1.

Mrs. Mary Reed Crowell. Was She His Wife? (April 10), 1877.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 159; Fireside Library, no. 1; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 136.

Contains also the first of four installments of Charlotte M. Brame's Lord Lisle's Daughter. Fireside Library, no. 1 partim; Fireside Library, no. 45.

Synopsis is given under Fireside Library, no. 45.

2.

Harriette Irving. Fleeing from Love. April 24, 1877.

Found in: Girls of Today, no.1; Fireside Library, no. 2; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 142.

3.

Bartley T. Campbell. Did He Love Her? May 15, 1877.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 95; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 134; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 61; Beadle's Weekly, no. 693.

4.

Rett Winwood. A Strange Woman. June 1, 1877.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 130; Fireside Library, no. 4; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 143; Beadle's Weekly, no. 446.

Contains also the first of eight installments of Dr. Turner's Hand, not Heart.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 1; Fireside Library, no. 4 partim; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 56; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 40.

5.

Frederick Whittaker, Nadia, the Russian Spy. June 15, 1877.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ) , no. 192; Fireside Library, no. 5; Dime Library, no. 39.

6.

Mrs. Mary Reed Crowell. Two Girls' Lives. June 30, 1877.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 216; Fireside Library, no. 6; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 145.

7-8.

Miss M. E. Braddon. Lady Audley's Secret. July 5, 1877.

Originally published in London in 1862.

An English love story of 1859—58 pages of love, bigamy, insanity, murder, and arson.

9.

Corinne Cushman. War of Hearts. July 10, 1877.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 367; Fireside Library, no. 9; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 147.

10.

Miss M. E. Braddon. Leighton Grange. July 20, 1877.

Frank Romaine is accused of killing Edith Woodville. Laura Wilmot, ward of Sir Arthur, finds that her mother is the Countess of Liston.

11.

Mrs. Jennie Davis Burton. The False Widow. July 28, 1877.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 149; Fireside Library, no. 11.

12-13.

Miss M. E. Braddon. Lost for Love. August 4, 1877.

Originally published in London in 1872.

London and Branscombe, a watering place. Another English love story—63pages this time.

14-15.

Victor Hugo. Toilers of the Sea. August 11, 1877.

"Les Travailleurs de la Mer" was published in Paris in 1866. Salvaging a wreck in the English Channel, off the Isle of Guernsey, with the hand of a maiden as a reward. A fight with a devil-fish. The girl marries an Episcopal priest and the wrecker stands in the sea to watch the boat that carries the girl away until the rising tide covers him.

16.

Miss M. E. Braddon. The Octoroon. August 18, 1877.

New Orleans and vicinity in 1860. A Southern girl, brought up as white, finds that her mother had been a slave. She herself becomes a slave, runs away, and is married to an Englishman. They go to London to live.

After about February, 1878, Mrs. Catharine A. Warfield'sThe Quadroon † (Romance of the Green Seal) was substituted. Found inBeadle's Monthly, no. II; Fifty Cent Books; Cheap Edition of Popular Authors, no. 9; Fireside Library, no. 16 (late printings).

17-18.

J. S. LeFanu. Uncle Silas. August 25, 1877.

Originally published in London in 1864. The best known of LeFanu's novels.

19-20.

Miss M. E. Braddon. Dead Sea Fruit. September 1, 1877.

Originally published in London in 1868.

21-22.

F. W. Robinson. Little Kate Kirby. September 8, 1877.

Originally published in London in 1873.

23.

Mrs. Mary Reed Crowell. Sowing the Wind. September 15, 1877.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 372; Fireside Library, no. 23.

24-25.

Miss M. E. Braddon. Birds of Prey. September 22, 1877.

Originally published in London in 1867.

26.

Charles Lever. That Boy of Norcott's. September 29, 1877.

Originally published in London in 1869.

27-28.

Miss M. E. Braddon. Charlotte's Inheritance. October 6, 1877.

Originally published in London in 1868.

Paris in the days of the Bourbons, 1828. Law student engaged to one girl falls in love with an English woman who had been abandoned by her lover after living with him for seven years. He marries her. Eventually his son marries the daughter of the girl to whom he was first engaged. Final date of story, about 186-.

29.

Rett Winwood. A Girl's Heart. October 13, 1877.

Found in: Saturday Journal, (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 378; Fireside Library, no. 29; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 157.

30-31.

Rhoda Broughton. Red as a Rose is She. October 20, 1877.

Originally published in London in 1870.

Another of Miss Broughton's long English love stories. The story begins in Wales in 186-.

32.

Mrs. Crow. The Lily of St. Erne. October 27, 1877.

A San Francisco man visits England and starts out by refusing to be fleeced by a London cabman. Visits Cornwall, falls over a cliff and is nursed by "the Lily of St. Erne." He meets his relatives; what then befell.

Previously published as a serial inBow Bells, XXI, August 19, 1874,et. seq.

33.

Mrs. J. D. Burton. Strangely Wed. November 3, 1877.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 123; Cheap Edition of Popular Authors, no. 8; Fireside Library, no. 33.

34.

M. E. O. Malen. The Gipsy Bride. November 10, 1877.

Sir Thomas had a temper and was furious when his heir was a girl—as though it were his wife's fault. Left for three years to cool his temper. The child is kidnapped and the wife dies.

Originally published as "The Gipsy Bride; or, The Lost Pearl," as a serial inBow Bells, London, XX, 1874, beginning on page 433, May 27.

35.

Rev. J. H. Ingraham. Annie Temple; or, The Bankrupt's Heiress. November 17, 1877.

Found in: Starr's Fifteen Cent Illustrated Novels, no. 5; Cheap Edition of Popular Authors, no. 15; Fireside Library, no. 35.

36.

Bartley T. Campbell. Without Mercy. November 24, 1877.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 114; Fireside Library, no. 36; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 140; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 57; Beadle's Weekly (title varies. See Abbreviations under BW), no. 661. This Library also contains F. W. Robinson's A Girl's Romance.

37.

Corinne Cushman. Black Eyes and Blue. December 1, 1877.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 330; Cheap Edition of Popular Authors, no. 18; Fireside Library, no. 37; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 172.

38.

Corinne Cushman. Brave Barbara; or, First Love or No Love. December 8, 1877.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 340; Cheap Edition of Popular Authors, no. 21; Fireside Library, no. 38.

39.

Margaret Blount. A Dangerous Woman; or, The Broken Troth. December 15, 1877.

Found in: Starr's Fifteen Cent Illustrated Novels, no. 10; Cheap Edition of Popular Authors, no. 16; Fireside Library, no. 39; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 138.

40.

H. E. DeConde. Ouida's Love; or, From Generation to Generation. December 22, 1877.

Found in: Girls of Today, later the New York Mirror, no. 18; Fireside Library, no. 40;Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 206.

Also contains Bartley Campbell's Out in the World.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 77; Girls of Today, later the New York Mirror, no. 20; Fireside Library, no. 40; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 15; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 7; Beadle's Weekly (title varies. See Abbreviations under BW), no. 562.

41.

Corinne Cushman. Lost, a Wife; or, Wedded but not Won. (January 22, 1878).

Found in: Starr's Fifteen Cent Illustrated Novels, no. 2; Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 351; Cheap Edition of Popular Authors, no. 23; Fireside Library, no. 41.

42.

Margaret Blount. Winning Ways; or, Kitty Atherton's Double Troth. January 29, 1878.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 359; Cheap Edition of Popular Authors, no. 24; Fireside Library, no. 42; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 155.

43.

Mrs. Metta V. Victor. A Woman's Heart; or, Who Was He? February 5, 1878.

Found in: Beadle's Monthly, no. II; Fifty Cent Books; Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 36; Cheap Edition of Popular Authors, no. 3; Fireside Library, no. 43.

44.

Seeley Regester. The Dead Letter. (November 7, 1878).

Found in: Beadle's Monthly, no. I; Fifty Cent Books; Cheap Edition of Popular Authors, no. 7; Fireside Library, no. 44.

Published originally elsewhere in 1864.

45.

Charlotte M. Braeme [sic], Lord Lisle's Daughter. November 21, 1878.

Found in: Fireside Library, no. 1 to no. 4 (serial), no. 45.

England. A secret marriage, the husband goes with the army to India; the wife follows, leaving a child with an old nurse, and is lost at sea. The child's foster sister wishes to be a lady, so pretends to be the daughter of the army officer. Deceit is discovered through a portrait and a last letter found in an old Bible.

46.

Seeley Regester. A Woman's Hand. December 5, 1878.

Found in: Fifty Cent Books; Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 385; Fireside Library, no. 46.

Same story as "The Figure Eight."

47.

Mrs. Mary R. Crowell. Vials of Wrath. (December 19, 1878).

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 298; Cheap Edition of Popular Authors, no. 14; Fireside Library, no. 47.

48.

Corinne Cushman. A Wild Girl; or, Love's Glamour. April 10, 1879.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 451; Pocket Library, no. 48; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 151.

49

Mrs. Jennie Davis Burton. The Maddest Marriage Ever Was. April 24, 1879.

Found in: Belles and Beaux, no. 5; Cheap Edition of Popular Authors, no. 2; Fireside Library, no. 49.

50.

Mrs. E. F. Ellet. Love In a Maze; or, The Debutante's Disenchantment. May 8, 1879.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 281; Cheap Edition of Popular Authors, no. 11; Fireside Library, no. 50.

51.

Dr. J. H. Robinson. Catholina; or, Walled Up Alive. May 22, 1879.

Found in: Starr's Fifteen Cent Illustrated Novels, no. 9; Fireside Library, no. 51.

52.

Mrs. E. F. Ellet. A Romance of a Poor Young Girl. November 27, 1879.

Found in: Belles and Beaux, no. 1; Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 248; Fireside Library, no. 52; Beadle's Weekly (title varies. See Abbreviations under BW), no. 550.

53.

Corinne Cushman. The Locked Heart; or, SirCaryl's Sacrifice. December 18, 1879.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 475; Fireside Library, no. 53; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 178.

54.

Margaret Blount. The Pride of the Downes; or, The Mystery of the Wishing Well. January 1, 1880.

Found in: Twenty-five Cent Novels, no. 2; Cheap Edition of Popular Authors, no. 5; Fireside Library, no. 54.

55.

Albert W. Aiken. A Strange Girl. A New England Love Story. January 15, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no.140; Fireside Library, no. 55; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 165; Beadle's Weekly (title varies. See Abbreviations under BW), no. 440.

56.

"A Parson's Daughter." The Pretty Puritan; or, The Mystery of the Torn Envelope. January 29, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 423; Fireside Library, no. 56; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 174.

57.

Mrs. M. R. Crowell. Did She Sin? or, A Man's Desperate Game. A Romance of a Young Wife's Fight with Fate. February 12, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 492; Fireside Library, no. 57; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 153.

58.

Jennie D. Burton. Doubly Divorced; or, The Creole Wife. February 26, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 178; Fireside Library, no. 58.

59.

Lillie D. U. Blake,A Wicked Woman. March 11, 1880.

Found in: Starr's Fifteen Cent Illustrated Novels, no. 4; Cheap Edition of Popular Authors, no. 13; Fireside Library, no. 59.

60.

Mary Halpine. Blind Barbara's Secret; or, The History of a Heart. March 25, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 403; Fireside Library, no. 60; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 170.

61.

Grace Mortimer. An American Queen; or, The Heart of Gold. April 8, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 389; Fireside Library, no. 61; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 182.

62.

William M. Turner. Margoun, the Strange; or, Gilbert Grayling's Young Wife. April 22, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 397; Fireside Library, no. 62; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 235; Beadle's Weekly (title varies. See Abbreviations under BW), no. 655.

63.

Rett Winwood. Wife or Widow? or, Ethelind Erie's Enemy. May 6, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 408; Fireside Library, no. 63; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 236; Beadle's Weekly (title varies. See Abbreviations under BW), no. 476.

64.

Philip S. Warne. The Creole Cousins; or, False as Fair. May 20, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 504; Fireside Library, no. 64; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 163; Beadle's Weekly (title varies. See Abbreviations under BW), no. 500; Dime Library, no. 1030.

65.

Corinne Cushman. Pursued to the Altar. June 3, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 501; Fireside Library, no. 65; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 184.

66.

Jennie D. Burton. The Terrible Truth; or, The Thornhurst Mystery. June 17, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 262; Fireside Library, no. 66; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 186.

67.

Philip S. Warne. Elegant Egbert; or, The Gloved Hand. July 1, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 434; Fireside Library, no. 67; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 204; Beadle's Weekly (title varies. See Abbreviations under BW), no. 470; Dime Library, no. 1032.

68.

Mrs. E. F. Ellet. Lady Helen's Vow; or, The Mother's Secret. July 15, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 417; Fireside Library, no. 68; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 159.

69.

Philip S. Warne. Bowie, the Knight of Chivalry; or, What a Woman Will Do. July 29, 1889.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 469; Fireside Library, no. 69; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 208; Beadle's Weekly (title varies. See Abbreviations under BW), no. 458.

70.

Mary Reed Crowell. Drifting to Ruin; or, The Mills of the Gods. August 12, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 512; Fireside Library, no. 70.

71.

"A Parson's Daughter."The Parson's Daughter; or, Whom Will She Marry? August 26, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 438; Fireside Library, no. 71.

72.

Corinne Cushman. The Mysterious Guardian; or, Little Claire, the Opera Singer. September 9, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 524; Fireside Library, no. 72; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 194; Beadle's Weekly (title varies. See Abbreviations under BW), no. 648.

73.

Rett Winwood. Was She a Wife? or, The Proof of Love. September 23, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 535; Fireside Library, no. 73; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 180.

74.

Jennie Davis Burton. Adria, the Adopted; or, The Mystery of Ellesford Grange. October 7, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 85; Fireside Library, no. 74; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 176; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 74; Beadle's Weekly (title varies. See Abbreviations under BW), no. 630.

75.

Corinne Cushman. Pretty and Proud; or, The Gold-Bug of 'Frisco. October 21, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 431; Fireside Library, no. 75; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 190.

76.

Jennie D. Burton. The Bitter Feud; or, The Fateful Legacy. November 4, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 134; Fireside Library, no. 76; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 192.

77.

Mrs. E. F. Ellet. A Woman's Work; or, The Adventures of a Young Girl. November 18, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 155; Fireside Library, no. 77; Beadle's Weekly (title varies. See Abbreviations under BW), no. 428.

78.

Corinne Cushman. The Black Riddle; or, Girlish Charms and Golden Dowers. December 2, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 538; Fireside Library, no. 78; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 200.

79.

Jennie D. Burton. Coral and Ruby; or, The Retribution of a Lifetime. December 16, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 162; Fireside Library, no. 79.

80.

"A Parson's Daughter." Divorced but not Divided; or, His Guiding Star. December 30, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 486; Fireside Library, no. 80.

81.

"A Parson's Daughter."Almost Married; or, Jacqueline's Oath. January 13, 1881.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 545; Fireside Library, no. 81.

82.

Dr. Wm. M. Turner. Two Fair Women; or, Under the Surface. January 27, 1881.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 338; Fireside Library, no. 82; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 168.

83.

Jennie D. Burton. The Inheritance of Hate; or, Wilma Wilde, the Doctor's Ward. February 10, 1881.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 194; Fireside Library, no. 83; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 198; Beadle's Weekly (title varies. See Abbreviations under BW), no. 642.

84.

Anthony P. Morris. Pearl of Pearls; or Clouds and Sunbeams. February 24, 1881.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 125; Fireside Library, no. 84; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 161; Beadle's Weekly (title varies. See Abbreviations under BW), no. 567.

85.

Mary R. Crowell. For Honor's Sake; or, The Disowned Bride. March 10, 1881.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 550; Fireside Library, no. 85.

86.

Annie Thomas. Lance Urquart's Loves. March 17, 1881.

English love story.

87.

"Author of 'Caste'" [Emily Jolly]. Safely Married. March 24, 1881.

Originally published in London in 1874.

Effie marries the rich Allan Braithwait, but "baits" her husband by talking often of his cousin, whom she hates, in order to make him jealous. The cousin tries to kidnap her, but she is rescued by her husband and all ends well.

88.

Prentiss Ingraham. Florette, Child of the Street; or, A Pearl beyond Price. March 31, 1881.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 555; Fireside Library, no. 88; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 188; Beadle's Weekly (title varies. See Abbreviations under BW), no. 452.

89.

Miss M. E. Braddon. Three Times Dead. April 7, 1881.

Originally published in London and later reprinted there under the title "The Trail of the Serpent."

Dr. Tappenden's Academy in Slopperton, England. A murder, a suicide, a man found guilty of a murder he did not commit, and an escape from an asylum.

90.

Watts Phillips. For a Woman's Sake. April 14, 1881.

An English tale of a couple of money-lending sharks and a murder. The accused man is killed in a railway accident. Fifteen years later his son is in love with the daughter of the man murdered. Cleared at last.

91.

Annie Thomas. "He Cometh Not," She Said. April 21, 1881.

Originally published in London, and by Harper in New York, in 1873. The title is a quotation from Tennyson.

Exmoor, England, love story.

92.

Wilkie Collins. The New Magdalen. April 28, 1881.

Originally published in London in 1873.

93.

Miss M. E. Braddon. An Open Verdict. May 5, 1881.

Originally published in London in 1878.

94.

George A. Lawrence. Sword and Gown. May 12, 1881.

Originally published in London in 1859.

95.

James Payn. A Beggar on Horseback. May 19, 1881.

96.

F. W. Robinson. Her Face was Her Fortune. May 26, 1881.

Originally published as a serial inThe Family Herald, London, beginning in Vol. XXXI, No. 1567, May 3, 1873.

97.

Charlotte Brontë. Jane Eyre. June 2, 1881.

Originally published in London in 1847.

Love story of a governess and her employer who has an insane wife.

98.

Edmund Yates. Wrecked in Port. June 9, 1881.

99.

Gerald Griffin. The Colleen Bawn. A Tale of Garryowen. June 16, 1881.

Published as "The Collegians" in 1829, and upon this was based Boucicault's play, "Colleen Bawn" (the blond girl).

Eily O'Connor, the daughter of a rope-maker of Garryowen, secretly marries Hardress Cregan. They are shipwrecked and quarrel over Hardress' attentions to another woman. When Eily is drowned, he suffers remorse.

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