hearts, 25 February 1885 to 17 June 1885 (weekly).
  18. Adeline Sergeant. Under False Pretences, 25 March 1885 to 23 September 1885 (weekly).
  19. Dora Russell. The Broken Seal, 6 January 1886 to 7 July 1886 (weekly).
  20. Annie S. Swan. Twice Tried, 28 April 1886 to 11 August 1886 (weekly).
  21. Adeline Sergeant. Roy's Repentance, 7 July 1886 to 24 November 1886 (weekly).
  22. Andrew Stewart. One False Step, 11 August 1886 to 29 December 1886 (weekly).
  23. William Sharp. The Sport of Chance, 5 January 1887 to 27 July 1887 (weekly).
  24. Annie S. Swan. A Vexed Inheritance, 23 February 1887 to 11 May 1887 (weekly).
  25. Mary Elizabeth Braddon. Like and Unlike, 30 March 1887 to 28 September 1887 (weekly).
  26. Adeline Sergeant. Seventy Times Seven, 20 July 1887 to 21 December 1887 (weekly).
  27. Dora Russell. The Track of the Storm, 21 September 1887 to 7 March 1888 (weekly).
  28. Annie S. Swan. Roger Marchman's Ward, 4 January 1888 to 1 February 1888 (weekly).
  29. Mary Elizabeth Braddon. The Fatal Three, 18 January 1888 to 27 June 1888 (weekly).
  30. Annie S. Swan. St. Veda's, 9 May 1888 to 19 September 1888 (weekly).
  31. Adeline Sergeant. The Luck of the House, 21 November 1888 to 15 April 1889 (weekly).
  32. Mary Elizabeth Braddon. The Day Will Come, 14 January 1889 to 8 July 1889 (weekly).
  33. Adeline Sergeant. Little Miss Colwyn, 30 September 1889 to 17 February 1890 (weekly).
  34. Jessie Kerr Lawson. William Marah, 6 January 1890 to 14 April 1890 (weekly).
  35. Dora Russell. The Secret of the River, 17 February 1890 to 26 May 1890 (weekly).
  36. Jessie Kerr Lawson. Dr. Bruno's Wife, 19 May 1890 to 4 August 1890 (weekly).
  37. Annie S. Swan. The Ayres of Studleigh, 4 August 1890 to 22 December 1890 (weekly).
  38. Adeline Sergeant. Caspar Brooke's Daughter, 6 October 1890 to 2 March 1891 (weekly).
  39. Mary Elizabeth Braddon. Gerard, 5 January 1891 to 15 June 1891 (weekly).
  40. Jessie Kerr Lawson. A Vain Sacrifice, 23 February 1891 to 25 May 1891 (weekly).
  41. Annie S. Swan. Who Shall Serve?, 1 June 1891 to 23 November 1891 (weekly).
  42. Annie S. Swan. The Guinea Stamp, 4 January 1892 to 13 June 1892 (weekly).
  43. Jessie Kerr Lawson. Euphie Lyn, 15 February 1892 to 30 May 1892 (weekly).
  44. Dora Russell. The Last Signal, 30 May 1892 to 5 September 1892 (weekly).
  45. Adeline Sergeant. Christine, 5 September 1892 to 30 January 1893 (weekly).
  46. Jessie Kerr Lawson. The Curse that Came Home, 2 January 1893 to 10 April 1893 (weekly).
  47. Annie S. Swan. A Bitter Debt, 6 February 1893 to 27 March 1893 (weekly).
  48. Adeline Sergeant. Kitty Holden, 7 August 1893 to 26 October 1893 (weekly).
  49. Andrew Stewart. A Fair Norwegian, 1 January 1894 to 7 May 1894 (weekly).
  50. Annie S. Swan. A Foolish Marriage, 5 February 1894 to 2 April 1894 (weekly).
  51. Adeline Sergeant. Dr. Endicott's Experiment, 7 May 1894 to 16 July 1894 (weekly).
  52. Jessie Kerr Lawson. Miss Nero, 10 December 1894 to 25 March 1895 (weekly).
  53. Annie E. Holdsworth. The Years that the Locust hath Eaten, 3 June 1895 to 26 August 1895 (weekly).
  54. Adeline Sergeant. Roger Vanbrugh's Wife, 8 July 1895 to 25 November 1895 (weekly).
  55. Annie S. Swan. Kinsfolk, 4 November 1895 to 30 December 1895 (weekly).
  56. Adeline Sergeant. The Failure of Sibyl Fletcher, 6 January 1896 to 16 March 1896 (weekly).
  57. Annie S. Swan. A Stormy Voyager, 3 February 1896 to 29 June 1896 (weekly).
  58. Adeline Sergeant. The Idol-Maker, 6 July 1896 to 30 November 1896 (weekly).
  59. Adeline Sergeant. A Valuable Life, 5 October 1896 to 29 November 1897 (weekly).
  60. W. G. Tarbet. Fighting for Favour, 2 November 1896 to 18 January 1897 (weekly).
  61. Adeline Sergeant. The Lady Charlotte, 4 January 1897 to 15 March 1897 (weekly).
  62. Annie S. Swan. The Ne'er-do-weel, 1 February 1897 to 22 November 1897 (weekly).
  63. Adeline Sergeant. The Love Story of Margaret Wynne, 3 January 1898 to 21 March 1898 (weekly).
  64. Adeline Sergeant. Blake of Oriel, 1 August 1898 to 26 December 1898 (weekly).
  65. Annie S. Swan. A Son of Erin, 3 October 1898 to 27 February 1899 (weekly).
  66. S. R. Crockett. Kit Kennedy, 9 January 1899 to 31 July 1899 (weekly).
  67. Adeline Sergeant. A Rise in the World, 5 June 1899 to 23 October 1899 (weekly).
  68. Annie S. Swan. An American Woman, 16 October 1899 to 19 February 1900 (weekly).
  69. Adeline Sergeant. Miss Cleveland's Companion, 26 February 1900 to 16 July 1900 (weekly).
  70. S. R. Crockett. Cinderella, 30 April 1900 to 12 November 1900 (weekly).
  71. Annie S. Swan. Love Grown Cold, 24 September 1900 to 4 February 1901 (weekly).
  72. Adeline Sergeant. The Marriage of Lydia Mainwaring, 4 February 1901 to 24 June 1901 (weekly).
  73. Joseph Hocking. Greater Love, 25 March 1901 to 12 August 1901 (weekly).