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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: William Knightley Horlock

Author: William Knightley Horlock (1802–1882)

Alternate Name(s): Scrutator (pseudonym)

Biography: Son of Isaac William Webb Horlock of Ashwick House, Gloucester. Graduated Queen's College, Oxford, in 1824.

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References: British Census (1871, 1881); London Evening Standard (26 October 1882)

Fiction Titles:

  1. The Squire of Beechwood: A True Tale.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1857.
  2. The Master of the Hounds.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1859.
  3. Lord Fitzwarine.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1860.
  4. The Country Gentleman.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1862.
  5. The Heronry: A Tale.  3 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1864.