100.

Frederick Talbot. Through Fire and Water. October 11, 1881.

Story of a London law clerk and his sweetheart, the daughter of a printer. Only one lord in the story, and he is just a little one. Some humor in the story.

101.

Miss Mulock. Hannah. October 18, 1881.

Appeared originally in London in 1871.

Hannah is a governess in an earl's family. She finally marries her deceased sister's husband; consequently she and her husband have to go to France to live, for such dreadful things are not permitted in England.

102.

Charles Reade. Peg Woffington. October 25, 1881.

Originally appeared in London in 1852.

London, middle of the eighteenth century. The famous actress, Peg Woffington, is in love with a married man whom she believes single. When she finds out differently, she plans to discard him publicly.

103.

Erskine Boyd. A Desperate Deed. November 1, 1881.

Previously published in France in 1866, as L'affaire Lerouge, by Gaboriau. This is a translation without acknowledgment to the original author.

A murder-detective story, in Paris, in 1862.

104.

B. L. Farjeon. Shadows on the Snow. November 8, 1881.

Devonshire. Hearing the story of a man who pursued his eloping wife and caused a train wreck, induces another man to believe his beloved unfaithful and he goes to Australia. Eventually they are reunited. Dreams come true.

105.

W. M. Thackeray. The Great Hoggarty Diamond. November 15, 1881.

Under the title "The History of Samuel Titmarsh and the Great Hoggarty Diamond," this story was published in Fraser's Magazine, and afterwards in book form, New York, 1848, and London, 1849.

Samuel Titmarsh's fortunes are influenced by his possession of the Hoggarty diamond.

106.

E. Lynn Linton. From Dreams to Waging. November 22, 1881.

An English love story.

107.

F. W. Robinson. Poor Zeph! November 29, 1881.

Originally published in London in 1880.

108.

George Eliot. The Sad Fortunes of the Rev. Amos Barton. December 6, 1881.

One of the "Scenes of Clerical Life."

109.

B. L. Farjeon. Bread-and-Cheese and Kisses. December 13, 1881.

First published in London in 1874.

London, then the American gold regions where the mines are snowed in. The miners leave their tents and climb a tree to get out of the cold and snow! What amazing woodcraft! Back to London.

110.

Charles Reade. The Wandering Heir. December 20, 1881.

First published in London in 1875.

111.

Emilie Flygare Carien. The Brother's Bet; or, Within Six Weeks. December 27, 1881.

A translation from the Swedish. Locale: Smoland, Sweden. Each of two brothers expects to win a widow in six weeks, and in the end both are engaged to their two cousins.

112.

Miss Mulock. A Hero. January 3, 1882.

Originally published in London in 1853.

113.

Bernardin de St. Pierre. Paul and Virginia. January 10, 1882.

Originally published in Paris in 1787 under the title Paul et Virginie.

A sentimental story of a boy and a girl on the island of Mauritius. Tragic ending with the deaths of both.

114.

W. Besant and J. Rice. 'Twas in Trafalgar's Bay. January 17, 1882.

First published in London in 1879.

115.

William Black. The Maid of Killeena, January 24, 1882.

The London edition was published in 1874. This "Library" also contains Pierce Egan, the Younger's "Myra, or, The Cruise of the Sea-Bird."

116.

Henry Kingsley. Hetty. January 31, 1882.

Originally published in London in 1871.

117.

Captain E. A. Milman. The Wayside Cross; or, The Raid of Gomez. February 7, 1882.

Originally published in London in 1847.

Andalusia, about 1835. A story of the Carlists, supporters of the claims of Don Carlos Quinto to the throne.

118.

Oliver Goldsmith. The Vicar of Wakefield. February 14, 1882.

Originally published in 1766.

Fortunes and misfortunes of a simple-minded minister. When everything seems darkest, daughter ruined, house burned, etc., he is still cheerful.

119.

Annie Thomas. Maud Mohan. February 21, 1882.

120.

Jane Porter. Thaddeus of Warsaw. February 28, 1882.

Published in London in 1803 in 4 volumes.

A sentimental story of the fight between Russia and Poland, and the defeat of the latter under Kosciusko. A young Pole flees to England, is put in jail for debt, and eventually finds himself the son of an Englishman.

121.

B. L. Farjeon. The King of No-Land. March 7, 1882.

122.

W. M. Thackeray. Lovel, the Widower. March 14, 1882.

First published in New York in 1860, and in 1861 in London.

A rambling, semi-humorous narrative about Frederick Lovel (Loeffel), plagued by too many relatives and two spoiled children. Rather than of Lovel, it is the love story of the governess, Miss Prior, and of several victims "writhing under the merciless arrows of the universal torturer." When about to be turned out of the house by Level's mother and mother-in-law, because she had been a stage dancer, she is saved by Lovel who eventually marries her.

123.

B. L. Farjeon. An Island Pearl. March 21, 1882.

124.

(Elizabeth Gaskell). Cousin Phillis. March 28, 1882.

First appeared in London in 1865.

125.

Lord Lytton. Leila; or, The Siege of Granada. April 4, 1882.

First edition, London, 1838.

The year 1491 in Granada, Spain. A tale of the siege and fall of the last hold of the Moors against the arms of Spain. With the surrender of Boabdil el Chico the Moslem empire in Europe ended.

126.

Walter Besant and James Rice. When the Ship Comes Home. April 11, 1882.

127.

James Payn. One of the Family. April 18, 1882.

128.

Mrs. Gore. The Birthright. April 25, 1882.

129.

Prentiss Ingraham. Motherless; or, The Farmer's Sweetheart. May 2, 1882.

Found in: Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 129; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 15.

A man, twice married, discovers that his first wife is still living. He shackles her hands and feet and locks her in a "haunted" mill. An artist abandons the daughter of the second wife for the daughter of the first when he learns that a fortune has been left to her, but he is balked at the altar.

130.

Albert W. Aiken. Homeless; or, Two Orphan Girls in New York. May 9, 1882.

Found in: Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 130; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 52.

131.

Mrs. Mary Reed Crowell. Sister against Sister; or, The Rivalry of Hearts. May 16, 1882.

Found in: Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 121; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 17.

A plot to deprive an heiress of her property by claiming that another girl is an unknown, half sister. Cape May, New York City, and Long Island, about 1879.

132.

Mrs. Metta V. Victor, Sold for Gold; or, Almost Lost. May 23, 1882.

Found in: Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 132; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 19.

Brooklyn, New York, Newport, and San Francisco. A seventeen-year-old girl, to please her mother, marries a man of sixty. The man's son falls in love with his stepmother! What a fix! Immediately after the ceremony, she goes to the Brooklyn theater, and in the confusion of the theater fire, escapes from her husband and finds her father, long divorced from her mother. Eventually, the girl is divorced and is married to her stepson.

133.

Georgiana Dickens. Lord Roth's Sin; or, Betrothed at the Cradle. May 30, 1882.

Found in: Belles and Beaux, no. 1; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 133; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 66.

134.

Hartley T. Campbell. Did He Love Her? June 6, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 95; Fireside Library, no. 3; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 134; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 61; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 693.

135.

Lillian Lovejoy. Sinned Against; or, Almost in His Power. June 13, 1882.

Found in: Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 135; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 62.

New York and Yonkers. A man is killed and his will is stolen by his nephew, Gideon, but the latter's cousin, Charles, is convicted of the crime. Gideon becomes guardian of Charles' daughter, Phillis, and falls in love with her. Charles escapes prison and Gideon threatens to give him up to the police unless Phillis marries him. By the dying statement of Ben, the boatman who knew of the murder but who had been slugged by Gideon and had become mentally unbalanced, Charles is cleared and Gideon commits suicide in prison.

136.

Mrs. Crowell. Was She His Wife? June 20, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 159; Fireside Library, no. 1; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 136.

137.

Miss Anne Isabella Thackeray. The Village on the Cliff. June 27, 1882.

First appeared in London in 1867.

138.

Margaret Blount. Poor Valeria; or, The Broken Troth. July 4, 1882.

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

139.

G. P. R. James. Margaret Graham. July 11, 1882.

First edition, London, 1847, two volumes.

140.

Hartley T. Campbell. Without Mercy. July 18, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 114; Fireside Library, no. 36; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 140; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 57; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 661.

141.

Lillian Lovejoy. Honor Bound; or, Sealed to Secrecy. July 25, 1882.

Found in: Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 141; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 71.

A wicked artist, and an adopted daughter who is told, falsely, that her real parents were convicted of burglary.

142.

Harriet Irving. Fleeing from Love. August 1, 1882.

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

143.

Rett Winwood. Abducted; or, A Wicked Woman's Work. August 8, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 130; Fireside Library, no. 4; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 143; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 446.

144.

Lillian Lovejoy. A Strange Marriage; or John Foster's Heiress. August 15, 1882.

Found in: Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 144; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 77.

New York City. A rich old man's heiress—a little girl of the slums. "Cinderella, the mother, and two haughty sisters."

145.

Mrs. Crowell. Two Girls' Lives. August 22, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 216; Fireside Library, no. 6; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 145.

146.

Arabella Southworth. A Desperate Venture; or, For Love's Own Sake. August 29, 1882.

Found in: Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 146; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 91.

Locale: Gloucester, Massachusetts. To save her father from ruin, a girl agrees to marry the supposed owner of an adjacent estate, although in love with the true owner who poses as a fisherman.

147.

Corinne Cushman. The War of Hearts. September 5, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 367; Fireside Library, no. 9; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 147.

148.

Sara Claxton. Was She the Woman? or, Strangely Misjudged. September 12, 1882.

149.

Frances H. Davenport. An Ambitious Girl; or, She Would be an Actress. September 19, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 567; Fireside Library, no. 100; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 149; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 518.

150.

Alice May Fleming. Love, Lord of All; or, In Her Own at Last. September 26, 1882.

151.

Corinne Cushman. A Wild Girl; or, Love's Glamour. October 3, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 451; Fireside Library, no. 48; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 141.

152.

Harriet Irving. A Man's Sacrifice; or, At War with Himself. October 10, 1882.

153.

Mrs. Mary R. Crowell. Did She Sin? or, A Man's Desperate Game. A Romance of a Young Wife's Fight with Fate. October 17, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 492; Fireside Library, no. 57; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 153.

154.

Lillian Lovejoy. He Loves Me Not; or, A Cruel Falsehood. October 24, 1882.

Found in: Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 154; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 98.

New York City and vicinity. In order to be revenged, a girl parts her cousin and her lover by saying falsely that there had been insanity in the family.

155.

Margaret Blount. Winning Ways; or, Kitty Atherton's Double Troth. October 31, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 359; Cheap Edition of Popular Authors, no. 24; Fireside Library, no. 42; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 155.

156.

Arabella Southworth. What She Cost Him; or, Crooked Paths. November 7, 1882.

Found in: Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 156; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 95.

"Cornwall" village, N. Y., and New York City. Engaged to one woman and married to another, a man escapes the difficulty by getting drowned.

157.

Rett Winwood. A Girl's Heart. November 14, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 378; Fireside Library, no. 29; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 157.

158.

Agnes M. Shelton. A Bitter Mistake; or, A Young Girl's Folly. November 21, 1882.

Found in: Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 158; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 96.

Camden; Berkshire Hills, Massachusetts; Newport. Married to the wrong man, who obligingly dies in the last chapter.

159.

Mrs. E. F. Ellet. Lady Helen's Vow; or, The Mother's Secret. November 28, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 417; Fireside Library, no. 68; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 159.

160.

Lillian Lovejoy. Buying a Heart; or, A Fair Martyr. December 5, 1882.

Found in: Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 160; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 90.

Berkshire Hills, Massachusetts. Great gold robbery—married to save a sister.

161.

Anthony P. Morris. Pearl of Pearls; or, Clouds and Sunbeams. December 12, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 125; Fireside Library, no. 84; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 161; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 567.

162.

Sara Claxton. A Fateful Game; or, Wedded and Parted. December 19, 1882.

Found in: Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 162; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 87.

New York and Brooklyn. A poorly-written story of a wealthy woman who had poisoned her husband and married her footman. She had disowned her niece for marrying an unknown man and for having had a baby. The aunt plots the death of her niece and child, but is foiled. She dies, the niece finds her husband, and two hearts again beat as one.

163.

Philip S. Warne. The Creole Cousins; or, False as Fair. December 26, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 504; Fireside Library, no. 64; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 163; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 500; Dime Library, no. 1030.

164.

Georgiana Dickens. A Scathing Ordeal; or, May Langley's Mad Marriage. January 2, 1883.

Found in: Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 164; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 83.

An English love story.

165.

Albert W. Aiken. A Strange Girl. A New England Love Story. January 9, 1883.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 140; Fireside Library, no. 55; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 165; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 440.

166.

Rett Winwood. A Man's Sin; or, His Lawful Wife. January 16, 1883.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 640; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 166; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 72.

167.

Arabella Southworth. The Hand of Fate; or, The Wreck of Two Lives. January 23, 1883.

Found in: Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 167; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 99.

Near the Catskills, New York.

168.

Dr. William M. Turner. Two Fair Women; or, Under the Surface. January 30, 1883.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 338; Fireside Library, no. 82; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 168.

169.

Lillian Lovejoy. Tempted through Love; or, One Woman's Error. February 6, 1883.

Found in: Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 169; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 98.

† Lenox, Massachusetts. Love story.

170.

Mary G. Halpine. Blind Barbara's Secret; or, The History of a Heart. February 13, 1883.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 403; Fireside Library, no. 60; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 170.

171.

Sara Claxton. A Woman's Witchery; or, Through much Tribulation. February 20, 1883.

Found in: Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 171; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 82.

Locale: Raybourne, a few hours ride from New York City.

172.

Corinne Cushman. Black Eyes and Blue. February 27, 1883.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 330; Cheap Edition of Popular Authors, no. 18; Fireside Library, no. 37; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 172.

173.

Georgiana Dickens. The Cost of a Folly; or, Mistaken Love. March 6, 1883.

Found in: Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 173; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 93.

She didn't know her own mind.

174.

"A Parson's Daughter." The Pretty Puritan; or, The Mystery of the Torn Envelope. March 13, 1883.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 423; Fireside Library, no. 56; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 174.

175.

Arabella Southworth. Is Love a Mockery? or, Revenge is Sweet. March 20, 1883.

Found in: Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 175; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 103.

"Oceanville," Long Beach, and adjacent waters.

176.

Jennie Davis Burton. Adria, the Adopted; or, The Mystery of Ellesford Grange. March 27, 1883.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 85; Fireside Library, no. 74; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 176; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 74; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 630.

Originally published in London in 1866.

177.

Agnes May Shelton. For the Woman He Loved; or, Fateful Links. April 3, 1883.

Found in: Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 177; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 78.

Bridgeport, Connecticut, and New York City. An escaped prisoner—a train wreck—the lady proposes.

178.

Corinne Cushman. The Locked Heart; or, Sir Caryl's Sacrifice. April 10, 1883.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 475; Fireside Library, no. 53; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 178.

179.

Harriet Irving. Parted by Treachery; or, After Clasp of Wedded Hands. April 17, 1883.

Found in: Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 179; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 97.

New York City and up the Hudson.

180.

Rett Winwood. Was She a Wife? or, The Proof of Love. A New York Society Story. April 24, 1883.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 535; Fireside Library, no. 73; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 180.

181.

Sara Claxton. Under a Cloud; or, A Daughter's Suspicions. May 1, 1883.

Found in: Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 181; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 92.

"Atlanticville" and Bridgeport. A daughter unjustly suspects her father of murder.

182.

Grace Mortimer. An American Queen; or, The Heart of Gold. May 8, 1883.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 389; Fireside Library, no. 61; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 182.

183.

Lillian Lovejoy. A Point of Honor; or, Diamond Cut Diamond. May 15, 1883.

Found in: Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 183; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 81.

Coastal resort, eastern United States. Having been warned that an unknown cousin wishes to marry her for her money, a girl and her engaged sister plot to foil him by exchanging identities. The young man and an engaged friend, however, overhear the plot, so each pretends to be the other. Diamond cut diamond, and four way complications.

184.

Corinne Cushman. Pursued to the Altar. May 22, 1883.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 501; Fireside Library, no. 65; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 184.

185.

Georgiana Dickens. Put to a Test; or, A Fortune Hunter's Fate. May 29, 1883.

Found in: Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 185; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 101.

New York City, a country place nearby, and Newport. An unknown son of another branch of the family and the true owner of Cedar Grove, marries the supposed heiress, much to the disgust of a fortune hunter.

186.

Jennie D. Burton. The Terrible Truth; or, The Thornhurst Mystery. June 5, 1883.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 262; Fireside Library, no. 66; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 186.

187.

Arabella Southworth. Outwitted by Herself; or, A Mother's Scheme. June 12, 1883.

Found in: Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 187; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 84.

New York City and an estate not far away. A woman wishes her daughter to marry for money. She encourages first one man and then another whom she thinks richer. Eventually, the two men prove to be father and son.

188.

Prentiss Ingraham. Florette, Child of the Street; or, A Pearl beyond Price. June 19, 1883.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 555; Fireside Library, no. 88; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 188; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 188; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 452.

189.

Sara Claxton. Her Guardian's Sacrifice; or, A Name in the Balance. June 26, 1883.

Found in: Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 189; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 100.

New York City. The danger, at thirty-five, of being guardian of a girl of sixteen.

190.

Corinne Cushman. Pretty and Proud; or, The Gold Bug of Frisco. A Story of a Girl's Folly. July 3, 1883.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 431; Fireside Library, no. 75; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 190.

191.

Lillian Lovejoy. A Woman's Maneuver; or, Purse, not Heart. July 10, 1883.

Found in: Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 191; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 86.

New York City and in the mountains along the Hudson. The story of two nephews, one good, one bad, and the plot of the latter for his uncle's fortune.

192.

Jennie D. Burton. The Bitter Feud; or, The Fateful Legacy. July 17, 1883.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 134; Fireside Library, no. 76; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 192.

193.

Georgiana Dickens. Breaking the Fetters; or, The Gypsy's Secret. July 24, 1883.

A country place in Massachusetts. A gypsy girl, to be revenged upon the man she loves, stabs his sweetheart. The lover proves to be the grandson of the owner of "Beechwood."

194.

Corinne Cushman. The Mysterious Guardian; or, Little Claire, the Opera Singer. July 31, 1883.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 524; Fireside Library, no. 72; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 194; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 648.

195.

Arabella Southworth. In the Balance; or, A Shadowed Love. August 7, 1883.

Found in: Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 195; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 114.

Rahway, New York City, Hong Kong, and Brooklyn. The bad effect of smallpox scars on a lover's feelings. Eventually a runaway accident indirectly cures him.

196.

Dr. Noel Dunbar. Jule, the Jewess; or, The Miser Millionaire. August 14, 1883.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 596; Fireside Library, no. 140; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 196; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 386; Dime Library, no. 1015.

197.

Agnes M. Shelton. A Sister's Crime; or, Which Loved Him Best. August 21, 1883.

Found in: Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 197; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 102.

New York City, Chatham, Newport, Thousand Islands, Washington, D. C. Two sisters are in love with the same man, and though married to another, the elder is still envious of the younger and attempts to kill her by pushing her into the Passaic River. The younger is saved, and the elder dies of heart disease.

198.

Jennie D. Burton. Wilma Wilde; or, The Inheritance of Hate. August 28, 1883.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 194; Fireside Library, no. 83; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 198; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 642.

199

Frances Helen Davenport. The Beautiful Demon; or, More Bitter than Death. September 4, 1883.

Found in: Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 199; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 105.

Long Beach, Otsego Lake, N. Y., New York City, France, and Italy. Malpas Stanhope marries Effie Hayland but she is consumptive and his love strays to Olive Stahl, a Cuban girl friend of his wife. After four years of married life, the wife dies, and the husband marries Olive although she is 23 years his junior, Their temperaments differ, and they often quarrel. During a struggle for a revolver, he is accidentally killed. After his death, Olive proves a good mother to Malpas' and Effie's daughter.