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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Grant Allen

Author: Grant Allen (1848–1899)

Alternate Name(s): Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen (legal name); J. Arbuthnot Wilson (pseudonym); Cecil Power (pseudonym); Olive Pratt Rayner (pseudonym)

Biography: Writer on science and novelist. See entry in DNB or Sutherland.

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References: DNB; Peter Morton, Grant Allen (1848-1899): A Bibliography (University of Queensland, 2002); NCBEL; Sutherland

Fiction Titles:

  1. Philistia.  3 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1884.
  2. Strange Stories.  1 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1884.
  3. Babylon: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1885.
  4. In All Shades: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1886.
  5. For Maimie's Sake: A Tale of Love and Dynamite.  1 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1886.
  6. Kalee's Shrine.  1 vol.  Bristol: Arrowsmith, 1886.
  7. A Terrible Inheritance.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1887.
  8. The Beckoning Hand, and Other Stories.  1 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1887.
  9. The Devil's Die: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1888.
  10. This Mortal Coil: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1888.
  11. The White Man's Foot.  1 vol.  London: Hatchard, 1888.
  12. The Tents of Shem: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1889.
  13. Dr. Palliser's Patient.  1 vol.  London: William Mullan & Son, 1889.
  14. The Jaws of Death.  1 vol.  London: Simpkin, 1889.
  15. A Living Apparition.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1889.
  16. The Sole Trustee.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1890.
  17. The Great Taboo.  1 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1890.
  18. Dumaresq's Daughter.  3 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1891.
  19. Recalled to Life.  1 vol.  Bristol: Arrowsmith, 1891.
  20. What's Bred in the Bone: £1000 Prize Novel.  1 vol.  London: Tit-Bits Offices, 1891.
  21. The Duchess of Powysland: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1892.
  22. The Scallywag: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1893.
  23. Blood Royal: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1893.
  24. Michael's Crag.  1 vol.  London: Leadenhall Press, 1893.
  25. Ivan Greet's Masterpiece Etc..  1 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1893.
  26. At Market Value: A Novel.  2 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1894.
  27. Under Sealed Orders.  3 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1895.
  28. The Woman Who Did.  1 vol.  London: John Lane, 1895.
  29. The British Barbarians: A Hill-top Novel.  1 vol.  London: John Lane, 1895.
  30. The Desire of the Eyes and Other Stories.  1 vol.  London: Digby, Long, 1895.
  31. A Splendid Sin.  1 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1896.
  32. An African Millionaire: Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay.  1 vol.  London: Grant Richards, 1897.
  33. The Type-writer Girl.  1 vol.  London: C. Arthur Pearson, 1897.
  34. The Incidental Bishop: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: C. Arthur Pearson, 1898.
  35. Linnet: A Romance.  1 vol.  London: Grant Richards, 1898.
  36. Miss Cayley's Adventures.  1 vol.  London: Grant Richards, 1899.
  37. Rosalba: The Story of Her Development.  1 vol.  London: C. Arthur Pearson, 1899.
  38. Twelve Tales with a Headpiece, a Tailpiece, and an Intermezzo: Being Select Stories by Grant Allen.  1 vol.  London: Grant Richards, 1899.
  39. Hilda Wade.  1 vol.  London: Grant Richards, 1900.
  40. Sir Theodore's Guest and Other Stories.  1 vol.  Bristol: Arrowsmith, 1902.