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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Thomas Street Millington

Author: Thomas Street Millington (1821–1906)

Biography: Thomas Street Millington was born on 29 March 1821 in London, the son of Henry Millington and his wife Anna. He attended Tunbridge School and St. John's College, Cambridge. He was ordained and served as curate in Lezayre, Isle of Man, and Northampton before becoming the vicar of Woodhouse Eaves. In 1854, he married Frances Storer and the couple had seven children. Millington wrote several religious works as well as fiction aimed at young adult readers. He retired to Leamington where he died on 21 March 1906.

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References: British Census (1861, 1871, 1881, 1891); Leamington Spa Courier (23 march 1906); Probate

Fiction Titles:

  1. Boy and Man: A Story for Young and Old.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1877.
  2. Under a Cloud: or, Stranger Things have Happened.  1 vol.  London: James Nisbet, 1883.
  3. Straight to the Mark.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1883.
  4. Some of our Fellows: A School Story.  1 vol.  London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1886.
  5. A Great Mistake: A Story of Adventure.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1887.
  6. Through Fire and Through Water: A Story of Peril and Adventure.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1888.
  7. No Choice: A Story of the Unforeseen.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1890.