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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Joseph Leycester Lyne

Author: Joseph Leycester Lyne (1837–1908)

Alternate Name(s): Brother I. (pseudonym); Father Ignatius (pseudonym)

Biography: Preacher. A self-described monk of New Llanthony Abbey, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. See entry in DNB.

References: DNB

Fiction Titles:

  1. Brother Placidus, and Why He Became a Monk: A Tale for the Young Men of the Times.  1 vol.  Brighton: J. Bray, 1870.
  2. Leonard Morris: or, The Benedictine Novice.  1 vol.  London: Bentley, 1871.