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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Samuel Bracebridge Hemyng

Author: Samuel Bracebridge Hemyng (1841–1901)

Biography: Author and writer for boys. Note: this is far from a definitive list of his titles, many being published anonymously and pseudonymously. See entry in Sutherland.

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References: RLF; Sutherland

Fiction Titles:

  1. The Curate of Inveresk: A Clerical Biography.  1 vol.  London: James Blackwood, 1860.
  2. The Dark Cloud with the Silver Lining.  1 vol.  London: James Blackwood, 1861.
  3. On the Rank: or, The Adventures of a Cabman.  1 vol.  London: J. A. Berger, 1863.
  4. Gaspar Trenchard: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1864.
  5. Eton School Days.  1 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1864.
  6. Butler Burke at Eton.  1 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1865.
  7. The Orange-Girl.  1 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1865.
  8. In the Force: or, Confessions of a Policeman.  1 vol.  London: David Bryce, 1865.
  9. On the Line: or, Tales of the Royal Mail.  1 vol.  London: David Bryce, 1865.
  10. Called to the Bar.  1 vol.  London: C. H. Clarke, 1867.
  11. Telegraph Secrets: By a Station-Master.  1 vol.  London: C. H. Clarke, 1867.
  12. Contesting the County, and Other Tales.  1 vol.  London: C. H. Clarke, 1868.
  13. Secrets of the Dead-Letter Office.  1 vol.  London: C. H. Clarke, 1868.
  14. On the Road: Tales Told by a Commercial Traveller.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1868.
  15. Secrets of the Turf: or, How I Won the Derby.  1 vol.  London: C. H. Clarke, 1868.
  16. The Danger Signal and Other Tales.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1868.
  17. Held in Thrall.  1 vol.  London: C. H. Clarke, 1869.
  18. The Gambler's Last Throw.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1869.
  19. The Girl of the Period: Her Fortunes and Misfortunes.  1 vol.  London: Henry Lea, 1869.
  20. The Favourite Scratched: or, The Spider and the Fly. A Story of the Day.  1 vol.  London: C. H. Clarke, 1870.
  21. The Man of the Period: or, The Girl He Loved and the Girl He Married.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1870.
  22. The Toilers of the Thames.  1 vol.  London: C. H. Clarke, 1870.
  23. The Season at Brighton: A Romance of Fashionable Life.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1870.
  24. Strange Journeys.  1 vol.  London: J. A. Berger, 1870.
  25. Too Sharp by Half: or, The Man who made Millions.  1 vol.  London: C. H. Clarke, 1871.
  26. The Commune in London: or, Thirty Years Hence. A Chapter of Anticipated History.  1 vol.  London: C. H. Clarke, 1871.
  27. River Secrets.  1 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1880.
  28. The Bondage of Brandon: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1881.
  29. The Stockbroker's Wife, and Other Sensational Tales of the Stock Exchange.  1 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1885.