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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Publisher: Ward and Lock

Publisher: Ward and Lock

Alternate Name(s): Ward, Lock and Co.; Ward, Lock and Tyler; Ward, Lock and Bowden

Primary Location: London

History: Founded in 1854 by Ebenezer Ward and George Lock (d. 1891). Absorbed S. O. Beeton in 1866 and Edward Moxon in 1870.

References: Anderson; Sutherland

Number of Titles Published by Ward and Lock:

1853 (3 titles)1854 (1 titles)1855 (8 titles)1856 (3 titles)1857 (2 titles)1858 (2 titles)1859 (5 titles)1860 (16 titles)1861 (15 titles)1862 (34 titles)1863 (17 titles)1864 (10 titles)1865 (24 titles)1866 (9 titles)1867 (10 titles)1868 (9 titles)1869 (8 titles)1870 (8 titles)1871 (3 titles)1872 (4 titles)1873 (16 titles)1874 (14 titles)1875 (18 titles)1876 (12 titles)1877 (14 titles)1878 (7 titles)1879 (7 titles)1880 (8 titles)1881 (3 titles)1882 (3 titles)1883 (5 titles)1884 (6 titles)1885 (5 titles)1886 (4 titles)1887 (4 titles)1888 (5 titles)1889 (10 titles)1890 (9 titles)1891 (10 titles)1892 (5 titles)1893 (8 titles)1894 (17 titles)1895 (20 titles)1896 (21 titles)1897 (20 titles)1898 (17 titles)1899 (15 titles)1900 (25 titles)1901 (24 titles)1902 (7 titles)1905 (1 titles)