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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Title: A Moment of Madness, and Other Stories

Author and Title: Florence Marryat. A Moment of Madness, and Other Stories

First Edition: London: F. V. White, 1883. 3 volumes, post 8vo, 31s 6d.

Serializations:

  • "Leopold-Ferdinand, Duc de Brabant", Temple Bar, March 1869
  • "In the Heart of the Ardennes", Belgravia, October 1869
  • "Captain Norton's Diary", Belgravia, May 1870 to June 1870 (monthly)
  • "Amy's Lover", Temple Bar, September 1871
  • "Still Waters", Temple Bar, May 1872

Summary: According to the author's note, the stories are reprinted from Temple Bar, Belgravia, The East Anglia Holiday Annual, Judy's Annual, Dipose's Annual, The Editor's Box, and The Bolton Evening News. Contains the stories "A Moment of Madness," "Captain Norton's Diary," "Old Contrairy," "Sent to His Death!", "Lost in the Marshes," "Leopold-Ferdinand, Duc de Brabant," "The Invisible Tenants of Rushmere," "Amy's Lover," "Little White Souls," "Still Waters," "Chit-Chat from Andalusia," "The Secret of Economy," "Mother," "In the Heart of the Ardennes," "A Midsummer's Nightmare," and "The Ghost of Charlotte Cray."

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