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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Periodical: The World

Periodical: The World

History: Full title is The World: A Journal for Men and Women. Published weekly on Wednesday, price 6d. Edited by Edmund Yates.

References: British Library; DNCJ; Law (Besant); Vann (Collins)

Novels and short stories serialized in The World:

  1. Edmund Hodgson Yates. Two By Tricks, 8 July 1874 to 11 November 1874 (weekly).
  2. Wilkie Collins. "Miss Jeromette and the Clergyman", 4 August 1875 to 18 August 1875 (weekly).
  3. Eliza Lynn Linton. "The Best to Win", 18 August 1875 to 1 September 1875 (weekly).
  4. Katharine Sarah Macquoid. "Lost Rose", 22 September 1875 to 29 September 1875 (weekly).
  5. Walter Besant. "The Case of Mr. Lucraft", 27 October 1875 to 10 November 1875 (weekly).
  6. Walter Besant. The Golden Butterfly, 5 January 1876 to 18 October 1876 (weekly).
  7. Bertha Henry Buxton. Won!, 3 January 1877 to 26 September 1877 (weekly).
  8. Walter Besant. The Monks of Thelema, 2 January 1878 to 2 October 1878 (weekly).
  9. Wilkie Collins. The Fallen Leaves, 1 January 1879 to 23 July 1879 (weekly).
  10. Mary Elizabeth Braddon. The Story of Barbara, 30 July 1879 to 17 March 1880 (weekly).
  11. Walter Besant. "The Ten Year's Tenant", 22 December 1880.
  12. Emily Feake Bridges. "At the Cafe Chantant", 21 December 1881.
  13. Florence Warden. A Prince of Darkness, 7 January 1885 to 2 September 1885 (weekly).
  14. Emma Sarah Williamson. Vashti and Esther, 9 August 1893 to 25 October 1893 (weekly).