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Periodical: Sheffield Independent

Periodical: Sheffield Independent

History: Published daily, price 1d. Full title: Sheffield and Rotherham Independent. A weekly supplement on Saturdays carried fiction. On 11 June 1887, the weekly supplement became the Sheffield Weekly Independent.

References: British Newspaper Archive; Law (Collins)

Novels and short stories serialized in Sheffield Independent:

1. George Manville Fenn. A Little World, 23 October 1869 to 23 April 1870 (weekly).
2. Florence Marryat. Fighting the Air, 7 November 1874 to 5 June 1875 (weekly).
3. Edward James Mortimer Collins. Blacksmith and Scholar, 17 April 1875 to 31 July 1875 (weekly). (Dates approximate).
4. William Blanchard Jerrold. Black Eyed Susan's Boys, 5 June 1875 to 30 September 1875 (weekly). (Dates approximate).
5. George Manville Fenn. Webs in the Way, 1 December 1875 to 27 May 1876 (weekly). (Dates approximate).
6. Edward James Mortimer Collins. A Fight with Fortune, 1 December 1875 to 12 February 1876 (weekly). (Dates approximate).
7. Capt. Mayne Reid. Gwen Wynn, 3 June 1876 to 2 December 1876 (weekly).
8. Capt. Mayne Reid. The Flag of Distress, 10 March 1877 to 20 October 1877 (weekly).
9. James Payn. Less Black Than We're Painted, 10 November 1877 to 4 May 1878 (weekly).
10. George Manville Fenn. The Parson o' Dumford, 29 June 1878 to 4 January 1879 (weekly).
11. Charles Dickens. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, 19 October 1878 to 29 November 1879 (weekly).
12. Wilkie Collins. "Percy and the Prophet", 1 February 1879 to 1 March 1879 (weekly).
13. Capt. Mayne Reid. The Free Lances, 25 October 1879 to 13 March 1880 (weekly).
14. James Payn. A Confidential Agent, 10 January 1880 to 24 December 1880 (weekly).
15. William Black. Sunrise, 20 March 1880 to 26 March 1881 (weekly).
16. Wilkie Collins. The Black Robe, 2 October 1880 to 26 March 1881 (weekly).
17. John Saunders. Abel Drake's Wife, 2 April 1881 to 27 August 1881 (weekly).
18. John Saunders. Israel Mort, Overman, 14 January 1882 to 8 July 1882 (weekly).
19. Henry William Lucy. Gideon Fleyce, 17 June 1882 to 16 December 1882 (weekly).
20. Margaret Oliphant. Sir Tom, 20 January 1883 to 14 July 1883 (weekly).
21. Mary Elizabeth Braddon. Phantom Fortune, 10 March 1883 to 8 September 1883 (weekly).
22. Benjamin Leopold Farjeon. The Sacred Nugget, 8 September 1883 to 23 February 1884 (weekly).
23. Dora Russell. Out of Eden, 20 October 1883 to 19 April 1884 (weekly).
24. Charles Reade. A Perilous Secret, 23 February 1884 to 5 July 1884 (weekly).
25. William Gordon Stables. From Pole to Pole, 8 March 1884 to 27 September 1884 (weekly).
26. Frederick Boyle. A Good Hater, 6 September 1884 to 31 January 1885 (weekly). (Dates approximate).
27. Joseph Hatton. John Needham's Double, 16 May 1885 to 13 June 1885 (weekly).
28. Mary Elizabeth Braddon. "Cut by the County", 20 June 1885 to 15 August 1885 (weekly).
29. George Manville Fenn. The Master of the Ceremonies, 4 July 1885 to 9 January 1886 (weekly).
30. Wilkie Collins. The Evil Genius, 31 October 1885 to 1 May 1886 (weekly).
31. Mary Elizabeth Braddon. The One Thing Needful, 27 March 1886 to 7 August 1886 (weekly).
32. Margaret Oliphant. The Son of his Father, 17 April 1886 to 16 October 1886 (weekly).
33. Edmund Downey. A House of Tears, 7 August 1886 to 9 October 1886 (weekly).
34. David Christie Murray. The Queen's Scarf, 1 February 1887 to 7 May 1887 (weekly). (Dates approximate).
35. Mrs. Alexander. Forging the Fetters, 14 May 1887 to 4 June 1887 (weekly).
36. Mary Elizabeth Braddon. Like and Unlike, 1 June 1887 to 24 September 1887 (weekly). (Dates approximate).
37. Benjamin Leopold Farjeon. Doctor Glennie's Daughter, 11 June 1887 to 30 July 1887 (weekly).
38. Margaret Wolfe Hungerford. The Duchess, 6 August 1887 to 8 October 1887 (weekly).
39. Henrietta Eliza Vaughan Stannard. Mignon's Husband, 3 September 1887 to 8 October 1887 (weekly).
40. Walter Besant. Herr Paulus, 10 September 1887 to 3 March 1888 (weekly).
41. Robert Williams Buchanan. The Heir of Linne, 15 October 1887 to 31 December 1887 (weekly).
42. Bret Harte. The Argonauts of North Liberty, 7 January 1888 to 11 February 1888 (weekly).
43. Wilkie Collins. The Legacy of Cain, 18 February 1888 to 7 July 1888 (weekly).
44. H. Rider Haggard. Colonel Quaritch V.C., 23 June 1888 to 24 November 1888 (weekly).
45. William Gordon Stables. The Mystery of a Millionaire's Grave, 2 March 1889 to 8 June 1889 (weekly).
46. George H. Jessop. Judge Lynch, 6 July 1889 to 21 September 1889 (weekly).
47. Rosa Mulholland. Giannetta, 25 January 1890 to 7 June 1890 (weekly).
48. Fanny Du Tertre. The Lynn's Court Mystery, 21 February 1891 to 28 March 1891 (weekly).
49. Joyce Emmerson Preston Muddock. Maid Marian and Robin Hood, 16 May 1891 to 30 August 1891 (weekly). (Dates approximate).
50. Hawley Smart. Beatrice and Benedick, 6 June 1891 to 30 September 1891 (weekly). (Dates approximate).
51. Robert Montgomery Bird. Nick of the Woods, 1 December 1891 to 4 June 1892 (weekly). (Dates approximate).
52. Joyce Emmerson Preston Muddock. "A Dark Night's Work", 2 July 1892.
53. Margaret Wolfe Hungerford. Lady Verner's Flight, 1 October 1892 to 7 January 1893 (weekly).
54. Joyce Emmerson Preston Muddock. The Sting of the Scorpion, 29 October 1892 to 8 April 1893 (weekly).
55. Dora Russell. A Hidden Chain, 12 November 1892 to 27 May 1893 (weekly).
56. H. Rider Haggard. Montezuma's Daughter, 1 July 1893 to 11 November 1893 (weekly).