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Title Tag: Character: Mentally Ill

Description: The following novels feature characters who are mentally ill, including caes where characters are mis-diagnosed. Many of these titles feature scenes in lunatic asylums.

1. Henry Cockton.  The Life and Adventures of Valentine Vox, the Ventriloquist.  1 vol.  London: Robert Tyas, 1840.
2. Samuel Warren.  Ten Thousand a-Year.  3 vol.  Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1841.
3. Robert Smith Surtees.  Handley Cross: or, The Spa Hunt. A Sporting Tale.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn, 1843.
4. Frances Milton Trollope.  The Young Countess: or, Love and Jealousy.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn, 1848.
5. Albert Julius Mott.  Amberhill: A Novel.  2 vol.  London: Smith, Elder, 1856.
6. Selina Bunbury.  Our Own Story: or, The History of Magdalene and Basil St. Pierre.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1856.
7. Henry Noel Humphreys.  Diamonds and Dust: Being Grains from the Sands of Society.  3 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1856.
8. Daniel Owen Madden.  The Mildmayes: or, The Clergyman's Secret. A Story of Twenty Years Ago.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1856.
9. Mary Theresa Vidal.  Florence Templar.  1 vol.  London: Smith, Elder, 1856.
10. Sir Arthur Hallam Elton.  Below the Surface: A Story of English Country Life.  3 vol.  London: Smith, Elder, 1857.
11. Charlotte Elizabeth Riddell.  The Ruling Passion.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1857.
12. Charles Francis Riddell.  Hidden Links: or, The Schoolfellows. A Tale.  3 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1857.
13. Rose Foot.  Blight: or, The Novel Hater. A Tale of Our Own Times.  3 vol.  London: Hope, 1859.
14. Mary Theresa Vidal.  Ellen Raymond: or, Ups and Downs.  3 vol.  London: Smith, Elder, 1859.
15. Wilkie Collins.  The Woman in White.  3 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1860.
16. Shirley Brooks.  The Gordian Knot: A Story of Good and of Evil.  1 vol.  London: Bentley, 1860.
17. Terence Doyle.  The Two Households: or, Passages in the Life of Barbara Ramsay. A Novel.  2 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1860.
18. George Eliel Sargent.  The Marsdens: or, Struggles in Life.  1 vol.  London: Henry James Tresidder, 1860.
19. John H. Brenten.  The Tragedy of Life: Being Records of Remarkable Phases of Lunacy, Kept by a Physician.  2 vol.  London: Smith, Elder, 1861.
20. Mary Elizabeth Braddon.  The Trail of the Serpent: or, Three Times Dead.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1861.
21. Harriett Agnes Page.  May-Blossom: or, Shadows Across the Hearth. Being Passages from the First Years of the Wedded Life of Everard Grey, Esq., Barrister-at-Law.  2 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1861.
22. Mary Elizabeth Braddon.  The Lady Lisle.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1862.
23. John Cordy Jeaffreson.  Olive Blake's Good Work: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1862.
24. Emily Jolly.  Entanglements: A Romance.  2 vol.  London: Smith, Elder, 1862.
25. Edward Bulwer Lytton.  A Strange Story.  2 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1862.
26. Elizabeth Daniel.  Marrying for Money: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1862.
27. Colburn Mayne.  Which Does She Love?.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1862.
28. Mary Elizabeth Braddon.  Lady Audley's Secret.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1862.
29. Charles Reade.  Hard Cash: A Matter-of-Fact Romance.  3 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1863.
30. Mary Elizabeth Braddon.  John Marchmont's Legacy.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1863.
31. William Gilbert.  Shirley Hall Asylum: or, The Memoirs of a Monomaniac.  1 vol.  London: William Freeman, 1863.
32. John Cordy Jeaffreson.  Sir Everard's Daughter.  1 vol.  London: W. H. Allen, 1863.
33. Conway Keith.  Taming a Shrew: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1863.
34. Henry Kingsley.  Austin Elliot.  2 vol.  London: Macmillan, 1863.
35. Elizabeth Daniel.  Miriam's Sorrow.  2 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1863.
36. Anne Manning.  Meadowleigh: A Tale of English Country Life.  2 vol.  London: Bentley, 1863.
37. James McGrigor Allan.  Nobly False: A Novel.  2 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1863.
38. Edward Dutton Cook.  The Trials of the Tredgolds: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1864.
39. John Berwick Harwood.  Lord Lynn's Wife.  2 vol.  London: Bentley, 1864.
40. Frederick Sheridan.  Cecil Forrester: A Novel.  2 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1864.
41. Ann Barnett.  Late, but not Too Late: A Tale.  1 vol.  London: Williams and Norgate, 1865.
42. Frances E. M. Notley.  Mildred's Wedding: A Family History.  3 vol.  London: Frederick Warne, 1865.
43. Charlotte Anne Smith.  Lynn of the Craggs: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1865.
44. Frances Browne.  The Hidden Sin: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1866.
45. George Hatton Colomb.  The Shadows of Destiny: A Romance.  2 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1866.
46. F. Devonshire.  Emily Foinder: or, The See-Saw of Life. A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1866.
47. Mark Francis.  No Easy Task.  2 vol.  London: C. J. Skeet, 1866.
48. Lady Duffus Hardy.  A Casual Acquaintance: A Novel, Founded on Fact.  2 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1866.
49. John Robert Strong Harington.  Lynton Grange: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: Pitman, 1866.
50. John Berwick Harwood.  Plain John Orpington.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1866.
51. Theo. Kennedy.  Farnorth.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1866.
52. James Payn.  The Clyffards of Clyffe.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1866.
53. Rose Macqueen Piddington.  The Gain of a Loss: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1866.
54. Ellen Wood.  Elster's Folly: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1866.
55. Ellen Wood.  St. Martin's Eve: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1866.
56. George Manville Fenn.  Webs in the Way.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1867.
57. Eliza Lynn Linton.  Sowing the Wind: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1867.
58. Percy H. Fitzgerald.  The Dear Girl.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1868.
59. John Lane Ford.  Charles Stennis, Writer to the Signet: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Saunders and Otley, 1868.
60. Matilda Homersham.  Ethel's Romance: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Charles W. Wood, 1868.
61. Tom Hood.  The Lost Link: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1868.
62. Florence Marryat.  Nelly Brooke: A Homely Story.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1868.
63. George John Whyte-Melville.  The White Rose.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1868.
64. Frederick William Robinson.  For Her Sake.  3 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1869.
65. Anthony Trollope.  He Knew He Was Right.  2 vol.  London: Alexander Strahan, 1869.
66. George Manville Fenn.  The Sapphire Cross: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1871.
67. Gertrude Fenton.  A Wicked Woman: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: F. Enos Arnold, 1871.
68. Mary Hayman.  The Fortunes of Tom Haswell and Tom Haswell's Fortune: A Novel.  2 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1871.
69. Matilda Charlotte Houstoun.  Wide of the Mark: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1871.
70. J. Sheridan Le Fanu.  The Rose and the Key.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1871.
71. Charles Reade.  A Terrible Temptation: A Story of the Day.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1871.
72. Henry George Churchill.  Puttyput's Protégée: A Story.  1 vol.  London: Samuel Tinsley, 1872.
73. E. S. Maine.  Marchmont of Redlands.  2 vol.  London: Smith, Elder, 1872.
74. John Hutton Balfour Browne.  Men were Deceivers Ever: A History.  2 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1872.
75. Mary Elizabeth Braddon.  Strangers and Pilgrims: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1873.
76. Wilkie Collins.  The New Magdalen.  2 vol.  London: Bentley, 1873.
77. Robert St. John Corbet.  The Squire's Grandson: A Tale of a Strong Man's Weakness.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1873.
78. Louisa Crow.  A Twisted Link.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1873.
79. Bertha De Jongh.  Rosa Noel: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1873.
80. Rev. Albert Eubule Evans.  Revealed at Last.  2 vol.  London: Bentley, 1873.
81. Heather.  Wrecked Early in Life: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: Town and Country Publishing Co., 1873.
82. Anthony Trollope.  Phineas Redux.  2 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1874.
83. Anthony Trollope.  Lady Anna.  2 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1874.
84. Josephine Chermside.  The Thorntons of Thornbury: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Samuel Tinsley, 1874.
85. May Agnes Fleming.  A Mad Marriage: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1875.
86. Mrs. Hartley.  Spiders and Flies: A Novel.  2 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1875.
87. Stephen Joseph Mackenna.  A Child of Fortune.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1875.
88. Frances E. M. Notley.  Forgotten Lives: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1875.
89. Dora Russell.  Lady Sefton's Pride: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1875.
90. Sabina.  Stanley Meredith: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: Samuel Tinsley, 1875.
91. Jessie Robertson.  Cumbe Harley's Ghost: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: Remington, 1876.
92. William Clark Russell.  Is He the Man?: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1876.
93. Mary Elizabeth Braddon.  Joshua Haggard's Daughter: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1876.
94. Frances Eleanor Trollope.  A Charming Fellow.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1876.
95. Margaret Oliphant.  Young Musgrave.  3 vol.  London: Macmillan, 1877.
96. John Ollive.  Rothery Selfert, Q.C.: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1877.
97. Alban Edward Ragg.  Was He Really Mad? and Other Sketches, Being Incidents in the Life of a Curate.  1 vol.  London: Remington, 1877.
98. William Black.  Macleod of Dare: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Macmillan, 1878.
99. Leon Brook.  A Beautiful Woman: A Romance.  2 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1878.
100. Agnes Law.  Eyes So Blue: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Samuel Tinsley, 1878.
101. Annie S. Swan.  Ups and Downs: A Family Chronicle.  1 vol.  London: Charing Cross Publishing Co., 1878.
102. Eustace Clare Grenville Murray.  The Prodigal Daughter: A Story of Female Prison Life.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1879.
103. Matilda Charlotte Houstoun.  Records of a Stormy Life.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1879.
104. Anthony Trollope.  An Eye for an Eye.  2 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1879.
105. Ellen Georgiana Tanner.  The Two Miss Flemings: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1879.
106. Wilkie Collins.  Jezebel's Daughter.  3 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1880.
107. Elizabeth Darby Eiloart.  The Dean's Wife: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Samuel Tinsley, 1880.
108. Alan Muir.  Harold Saxon: A Story of the Church and the World.  3 vol.  London: Smith, Elder, 1880.
109. Wilkie Collins.  The Black Robe.  3 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1881.
110. Matilda Charlotte Houstoun.  The Silver Link.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1881.
111. Harriett Jay.  Two Men and a Maid: A Tale.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1881.
112. Mrs. Lodge.  Lady Ottoline: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1881.
113. Mary Cecil Hay.  Dorothy's Venture.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1882.
114. Lewis Strange Wingfield.  Gehenna: or, Havens of Unrest.  3 vol.  London: Spencer Blackett, 1882.
115. Mabel Collins.  In the Flower of Her Youth: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1883.
116. Sir Thomas Wemyss Reid.  Gladys Fane: A Story of Two Lives.  2 vol.  London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1883.
117. Mary Elizabeth Braddon.  Phantom Fortune: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1883.
118. Hamilton Seymour.  The Golden Pin: or, A Week of Madness.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1884.
119. Annie Charlotte Catharine Aldrich.  The Double Dutchman.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1884.
120. Wilkie Collins.  I Say No: or, The Love-Letter Answered.  3 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1884.
121. Henry House.  The Wild Warringtons: A Family History.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1884.
122. Arabella Maud Hopkinson.  Pardoned: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1884.
123. Emily Mary Rutherford.  The Light at an Upper Window: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: Remington, 1884.
124. Frederick John Fargus.  A Family Affair: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Macmillan, 1885.
125. Percy Greg.  The Verge of Night.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1885.
126. Lady Duffus Hardy.  In Sight of Land: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1885.
127. Lillian Spender.  The Recollections of a Country Doctor.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1885.
128. May Crommelin.  Love, the Pilgrim.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1886.
129. Sir Henry Thompson.  "All But": A Chronicle of Laxenford Life.  1 vol.  London: Kegan Paul, 1886.
130. Frederick Boyle.  An English Vendetta: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1887.
131. E. M. Davy.  Between Man and Wife: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1887.
132. Benjamin Leopold Farjeon.  A Secret Inheritance.  3 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1887.
133. Ellen Mary Hazelton Black.  Mine Own Familiar Friend: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: Digby, Long, 1887.
134. Felicia Mary Frances Skene.  The Lesters: A Family Record.  2 vol.  London: W. H. Allen, 1887.
135. William Outram Tristram.  A Strange Affair: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1887.
136. I. K. Ritchie.  In Love and Honour: A Story of Scotch Country Life.  1 vol.  London: Elliot Stock, 1888.
137. Henrietta Keddie.  The Blackhall Ghosts.  3 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1888.
138. Stephen Mannington Caffyn.  Miss Milne and I: A Story.  1 vol.  London: Remington, 1889.
139. Philip May.  The Weird Mystery.  1 vol.  London: Lambert, 1889.
140. Gertrude Dunn.  A Conspiracy of Silence.  1 vol.  London: Swan Sonnenschein, 1889.
141. Benjamin Leopold Farjeon.  A Young Girl's Life: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1889.
142. Edith Oenome Somerville.  An Irish Cousin: A Novel.  2 vol.  London: Bentley, 1889.
143. Lillias Lobenhoffer.  Bairnie: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: Digby, Long, 1889.
144. Hester Sigerson.  A Ruined Race: or, The Last Macmanus of Drumroosk.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1889.
145. Henry Godefroi.  A Trust Betrayed: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Ward and Downey, 1889.
146. Annie Bradshaw.  Wife or Slave?.  1 vol.  London: Henry, 1890.
147. Matilda Charlotte Houstoun.  A Cruel Wrong: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1890.
148. William Clark Russell.  An Ocean Tragedy.  3 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1890.
149. A New Writer.  A Mysterious Family.  1 vol.  London: W. H. Allen, 1892.
150. Headon Hill.  Caged!: The Romance of a Lunatic Asylum.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1900.
151. Mrs. Alexander.  Through Fire to Fortune.  1 vol.  London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1900.
152. Mrs. Alexander.  The Yellow Fiend.  1 vol.  London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1901.