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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Augustus Mayhew

Author: Augustus Mayhew (1826–1875)

Alternate Name(s): Brothers Mayhew (pseudonym)

Biography: Writer. Brother of author Henry Mayhew. See entry in DNB or Sutherland.

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References: DNB; NCBEL; RLF (case number 1227); Sutherland

Fiction Titles:

  1. The Good Genius that Turned Everything into Gold: or, The Queen Bee and the Magic Dress. A Christmas Fairy Tale.  1 vol.  London: David Bogue, 1847.
  2. The Greatest Plague of Life: or, The Adventures of a Lady in Search of a Good Servant.  1 vol.  London: David Bogue, 1848.
  3. Whom to Marry and How to Get Married!: or, The Adventures of a Lady in Search of a Good Husband.  1 vol.  London: David Bogue, 1848.
  4. The Image of his Father: or, One Boy is More Trouble than a Dozen Girls: Being a Tale of a "Young Monkey".  1 vol.  London: Henry Hurst, 1848.
  5. The Magic of Kindness: or, The Wondrous Story of the Good Huan.  1 vol.  London: Darton and Co., 1849.
  6. Kitty Lamere: or, A Dark Page in London Life. A Tale.  1 vol.  London: James Blackwood, 1855.
  7. Living for Appearances: A Tale.  1 vol.  London: James Blackwood, 1855.
  8. Paved with Gold: or, The Romance and Reality of the London Streets. An Unfashionable Novel.  1 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1858.
  9. The Finest Girl in Bloomsbury: A Serio-Comic Tale of Ambitious Love.  1 vol.  London: W. Kent and Co., 1861.
  10. Blow Hot--Blow Cold: A Love Story.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1862.
  11. Faces for Fortunes.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1865.