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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Frank Smedley

Author: Frank Smedley (1818–1864)

Alternate Name(s): Francis Edward Smedley (legal name)

Biography: Novelist. Cousin of novelist Menella Bute Smedley. Editor of Sharpe's Magazine. See entry in DNB or Sutherland.

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References: DNB; Sutherland

Fiction Titles:

  1. Frank Fairlegh: or, Scenes from the Life of a Private Pupil.  1 vol.  London: Arthur Hall, 1850.
  2. Lewis Arundel: or, The Railroad of Life.  1 vol.  London: Virtue, Hall, and Virtue, 1852.
  3. The Fortunes of the Colville Family: or, A Cloud and its Silver Lining. A Christmas Story.  1 vol.  London: George Hoby, 1853.
  4. Harry Coverdale's Courtship and All That Came of It.  1 vol.  London: Virtue, Hall, and Virtue, 1856.