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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Publication Year: 1840

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All the fiction titles published in the year 1840:

  1. Jacob Abbott.  Caleb in the Country: A Story for Children.  1 vol.  London: Thomas Allman.
  2. Jacob Abbott.  Caleb in Town: A Story for Children.  1 vol.  London: Thomas Allman.
  3. William Harrison Ainsworth.  The Tower of London: A Historical Romance.  1 vol.  London: Bentley.
  4. Anonymous.  Hawkwood: A Romance of Italy.  3 vol.  London: Saunders and Otley.
  5. Anonymous.  Misrepresentation: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Bentley.
  6. Anonymous.  Scenes and Sketches of English Life: A Series of Narratives.  3 vol.  London: Reynolds and Son.
  7. Anonymous.  The Woodbury Papers: With Notes by the Editor.  3 vol.  London: A. and C. Black.
  8. Anonymous.  Timon, but not of Athens.  2 vol.  London: Saunders and Otley.
  9. Anonymous.  Diary of a Nun.  2 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  10. Anonymous.  Return to England: A Tale of the Fourth Year after the Battle of Waterloo.  2 vol.  London: Cadell.
  11. Anonymous.  The Maiden Monarch: or, Island Queen.  2 vol.  London: R. Hastings.
  12. Anonymous.  Benevola: A Tale. In Two Parts.  1 vol.  London: Charles Knight.
  13. Mary Ann Serrett Barber.  Missionary Tales, for Little Listeners.  1 vol.  London: James Nisbet.
  14. Richard Harris Barham.  The Ingoldsby Legends: or, Mirth and Marvels.  1 vol.  London: Bentley.
  15. Christian Gottlob Barth.  Poor Henry.  1 vol.  London: William Foster.
  16. Hon. Grantley Fitzhardinge Berkeley.  Sandron Hall: or, The Days of Queen Anne.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  17. John Richard Digby Beste.  The Pope: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Saunders and Otley.
  18. Elizabeth Blackwell.  Ernestine: or, The Child of Mystery.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  19. Lady Charlotte Bury.  The History of a Flirt, Related by Herself.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  20. Isaac Butt.  Irish Life: in the Castle, the Courts, and the Country.  3 vol.  London: Jeremiah How.
  21. Frederick Chamier.  The Spitfire: A Tale of the Sea.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  22. Lady Chatterton.  A Good Match, The Heiress of Drosberg, and The Cathedral Chorister.  3 vol.  London: Bentley.
  23. Henry Cockton.  The Life and Adventures of Valentine Vox, the Ventriloquist.  1 vol.  London: Robert Tyas.
  24. James Fenimore Cooper.  Mercedes of Castile: A Romance of the Days of Columbus.  3 vol.  London: Bentley.
  25. James Fenimore Cooper.  The Pathfinder: or, The Inland Sea.  3 vol.  London: Bentley.
  26. Esther Copley.  Early Friendship: A Tale for Young People.  1 vol.  London: Thomas Tegg.
  27. William O'Neill Daunt.  Innisfoyle Abbey: A Tale of Modern Times.  3 vol.  London: Charles Dolman.
  28. Alexandre Dumas.  The Countess of Salisbury: To which is added The Maid of Corinth.  3 vol.  London: Bentley.
  29. Theodore Sedgwick Fay.  The Countess: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Bentley.
  30. Joseph Fearn.  Belief and Unbelief: A Tale for the Sceptical.  1 vol.  London: Wightman.
  31. Catherine Gore.  Preferment: or, My Uncle the Earl.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  32. Catherine Gore.  The Dowager: or, The New School for Scandal.  3 vol.  London: Bentley.
  33. William Gresley.  Clement Walton: or, The English Citizen.  1 vol.  London: James Burns.
  34. William Gresley.  The Siege of Lichfield: A Tale Illustrative of the Great Rebellion.  1 vol.  London: James Burns.
  35. William Gresley.  Charles Lever: or, The Man of the Nineteenth Century.  1 vol.  London: James Burns.
  36. Catherine Maria Grey.  The Young Prima Donna: A Romance of the Opera.  3 vol.  London: Bentley.
  37. Thomas Gordon Hake.  Vates: or, The Philosophy of Madness.  1 vol.  London: J. W. Southgate.
  38. Thomas Chandler Haliburton.  The Clockmaker: Third Series.  1 vol.  London: Bentley.
  39. Thomas Chandler Haliburton.  The Letter Bag of the Great Western: Or, Life in a Steamer.  1 vol.  London: Bentley.
  40. Anna Maria Hall.  Marian: or, A Young Maid's Fortunes.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  41. Mary Ann Hartley.  Indian Life: A Tale of the Carnatic.  3 vol.  London: Saunders and Otley.
  42. Henry William Herbert.  Oliver Cromwell: An Historical Romance.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  43. Charles Fenno Hoffman.  Greyslaer: A Romance of the Mohawk.  3 vol.  London: Bentley.
  44. Barbara Hofland.  Farewell Tales.  1 vol.  London: A. K. Newman.
  45. Theodore Edward Hook.  Precept and Practice.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  46. Edward Howard.  Jack Ashore.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  47. Mary Howitt.  Strive and Thrive: A Tale.  1 vol.  London: Thomas Tegg.
  48. Mary Howitt.  Hope On! Hope Ever!: or, The Boyhood of Felix Law.  1 vol.  London: Thomas Tegg.
  49. Victor Hugo.  The Last Days of a Condemned.  1 vol.  London: Smith, Elder.
  50. Joseph Holt Ingraham.  Kyd the Buccaneer: or, The Wizard of the Sea. A Romance.  3 vol.  London: A. K. Newman.
  51. Joseph Holt Ingraham.  The Quadroone: or, St. Michael's Day.  3 vol.  London: Bentley.
  52. G. P. R. James.  The Man at Arms: or, Henri de Cerons. A Romance.  3 vol.  London: Bentley.
  53. G. P. R. James.  The King's Highway.  3 vol.  London: Longman.
  54. Cecilia Gidoin Jenkins.  Miss Aylmer: or, The Maid's Husband.  3 vol.  London: Bentley.
  55. Hannah Maria Jones.  The Gipsey Chief: or, The Haunted Oak. A Tale of Other Days.  1 vol.  London: Virtue.
  56. Sophia Kelly.  The Fortescue Family: A Tale for Young Persons.  1 vol.  London: Houlston and Co..
  57. Caroline Matilde Kirkland.  Montacute: or, A New Home.  2 vol.  London: Edward Churton.
  58. Paul de Kock.  Sister Anne: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: George Henderson.
  59. Martha Macdonald Lamont.  The Gladiator: A Tale of the Roman Empire.  1 vol.  London: Ball and Co..
  60. Amelia Lane.  The Fortress: An Historical Tale of the Fifteenth Century, from Records of the Channel Islands.  3 vol.  London: Edward Bull.
  61. Celia Moss Levetus.  The Romance of Jewish History.  3 vol.  London: Saunders and Otley.
  62. Gorges Lowther.  Gerald: or, Tale of Conscience.  2 vol.  London: John W. Parker.
  63. Rosina Bulwer Lytton.  The Budget of the Bubble Family.  3 vol.  London: Edward Bull.
  64. Catherine Charlotte Maberly.  Emily: or, The Countess of Rosendale. A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  65. Daniel MacCarthy.  The Siege of Florence: An Historical Romance.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  66. Rachel MacCrindell.  The Schoolgirl in France: A Narrative Addressed to Christian Parents.  1 vol.  London: Seeley.
  67. Frederick Marryat.  Olla Podrida.  3 vol.  London: Bentley.
  68. Frederick Marryat.  Poor Jack.  1 vol.  London: Longman.
  69. William Massey.  Fitzwiggins: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Bentley.
  70. Nicholas Michell.  The Fatalist: or, The Fortunes of Godolphin: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: William Edwards.
  71. Henry Downes Miles.  Dick Turpin.  1 vol.  London: Thomas White.
  72. Thomas Miller.  Lady Jane Grey: An Historical Romance.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  73. Henry Milton.  Rivalry.  3 vol.  London: John Ollivier.
  74. William Mudford.  Stephen Dugard: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Bentley.
  75. M. N..  The Benevolent Merchant: or, The Dealings of God in Providence and Grace. A Narrative intended to Guide Young Disciples in Forming a Right Judgment of the Divine Purpose in the Various Events of Human Life.  1 vol.  London: Houlston and Co..
  76. Charles Peake.  The Saucy Jack, and The Indiaman.  2 vol.  London: Bentley.
  77. Ellen Pickering.  The Quiet Husband.  3 vol.  London: T. and W. Boone.
  78. Ellen Pickering.  Who Shall Be the Heir?.  3 vol.  London: T. and W. Boone.
  79. Marian Pisani.  The Banker-Lord: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  80. George William MacArth Reynolds.  Robert Macaire in England.  3 vol.  London: Thomas Tegg.
  81. Jane Roberts.  The Court Favourite: or, Facts and Fiction of the Nineteenth Century.  3 vol.  London: J. W. Southgate.
  82. Edward Smallwood.  The Czar: A Romance of History.  3 vol.  London: Edward Smallwood.
  83. John Frederick Smith.  The Prelate: A Novel.  2 vol.  London: T. and W. Boone.
  84. Harriet Maria Smythies.  Cousin Geoffrey: The Old Bachelor. A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Bentley.
  85. Capt. Edmund Spencer.  The Prophet of the Caucasus: An Historical Romance of Krim-Tatary.  3 vol.  London: Whittaker.
  86. Carl Spindler.  The Avenger: or, The Oath of Blood. A German Tale.  1 vol.  London: John Williams.
  87. George Stephens.  Pere la Chaise: or, The Confessor. A Tale of the Times.  3 vol.  London: Whittaker.
  88. Isabella Steward.  The Interdict: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: T. and W. Boone.
  89. Louisa Stewart.  Walks at Templecombe: or, Scenes in the History of Constantia and Fanny.  1 vol.  London: Hamilton.
  90. Philip Meadows Taylor.  Tippoo Sultaun: A Tale of the Mysore War.  3 vol.  London: Bentley.
  91. William Makepeace Thackeray.  The Paris Sketch Book.  2 vol.  London: Hugh Cunningham.
  92. Frances Milton Trollope.  Life and Adventures of Michael Armstrong, the Factory Boy.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  93. Frances Milton Trollope.  One Fault: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Bentley.
  94. Frances Milton Trollope.  The Widow Married: A Sequel to The Widow Barnaby.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  95. Sir Francis Vincent.  Arundel: A Tale of the French Revolution.  3 vol.  London: Saunders and Otley.
  96. Julia Rattray Waddington.  The Monk and the Married Man.  3 vol.  London: Saunders and Otley.
  97. Ellen Wallace.  The Clandestine Marriage, and The Sisters.  3 vol.  London: Bentley.
  98. Grace Webster.  Ingliston.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: William Tait.
  99. Charles White.  The Cashmere Shawl, an Eastern Fiction.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn.
  100. Nathaniel Parker Willis.  Loiterings of Travel.  3 vol.  London: Longman.
  101. Margaret Baron Wilson.  Chronicles of Life.  3 vol.  London: T. and W. Boone.
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