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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: George Manville Fenn

Author: George Manville Fenn (1831–1909)

Biography: Author. Father of novelist Clive Robert Fenn. Editor of Cassell's Magazine (1870– ) and Once a Week (1873–79). See entry in DNB or Sutherland.

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References: DNB; NCBEL; Sutherland

Fiction Titles:

  1. Hollowdell Grange: or, Holiday Hours in a Country Home.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1866.
  2. Featherland: or, How the Birds Lived at Greenlawn.  1 vol.  London: Griffith and Farran, 1866.
  3. Bent, not Broken: A Tale.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1867.
  4. Webs in the Way.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1867.
  5. Mad: A Story of Dust and Ashes.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1868.
  6. By Birth a Lady: A Tale.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1871.
  7. The Sapphire Cross: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1871.
  8. Midnight Webs.  1 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1872.
  9. That Little Frenchman: A Tale.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1874.
  10. The Blue Dragoons.  1 vol.  London: James Henderson, 1875.
  11. Thereby Hangs a Tale: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1876.
  12. A Little World.  3 vol.  London: Henry S. King, 1877.
  13. Pretty Polly: A Farce in Fyttes.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1878.
  14. The Parson o' Dumford: A Tale.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1879.
  15. Begumbagh, a Tale of the Indian Mutiny, and Other Stories.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, 1879.
  16. The Clerk of Portwick: A Tale.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1880.
  17. The Vicar's People: A Story of a Stain.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1881.
  18. Adventures of Working-Men.  1 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1881.
  19. Friends I Have Made.  1 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1881.
  20. Off to the Wilds: Being the Adventures of Two Brothers.  1 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1881.
  21. Eli's Children: The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1882.
  22. Poverty Corner: ("A Little World.") A City Story.  1 vol.  London: Cassell, 1882.
  23. The New Mistress: A Tale.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1883.
  24. Middy and Ensign: or, The Jungle Station. A Tale of the Malay Peninsula.  1 vol.  London: Griffith and Farran, 1883.
  25. Dutch the Diver: or, A Man's Mistake.  1 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1883.
  26. Nat the Naturalist: or, A Boy's Adventures in the Eastern Seas.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1883.
  27. Cobweb's Father and Other Tales: Being Friends I Have Made.  1 vol.  London: Cassell, 1883.
  28. In the King's Name: or, The Cruise of the "Kestrel".  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1883.
  29. My Patients: Being the Notes of a Working Surgeon, and Adventures of Working Men.  1 vol.  London: Cassell, 1883.
  30. Sweet Mace: A Sussex Legend of the Iron Times.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1884.
  31. The Rosery Folk: A Country Tale.  2 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1884.
  32. The Golden Magnet: A Tale of the Land of the Incas.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1884.
  33. The Silver Cañon: A Tale of the Western Plains.  1 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1884.
  34. Some Stained Pages.  3 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1885.
  35. Eve at the Wheel: A Tale of Three Hundred Virgins.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1885.
  36. Morgan's Horror: A Romance of the "West Countree".  1 vol.  London: Cassell, 1885.
  37. The Dark House: A Knot Unravelled.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1885.
  38. Menhardoc: A Story of Cornish Nets and Mines.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1885.
  39. Morgan's Horror: A Romance of the "West Countree".  1 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1885.
  40. A Terrible Coward, and Son Philip.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1885.
  41. Bunyip Land: The Story of a Wild Journey in New Guinea.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1885.
  42. The Master of the Ceremonies: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1886.
  43. Double Cunning: The Tale of a Transparent Mystery.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1886.
  44. The Chaplain's Craze: Being the Mystery of Findon Friars.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1886.
  45. Brownsmith's Boy.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1886.
  46. Patience Wins: or, War in the Works.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1886.
  47. One Maid's Mischief: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1887.
  48. This Man's Wife: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1887.
  49. The Bag of Diamonds.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1887.
  50. Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1887.
  51. In Jeopardy, and Other Stories of Peril.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1887.
  52. Yussuf the Guide: Being the Strange Story of the Travels in Asia Minor...  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1887.
  53. Lord John: or, A Search for Gold.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1887.
  54. In Marine Armour: Being the Adventures of Abel Dane.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1887.
  55. The Man with a Shadow.  3 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1888.
  56. The Story of Antony Grace: or, Some Stained Pages.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1888.
  57. Commodore Junk.  1 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1888.
  58. Mother Carey's Chicken: Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1888.
  59. Dick o' the Fens: A Tale of the Great East Swamp.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1888.
  60. The Lass That Loved a Soldier.  3 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1889.
  61. Of High Descent: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1889.
  62. Three People's Secret: A Tale of the Faculty.  1 vol.  London: Simpkin, 1889.
  63. Three Boys: or, The Chiefs of the Clan Mackhai.  1 vol.  London: Griffith and Farran, 1889.
  64. Quicksilver: or, The Boy with no Skid to his Wheel.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1889.
  65. Crown and Sceptre.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1889.
  66. Staunch: A Story of Steel.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1889.
  67. A Double Knot: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Methuen, 1890.
  68. Black Blood.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1890.
  69. Lady Maude's Mania: A Tragedy in High Life.  1 vol.  London: Frederick Warne, 1890.
  70. The Mynns' Mystery.  1 vol.  London: Frederick Warne, 1890.
  71. A Fluttered Dovecote.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1890.
  72. Princess Fédor's Pledge, and Other Stories.  1 vol.  London: Hutchinson, 1890.
  73. Mahme Nousie.  2 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1891.
  74. Burr Junior: His Struggles and Studies at Old Browne's School.  1 vol.  London: Griffith and Farran, 1891.
  75. The Rajah of Dah.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, 1891.
  76. Syd Belton, the Boy who would not go to Sea.  1 vol.  London: Methuen, 1891.
  77. Sawn Off: A Tale of a Family Tree.  1 vol.  London: Henry, 1891.
  78. To the West.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1891.
  79. King of the Castle: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1892.
  80. The Crystal Hunters: A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps.  1 vol.  London: Partridge, 1892.
  81. The Grand Chaco: A Boy's Adventures in an Unknown Land.  1 vol.  London: Partridge, 1892.
  82. The Weathercock: Being the Adventures of a Boy with a Bias.  1 vol.  London: Griffith and Farran, 1892.
  83. Gil the Gunner: or, The Youngest Officer in the East.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1892.
  84. The Dingo Boys: or, The Squatters of Wallaby Range.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, 1892.
  85. Witness to the Deed.  3 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1893.
  86. Nurse Elisia.  2 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1893.
  87. Blue Jackets: or, The Log of the Teaser.  1 vol.  London: Griffith and Farran, 1893.
  88. The Black Bar.  1 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1893.
  89. Sail-Ho!: or, A Boy at Sea.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1893.
  90. Steve Young: or, The Voyage of the "Hvalross" to the Icy Seas.  1 vol.  London: Partridge, 1893.
  91. The Star-Gazers.  3 vol.  London: Methuen, 1894.
  92. In an Alpine Valley.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1894.
  93. The Tiger Lily: A Story of Two Passions.  2 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1894.
  94. The White Virgin.  2 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1894.
  95. Fire Island: Being the Adventures of Uncertain Naturalists in an Unknown Track.  1 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1894.
  96. Mass' George: or, A Boy's Adventures in the Old Savannahs.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1894.
  97. The Vast Abyss: Being the Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles, and his Cousin Sam.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1894.
  98. Real Gold: A Story of Adventure.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, 1894.
  99. The Queen's Scarlet: Being the Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne.  1 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1895.
  100. Painter Jack: or, The Cinnamon Garden.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1895.
  101. Cormorant Crag: A Tale of the Smuggling Days.  1 vol.  London: Partridge, 1895.
  102. An Electric Spark.  1 vol.  London: Methuen, 1895.
  103. Cursed by a Fortune.  1 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1896.
  104. The Case of Ailsa Gray.  1 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1896.
  105. In Honour's Cause: A Tale of the Days of George the First.  1 vol.  London: Partridge, 1896.
  106. Sappers and Miners: or, The Flood Beneath the Sea.  1 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1896.
  107. The Black Tor: A Tale of the Reign of James I.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, 1896.
  108. Roy Royland: or, The Young Castellan. A Tale of the Civil War.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, 1896.
  109. The Adventures of Don Lavington.  1 vol.  London: Partridge, 1896.
  110. High Play: A Comedy off the Stage.  1 vol.  London: Downey, 1897.
  111. Vince the Rebel: or, The Sanctuary in the Bog.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, 1897.
  112. Frank and Saxon: A Tale of the Days of Good Queen Bess.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1897.
  113. A Woman Worth Winning.  1 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1898.
  114. The Silver Salvors: A Tale.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1898.
  115. Draw Swords!: In the Horse Artillery.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, 1898.
  116. Nic Revel.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, 1898.
  117. Jungle and Stream: or, The Adventures of Two Boys in Siam.  1 vol.  London: Partridge, 1898.
  118. A Crimson Crime.  1 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1899.
  119. In the Mahdi's Grasp.  1 vol.  London: Partridge, 1899.
  120. The Vibart Affair.  1 vol.  London: C. Arthur Pearson, 1899.
  121. Ned Leger: The Adventures of a Middy on the Spanish Main.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1899.
  122. Uncle Bart: The Tale of a Tyrant.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1900.
  123. The Cankerworm: Being Episodes of a Woman's Life.  1 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1901.
  124. The Kopje Garrison: A Tale of the Boer War.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, 1901.
  125. Running Amok: A Story of Adventure.  1 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1901.

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