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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Edmund Downey

Author: Edmund Downey (1856–1937)

Alternate Name(s): F. M. Allen (pseudonym); William D. Hayes (pseudonym)

Biography: Irish writer and publisher. Partner in the publisher Ward and Downey and later an independent publisher Downey and Co. See entry in Loeber and Sutherland.

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References: Loeber; Sutherland; Times (12 February 1937)

Fiction Titles:

  1. Anchor-Watch Yarns.  2 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1883.
  2. In One Town.  2 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1886.
  3. A House of Tears: An Original Story.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1886.
  4. Through Green Glasses.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1887.
  5. The Voyage of the Ark: As Related by Dan Banim.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1888.
  6. From the Green Bag.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1889.
  7. Brayhard: The Strange Adventures of One Ass and Seven Champions.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1890.
  8. Captain Lanagan's Log: Passages in the Life of a Merchant Skipper.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1891.
  9. The Round Tower of Babel.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1891.
  10. Green as Grass.  1 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1892.
  11. The Land Smeller and Other Yarns.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1893.
  12. The Merchant of Killogue: A Munster Tale.  3 vol.  London: William Heinemann, 1894.
  13. Ballybeg Junction: An Episode.  1 vol.  London: Downey, 1895.
  14. Pinches of Salt.  1 vol.  London: Downey, 1896.
  15. The Ugly Man.  1 vol.  London: Downey, 1896.
  16. Mr. Boyton: Merchant, Millionaire, and King.  1 vol.  London: Simpkin, 1899.
  17. London's Peril.  1 vol.  London: Downey, 1900.