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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: William Johnstoune Nelson Neale

Author: William Johnstoune Nelson Neale (1812–1893)

Alternate Name(s): Capt. W. Johnson Neale (familiar name)

Biography: Lawyer and novelist. Brother of novelist Erskine Neale. See entry in DNB or Sutherland.

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References: DNB; Sutherland

Fiction Titles:

  1. Cavendish: or, The Patrician at Sea.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn, 1832.
  2. The Port Admiral: A Tale of the War.  3 vol.  London: James Cochrane, 1833.
  3. Will Watch: From the Auto-biography of a British Officer.  3 vol.  London: James Cochrane, 1834.
  4. The Priors of Prague.  3 vol.  London: John Macrone, 1836.
  5. Gentleman Jack: A Naval Story.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn, 1837.
  6. The Flying Dutchman: A Legend of the High Seas.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn, 1839.
  7. The Naval Surgeon.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn, 1841.
  8. Paul Periwinkle: or, The Press Gang.  1 vol.  London: Thomas Tegg, 1841.
  9. The Captain's Wife.  3 vol.  London: T. and W. Boone, 1842.
  10. The Lost Ship: or, The Atlantic Steamer.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn, 1843.
  11. The Lawyers in Love: or, Passages from the Life of a Chancery Barrister.  3 vol.  London: James Cochrane, 1844.
  12. The Pride of the Mess: A Naval Novel of the Crimean War.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1855.
  13. Scapegrace at Sea: or, Soldiers Afloat and Sailors Ashore.  3 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1862.