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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Periodical: Arrowsmith's Christmas Annual

Periodical: Arrowsmith's Christmas Annual

History: Arrowsmith put out this Christmas annual from 1881 to 1901. Titles were then included as entries in Arrowsmith's Bristol Library.

References: Chester W. Topp, Victorian Yellowbacks and Paperbacks, 1849–1905, volume 8 (Hermitage Antiquarian Bookshop, 2005)

Novels and short stories serialized in Arrowsmith's Christmas Annual:

  1. Frederick John Fargus. "The Daughter of the Stars", 25 December 1881.
  2. May Crommelin. Brown-Eyes, 25 December 1882.
  3. Frederick John Fargus. Called Back, 25 December 1883.
  4. Frederick John Fargus. Dark Days, 25 December 1884.
  5. Frederick John Fargus. Slings and Arrows, 25 December 1885.
  6. Wilkie Collins. The Guilty River, 25 December 1886.
  7. Walter Besant. Katharine Regina, 25 December 1887.
  8. Walter Besant. The Inner House, 25 December 1888.
  9. Walter Besant. The Doubts of Dives, 25 December 1889.
  10. Walter Besant. The Demoniac, 25 December 1890.
  11. Benjamin Leopold Farjeon. The Shield of Love, 25 December 1891.
  12. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Great Shadow, 25 December 1892.
  13. Sir Gilbert Parker. The Trespasser, 25 December 1893.
  14. Anthony Hope. The Indiscretion of the Duchess, 25 December 1894.
  15. Walter Raymond. In the Smoke of War, 25 December 1895.
  16. H. Rider Haggard. The Wizard, 25 December 1896.
  17. William Tighe Hopkins. Pepita of the Pagoda, 25 December 1897.
  18. Edward Frederic Benson. The Money Market, 25 December 1898.
  19. A. E. W. Mason. The Watchers, 25 December 1899.
  20. Allen Upward. The Wrongdoer, 25 December 1900.