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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Joseph Verey

Author: Joseph Verey (1827–1912)

Alternate Name(s): Veary (alternate name)

Biography: Joseph Verey was born around 1827 in Stadhampton. He seems to have come from humble origins, working as a tavern keeper before moving to London as a journalist where he reviewed opera and music and wrote three collections of poetry. His first novel, Up in the Clouds (1861), was dedicated to Wilkie Collins "from a self-educated author" and all his fiction shows the influence of sensation fiction. For instance, Lost Footsteps (1869) includes adultery, forgery, murder, and suicide. In the 1870s he abandoned fiction writing. Verey had a wife Sarah and two children. He died in 1912.

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References: British Census (1851, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1911)

Fiction Titles:

  1. Tales for the Twilight.  1 vol.  London: James Blackwood, 1858.
  2. Tinsel or Gold: A Fireside Story.  1 vol.  London: James Blackwood, 1860.
  3. Up in the Clouds.  1 vol.  London: C. H. Clarke, 1861.
  4. Roland the Painter: A Romance of Artist Life.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1862.
  5. Who Was to Blame?: A Novel.  2 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1865.
  6. Martyrs to Fashion: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1868.
  7. Lost Footsteps: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1869.
  8. Tender Tyrants: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1872.