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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Joseph Henry Pearce

Author: Joseph Henry Pearce (1856–1938)

Biography: Accountant and author. Pearce died on 16 April 1938 in St. Austell, Cornwall. See entry in Sutherland.

References: British Census (1891, 1901, 1911); Sutherland; Probate

Fiction Titles:

  1. Esther Pentreath, the Miller's Daughter: A Study of Life on the Cornish Coast.  1 vol.  London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1891.
  2. Inconsequent Lives: A Village Chronicle.  1 vol.  London: William Heinemann, 1891.
  3. Jaco Treloar: A Study of a Woman. A Novel.  2 vol.  London: Methuen, 1893.
  4. Drolls from Shadowland.  1 vol.  London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1893.
  5. Tales of the Masque.  1 vol.  London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1894.
  6. Eli's Daughter: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: William Heinemann, 1896.
  7. Ezekiel's Sin: A Cornish Romance.  1 vol.  London: William Heinemann, 1898.
  8. Youth Goes a-Marketing.  1 vol.  London: George Allen, 1901.