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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Publication Year: 1838

All the fiction titles published in the year 1838:

  1. A Lady of Rank.  The Glanville Family: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  2. Jacob Abbott.  Hoary Head, and the Vallies Below.  1 vol.  London: Hamilton.
  3. Ann Adams.  Convent Tales: During the Reigns of Henry the Eighth of England, Louis the Sixteenth of France, Napoleon Buonaparte, etc., Interspersed with Notices from History.  1 vol.  London: F. C. Westley.
  4. Anonymous.  Historical Tales of Southern Counties.  2 vol.  London: Saunders and Otley.
  5. Anonymous.  The Heiress and her Suitors.  1 vol.  London: Saunders and Otley.
  6. Anonymous.  Mrs. Wilberforce: or, The Widow and her Orphans. A Tale.  2 vol.  London: Saunders and Otley.
  7. Anonymous.  The Medicaster.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: John Sutherland.
  8. Anonymous.  The Mortgagee.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: John Sutherland.
  9. John Banim.  The Bit o' Writin', and Other Tales. By the O'Hara Family.  3 vol.  London: Saunders and Otley.
  10. Matthew Henry Barker.  Topsail-Sheet Blocks: or, The Naval Foundling.  3 vol.  London: Bentley.
  11. Christian Gottlob Barth.  Setma, the Turkish Girl: and, Woodroof, the Swedish Boy.  1 vol.  London: Darton and Harvey.
  12. Louisa Mary Barwell.  The Novel Adventures of Tom Thumb the Great: Showing how he Visited the Insect World, and Learned much Wisdom.  1 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall.
  13. Mary E. Bennett.  The Canadian Girl: or, The Pirate of the Lakes. A Story of the Affections.  1 vol.  London: John Bennett.
  14. Alexander Bethune.  Tales and Sketches of the Scottish Peasantry.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Fraser and Co..
  15. Countess of Blessington.  The Confessions of an Elderly Lady.  1 vol.  London: Longman.
  16. Catharine Booth.  Walter Deverell: A Domestic Tale.  3 vol.  London: Saunders and Otley.
  17. Madame Brendlah.  Tales of a Jewess: Illustrating the Domestic Manners and Customs of the Jews.  1 vol.  London: Simpkin.
  18. BTAO "Conrad Blessington".  Mortimer Delmar: and, Highfield Tower. Tales.  3 vol.  London: Saunders and Otley.
  19. BTAO "The Jew and his Daughter converted to Christianity".  The Curate's Grave.  1 vol.  Dublin: Richard Moore Tims.
  20. Hannah Dorothy Burdon.  The Lost Evidence.  3 vol.  London: Saunders and Otley.
  21. E. E. C..  Piers de Gaveston.  2 vol.  London: Whittaker.
  22. Thomas Carlyle.  Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh.  1 vol.  London: Saunders and Otley.
  23. Frederick Chamier.  Jack Adams, the Mutineer.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  24. Effie A. Clarke.  Tales and Sketches, Historical and Domestic.  1 vol.  London: Longman.
  25. Augustus Collingridge.  A Night Near Windsor: or, Port Royal Annals; and, A Tale of the Turf.  1 vol.  London: James Fraser.
  26. James Fenimore Cooper.  Eve Effingham: or, Home.  3 vol.  London: Bentley.
  27. James Fenimore Cooper.  Homeward Bound: or, The Chase. A Tale of the Sea.  3 vol.  London: Bentley.
  28. Esther Copley.  My Mother's Stories: or, Traditions and Recollections.  1 vol.  London: Houlston and Co..
  29. William O'Neill Daunt.  The Wife Hunter, and Flora Douglas: Tales by the Moriarty Family.  3 vol.  London: Bentley.
  30. Charles Dickens.  Oliver Twist: or, The Parish Boy's Progress.  3 vol.  London: Bentley.
  31. William Nugent Glascock.  Land Sharks and Sea Gulls.  3 vol.  London: Bentley.
  32. Francis Glasse.  Memoirs of Andrew Winpenny, Count de Deux Sous: Comprising Numerous Adventures in Different Countries, and Exposing the Craft and Roguery Practiced in Life.  1 vol.  London: W. Strange.
  33. George Robert Gleig.  Chelsea Hospital, and its Traditions.  3 vol.  London: Bentley.
  34. Catherine Grace Godwin.  Scheming: A Tale.  1 vol.  London: John W. Parker.
  35. Samuel Griswold Goodrich.  Tales about Christmas.  1 vol.  London: Thomas Tegg.
  36. Catherine Gore.  Mary Raymond, and Other Tales.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  37. Catherine Gore.  The Heir of Selwood: or, Three Epochs of a Life.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  38. Catherine Gore.  The Woman of the World: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  39. James Gregor Grant.  Rufus: or, The Red King. A Romance.  3 vol.  London: Saunders and Otley.
  40. Thomas Chandler Haliburton.  The Clockmaker: or, The Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick of Slickville. Second Series.  1 vol.  London: Bentley.
  41. Agnes Crosbie Hall.  The Commodore and His Daughter: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: A. K. Newman.
  42. Anna Maria Hall.  Lights and Shadows of Irish Life.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  43. Lt. Hatchway, R.N..  The Greenwich Pensioners.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  44. William Maxwell Hetherington.  The Minister's Family.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: John Johnstone.
  45. William Mullinger Higgins.  Aristomenes: A Grecian Tale.  2 vol.  London: Robert Tyas.
  46. Barbara Hofland.  Energy: A Tale.  1 vol.  London: A. K. Newman.
  47. Capt. Holland.  Horace Vernon: or, Life in the West.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  48. Elizabeth Holmes.  Realities of Life.  1 vol.  London: Hamilton.
  49. Theodore Edward Hook.  Gurney Married: A Sequel to Gilbert Gurney.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  50. Edward Howard.  Outward Bound: or, A Merchant's Adventures.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  51. Joseph Holt Ingraham.  Burton: or, The Sieges. A Romance.  2 vol.  London: Wiley and Putnam.
  52. Thomas Andrew James.  Count Cagliostro: or, The Charlatan. A Tale of the Reign of Louis XVI.  3 vol.  London: Edward Bull.
  53. G. P. R. James.  The Robber: A Tale.  3 vol.  London: Longman.
  54. Douglas William Jerrold.  Men of Character.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  55. Hannah Maria Jones.  The Outlaw's Bride: A Romantic Tale.  1 vol.  London: Virtue.
  56. Edward Lanzer Joseph.  Warner Arundell: The Adventures of a Creole.  3 vol.  London: Saunders and Otley.
  57. Hon. Camden Elizabeth Lambert.  Ella: or, The Emperor's Son.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  58. Letitia Elizabeth Landon.  Duty and Inclination: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  59. Louisa Lane.  Clarice: or, The Trials of a Young Governess.  1 vol.  London: Seeley.
  60. Edward Bulwer Lytton.  Leila: or, The Siege of Granada; and, Calderon, the Courtier.  1 vol.  London: Longman.
  61. Edward Bulwer Lytton.  Alice: or, The Mysteries. A Sequel to "Ernest Maltravers".  3 vol.  London: Saunders and Otley.
  62. Robert Macnish.  The Modern Pythagorean: A Series of Tales, Essays, and Sketches, by the Late Robert Macnish, LL.D..  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Blackwood.
  63. Catherine Manners.  The Courtier's Daughter.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  64. William Henry Merle.  Melton de Mowbray: or, The Banker's Son. A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Bentley.
  65. Thomas Miller.  Royston Gower: or, The Days of King John. An Historical Romance.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  66. Archibald Nagle.  The Rambles of Captain Bolio.  1 vol.  London: W. Strange.
  67. Camilla Needham.  Ada: A Tale.  1 vol.  London: Saunders and Otley.
  68. Renton Nicholson.  Cockney Adventures and Tales of London Life.  1 vol.  London: W. M. Clark.
  69. By an Observer.  The Premature Marriage: A Tale of Truth.  1 vol.  London: Darton and Clark.
  70. An Officer.  Guards, Hussars, and Infantry: Adventures of Harry Austin. By an Officer.  3 vol.  London: Saunders and Otley.
  71. Eliza Paget.  Cousin Ellen: A Tale.  1 vol.  London: William S. Orr.
  72. Eliza Paget.  Self-Dependence: A Tale.  1 vol.  London: Darton and Harvey.
  73. Edgar Allan Poe.  The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, of Nantucket, North America: Comprising the Details of a Mutiny, Famine, and Shipwreck, during a Voyage to the South Seas; Resulting in Various Extraordinary Adventures and Discoveries in the 84th Parallel of Southern Latitude.  1 vol.  London: Wiley and Putnam.
  74. John Poole.  Oddities of London Life.  2 vol.  London: Bentley.
  75. Michael Joseph Quin.  Nourmahal: An Oriental Romance.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  76. E. Randall.  Adèle: A Tale of France.  1 vol.  London: Relfe and Fletcher.
  77. Francis John Harrison Rankin.  The Man Without Soul: A Novel.  2 vol.  London: Bentley.
  78. Harriet Anne Scott.  The M.P.'s Wife: and The Lady Geraldine.  2 vol.  London: Edward Bull.
  79. Catharine Maria Sedgwick.  A Love-Token for Children.  1 vol.  London: Bentley.
  80. Mary Martha Sherwood.  Sea-side Stories.  1 vol.  London: Darton and Clark.
  81. William Sinclair.  The Dying Soldier: A Tale, Founded on Facts.  1 vol.  London: Hatchard.
  82. Horace Smith.  Jane Lomax: or, A Mother's Crime.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  83. Harriet Maria Smythies.  Fitzherbert: or, Lovers and Fortune-Hunters.  3 vol.  London: Saunders and Otley.
  84. John Humphrey St. Aubyn.  The Elopement: or, The Deadly Struggle.  3 vol.  London: Bentley.
  85. Robert Sulivan.  Raff Hall.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  86. Robert Smith Surtees.  Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities.  1 vol.  London: Walter Spiers.
  87. Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna.  Alice Benden: or, The Bowed Shilling.  1 vol.  London: Seeley.
  88. Frances Milton Trollope.  A Romance of Vienna.  3 vol.  London: Bentley.
  89. Lady Tuite.  The Reclaimed Family.  1 vol.  London: Simpkin.
  90. Lady Tuite.  Edwin and Mary.  1 vol.  London: Simpkin.
  91. Ann Fraser Tytler.  Mary and Florence at Sixteen: A Continuation of "Grave and Gay".  1 vol.  London: Hatchard.
  92. Julia Rattray Waddington.  Misrepresentation: or, Scenes in Real Life. One of a Series of Tales on the Passions.  3 vol.  London: Saunders and Otley.
  93. Richard Walker.  Oxford in 1888: A Fragmentary Dream by a Sub-Utopian.  1 vol.  Oxford: Henry Slater.
  94. William Ware.  The Last Days of Aurelian: or, The Nazarenes of Rome. A Romance.  2 vol.  London: Bentley.
  95. William Ware.  Letters from Palmyra: By Lucius Manlius Piso, to his Friend Marcus Curtius, at Rome, now first Translated.  2 vol.  London: Bentley.
  96. Robert Folkestone Williams.  Shakspeare and his Friends: or, "The Golden Age" of Merry England.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.