Part 11
SEVERAL AMERICAN AUTHORS, _polynym_ [C. M. SEDGWICK, J. K. PAULDING, W. C. BRYANT, W. LEGGETT, and R. C. SANDS].
Tales of Glauber-Spa. New York, 1832.
SEVERAL YOUNG PERSONS, _phraseonym_ [A. and J. TAYLOR, and others].
Original Poems for Infant Minds. London, 1854.
S. G. O., _initialism_ [The Rev. Lord SIDNEY GODOLPHIN OSBORNE].
His letters on social and philanthropic subjects in the _Times_, have made these initials celebrated, and, as is justly remarked in “Men of the Time,” “the terror of wrong doers.”
S. H., _initialism_ [SPENCER HALL].
Suggestions for the Classification of the Library now collecting at the Athenæum [Club]. Lond., 1858, privately printed.
SHAKESPEARE (William).
The spurious or doubtful plays of Shakespeare occupy six closely printed columns in the new edition of Lowndes by H. G. Bohn, to which we refer the reader.
It is not often that we have occasion to praise this work, nor have we been much indebted to it. The bibliogram on Shakespeare is really so thoroughly worked up, that we have very great pleasure in testifying to its usefulness; and whenever we mention Shakespeare, if further information is required, Lowndes by Bohn should be referred to.
SIDNEY (Edward William) _ps._ [BEVERLY TUCKER].
The Partisan Leader; a tale of the future. Printed for the publishers by James Caxton, 1836, 2 vols.
This is the original edition, another was published with this title: The Partisan Leader. By Beverly Tucker, of Virginia. Secretly printed in Washington (in the year 1836) by Duff Green, for circulation in the Southern States, but afterwards suppressed. New York, 1864, 3rd edition.
SILVERPEN, _pharmaconym_ [ELIZA METEYARD].
This pseudonym was appended by Douglas Jerrold himself to a leading article in the first number of his newspaper (?) (_Men of the Time_) for this talented authoress.
The Little Museum Keeper, Lond., 1861.
SIMEON (South) _pseud._ [J. MCGREGOR].
Simeon’s Letters to his Kinsfolk: written chiefly from France and Belgium. Lond., 1834.
Severely reviewed in the Edin. R. for 1835, xxii. 512.
SINGLETON (Arthur) _ps._ [ ].
Letters from the South and West. Boston (U.S.) 1824.
SKETCHLEY (Arthur) _scenonym_ [GEORGE ROSE].
Mrs. Brown at the Play--in fact, Mrs. Brown all over the world, has been immortalized by the comic wit of Mr. Rose. He has contributed to “Fun” and “Cassell’s Magazine,” and several other periodicals under this signature.
SLICK (Sam) of Slickville, _pseud._ [THOMAS CHANDLER HALIBURTON, of Nova Scotia].
The Clockmaker, or sayings and doings of ----, 1840.
Numerous others. See Allibone.
SLINGSBY (Jonathan Freke) _pseud._ [JOHN FRANCIS WALLER].
The Slingsby Papers. Dublin, 1852.
The Dead Bridal, 1856.
SLOP (Dr.) _phrenonym_ [Sir J. STODDART].
* Slop’s Shave at a Broken Hone (in verse). Lond., 1820.
This nickname was given by The Times to Dr. Stoddart in 1815. See Jerdan, _Autobiog._ i. 94.
SLOPER (Mace) _pseud._ [C. G. LELAND].
S. M., _anastroph_ [MENELLA SMEDLEY].
Seven tales by seven Authors, etc. A Very Woman. By S. M., 1846. The Maiden Aunt (from Sharpe’s Miscellany), 1849. Nina; a tale for the Twilight, 1853. The Use of Sunshine, 1852. Story of a Family, 1850. Only part of this was published in Sharpe’s London Magazine; but it was all published, in 2 vols, in 1855.
SMITH (Gamaliel) _pseud._ [JEREMY BENTHAM].
Not Paul but Jesus. London, 1823.
SOMNAMBULUS, _phrenonym_ [Sir W. SCOTT].
The Visionary. Edinb., 1819. These are Political Satires, first published in the Edinb. Weekly Journal.
SPARROWGRASS (Mr.) _pseud._ [FRED S. COZZENS].
The Sparrowgrass Papers; or, Living in the Country. New York, 1856.
SPERANZA, _phrenonym_ [Mrs. WILLIAM ROBERT WILDE, of Dublin, afterwards Lady WILDE].
Ugo Bassi, a tale of the Italian Revolution (in verse). London, 1857.
SPROUTS, _phrenonym_ [E. WHITEING].
The “Costomonger” of the Evening Star, 1867.
S. R. P., _initialism_ [Miss POWERS].
Why do not Women Swim? a Voice from many Waters. Lond., _Groombridge_, 1859.
Remarks on Woman’s Work in Sanitary Reform. Lond., 1862.
And many other sanitary tracts of a useful kind.
STANLEY (Reginald Fitz-Roy) M.A., _pseud._ [R. COWTAN, of the British Museum].
Passages from the Auto-Biography of a “Man of Kent” [R. Cowtan], 1817-65. Edited by ----. Lond. _Whittingham & Wilkins_, for subscribers only, 1866.
St. ANN, _pseud._ [ ].
The Castles of Wolfnorth and Monteagle. London _Hookham_, 1812.
STEIN (Johann Saville) _ps._ [JOHN SAVILLE STONE].
Fantasia [1855]. “Nicette” Mazurka [1856]. Home, Sweet Home, arranged for the piano [1859]. The March of the Cameron Men [same], and several others.
STONEHENGE, _ps._ [JOHN HENRY WALSH, M.R.C.S.].
The Greyhound: being a treatise on the Art of Breeding, Rearing, and Training Greyhounds for Public Running, their Diseases and Treatment. London, 1853, 2nd edition, 1864. Manual of British Rural Sports, 1856, 4th edition, 1859. The Dog in Health and Disease, 1859. The Shot Gun and Sporting Rifle; and the Dogs, Ponies, Ferrets, etc., used with them in the various kinds of Shooting and Trapping, 1859, 2nd edition, 1862. Riding and Driving, 1863. Archery, Fencing, Broadsword, 1863. The Handbook of Manly Exercises. (Forming part of Routledge’s Sixpenny Handbooks.)
STOTHARD (Mrs.) afterwards BRAY (A. E.)
These letters (to the poet-laureate Southey) were originally published by Mr. Murray, in 1836, and called “The Borders of Tamar and Tavy.” Mr. Bohn purchased the remaining copies of Mr. Murray, and, I am sorry to state, gave the work a new title-page, calling it “Traditions of Devonshire.” It relates only to the neighbourhood of Tavistock and Dartmoor. _Works_, 1845, 10 vols.
SUMMERFIELD (Charles), _phrenonym_ [THEODORE FOSTER].
The Desperadoes of the South-West. New York, 1847.
SUMMERLY (Felix) _pseud._ [HENRY COLE, K.C.B.].
Home Treasury, of Books, Pictures, Toys, &c., proposed to cultivate the affections, fancy, imagination and taste of Children. Lond. _Cundall_, 1844.
A series of about 21, for list see The Publishers’ Circular, vii. 70, viii. 205.
Pleasure Excursions to Croydon, Guildford, Harrow, Reigate, Shoreham, Walton [1846]. Heroic Tales of Ancient Greece, translated from the German of B. G. Niebuhr, 1849. Handbook for Canterbury, 1855; for Architecture, Tapestries, 1859.
This gentleman’s pseudonym, though longer, is much pleasanter than his own name. He is so well known under both, that it is superfluous for us to say anything.
SUMMERLY (Mrs. Felix) _pseud._ [Mrs. HENRY COLE].
The Mother’s Primer, 1844.
SURREBUTTER (John) Esq., _phren._ [JOHN ANSTEY, son of the author of the celebrated “New Bath Guide”].
The Pleader’s Guide, a didactic poem, in two books, containing the conduct of a Suit at Law, with the Arguments of Counsellor Bother’um and Counsellor Bore’um in an action betwixt John-a-Gull and John-a-Gudgeon. By the late ----, Special Pleader.
This witty little poem which contains so many hits at the author’s own profession, has been frequently reprinted since 1796.
Lord Campbell, in his Lives of the Justices, quotes these lines:--
Three years I sat his smoky room in, Pens, paper, ink, and pounce consuming.
And observes that “Tom Tewkesbury” was the Hero of the _Guide_, which he thinks has become almost unintelligible, from the changes in our legal procedure. The noble lord relates that he had heard Professor Porson, at the Cider Cellars, in Maiden Lane, now no more, recite the whole from memory, and that he concluded by relating that when buying a copy of it, and complaining that the price was very high, the bookseller said, “Yes, Sir, but you know _Law-Books_ are always very dear.”
S. W. P., Bookseller, London, _initialism_ [PARTRIDGE].
Rhymes worth remembering for the Young. By the author of “Important truths in Simple Verse.” Lond., 1848.
SYNTAX (Dr.) _phrenonym_ [WILLIAM COOMBE].
Tour of Dr. Syntax in Search of the Picturesque, with coloured plates. London, 1821.
A very popular poem.
The Life of Napoleon, a Hudibrastic Poem, in 15 Cantos, by ----, with 30 coloured engravings by George Cruikshank, 1815.
T.
T., _init._ [MARTIN FARQUHAR TUPPER].
A Hymn for all Nations, 1851, single sheet.
T---- (J----) Esq. _allonym_? [J. W. CROKER].
Second edition. * An intercepted Letter from J---- T----, Esq., written at Canton, to his friend in Dublin, Ireland. [a satire upon the City of] Dublin, 1804.
TAG, RAG, and BOBTAIL (Messrs.) _pseud._ [I. D’ISRAELI].
Flim-Flams! or the Life and Errors of my Uncle and the Amours of my Aunt. With illustrations and obscurities, by ----. Lond., 1805, 3 vols.
TALVI, _pseud._ [THERESE ALBERTINE LOUISE VON JACOB, afterwards Mrs. EDWARD ROBINSON].
Heloise, or the Unrevealed Secret, 1850. Life’s Discipline, 1851. The Exiles, a tale. New York, 1853.
T. B., _init._ [THOMAS BRIGHTWELL, Solicitor, Norwich].
Journal of a Tour, etc., in 1825, through Belgium, etc. Norwich, Lond., 1828.
Privately printed. See Martin’s Catalogue.
TEMPLE (Neville) _ps._ [Hon. JULIAN CHARLES HENRY FANE] and TREVOR (Edward) _ps._ [Hon. EDWARD ROBERT BULWER LYTTON].
Tannhäuser; or, the Battle of the Boards, a poem. Lond., 1861.
TEMPLETON (Laurence) _pseud._ [Sir W. SCOTT].
Ivanhoe, a Romance. By the author of Waverley. The preface signed L. T. Edinb., 1820.
TEMPLETON (Timothy) _pseud._ [CHARLES ADAMS, an American].
The Adventures of my Cousin Smooth. Lond., 1855.
TEMPLETON (Tristram) _ps._ [N. F. F. DAVIN].
Charles Kavanagh, a story of Modern Life, Character, and Adventure. 1866.
This story was published in the Monthly Journal, Nov., 1866 to Feb., 1867, a periodical, written by Mr. Davin, with the exception of a story by Mr. John Blackman. The Journal then ceased.
TERNAUX-COMPANS (Henri).
Catalogue des livres et MSS. de la bibliothèque de feu M. Rætzel. Paris, 1836.
When this gentleman wished to dispose of a portion of his curious collections, he took a fancy to be enigmatic on the occasion, and part was offered for sale as the property of a fictitious Englishman, Mr. Riddell, and part as the property of a fictitious German, Herr Rætzel. “Räthsel” in German is the equivalent of “riddle” in English, and the riddle has remained a riddle to many bibliographers to this day. The Athenæum, from whose number for March, 1860, we take this, gives an instance of a very learned German bibliograph, Dr. Graesse, being thus misled. As he more than once in his _Trésor des Livres Rares, etc._, quotes the prices at the sale of “M. Rætzel.” This last is mentioned by Harrisse in his Bib. Americana, 1866. See also Quérard La France Litt. ix. 374.
TEUFELSDROECKH (Herr) _fictitious name_ [THOMAS CARLYLE].
Sartor Resartus: the Life and Opinions of Herr T. 3rd edition, 1849.
First appeared in Fraser’s Magazine, 1830. It was reprinted for Friends in 1833-4, and in 1836 and 1841.
_See Allibone._
TEUTHA, _pseud._ [WILLIAM JERDAN].
The signature of “Teutha,” the ancient name of the Tweed, was used by him from the period of his earliest to his latest contributions to the press.
See Autobiography, 1852, i. 189.
T. F. S., an Old Piscator, _init._ [SALTER].
Hints to Anglers, &c., in verse. Lond., 1808.
T. H., _initialism_ [HAMILTON].
See The author of Cyril Thornton.
THE AMATEUR LAMBETH CASUAL, [JAMES GREENWOOD].
The Wilds of London, with a full account of the natives. London, _J. C. Hotten_, 1866.
The True History of Little Ragamuffin, 1866.
THE AUTHOR [EVANS].
Six Letters of Publicola on the Liberty of the Subject; and the Privileges of the House of Commons. Originally published in The Times, and now collected and illustrated by the Author. Lond., 1810.
THE AUTHORESS OF Ellen Fitzarthur, and the Widow’s Tale [CAROLINE BOWLES, afterwards SOUTHEY].
Solitary Hours, poems. Lond., 1826.
Chapters on Churchyards. London, 1829.
---- Flirtation [Lady CHARLOTTE SUSAN MARIA BURY].
A Marriage in High Life [by Lady Scott], edited by ----, 1828. Journal of the Heart, edited by ----, 1830. Separation, a novel, 1830. The Disinherited and the Ensnared, 1834. Love, 1837.
---- Hungarian Tales [Mrs. GORE].
The Tuileries, a tale. London, 1831.
---- Little Things, [H. WILSON].
Things to be Thought of. Addressed to the Young. Edinburgh, 1853.
---- Mothers and Daughters. See The Author of, &c.
---- The Bride of Sienna [Mrs. GORDON SMYTHIES].
Fitzherbert; or, Lovers and Fortune Hunters. Lond., 1838.
---- The Disinherited [Lady CHARLOTTE BURY].
The Devoted. Lond., 1836.
THE AUTHOR OF Abbeychurch [Miss YOUNG].
Scenes and Characters, or Eighteen Months at Beechcroft. London, _Mozley_, 1847.
---- A Handbook to Hastings [Miss ANNE HOWARD].
Hastings Past and Present, Lond., 1855.
---- Alice Wentworth, etc. [NOEL RADECLIFFE].
The Lees of Blendon Hall, 1859.
See Polypus.
---- All the Talents [Eaton Stannard Barrett].
The Talents run Mad. London, 1816.
---- All the Talents in Ireland [ ].
A letter to ... Viscount Castlereagh upon the present Political State of Ireland.... Lond., 1807.
Signed “Scrutator.”
---- A Marriage in High Life [Lady C. L. SCOTT],
Trevelyan. Lond. 1831. Several editions.
This is ascribed to Lady Scott in the London Catalogue of _Hodgson_, 1851, and it is given to both her and Lady Dacre in the English Cat., _Sampson Low_, 1864. Allibone gives it to the latter.
Trevelian, par l’auteur de Elisa Rivers et du Mariage dans le grand Monde, traduit de l’Anglais [par Mme. la Comtesse Molé]. Paris, _Guyot_, 1834.
_De Manne_ (3103), who attributes “Elisa Rivers” to Miss Kelly. Quérard, in his corrections, says this is an error, which we believe is true, but he makes a worse one, for he says it is by Mary Brunton. “Alice Rivers” is by Miss M. A. Kelty, but who is “Elisa” by?
---- Amy Herbert [Miss E. M. SEWELL].
History of the Early Church. _Longman_, 1866. See A LADY. 1865.
---- An Essay on Light Reading [Rev. EDWARD MANGIN].
A Letter to Thomas Moore on the subject of Sheridan’s School for Scandal, 1826.
A Letter to the Admirers of Chatterton. Bath, 1838.
---- Angelina [T. PREST].
Mary Clifford; or, the Foundling Apprentice Girl. A Tale Lond. [1842].
---- A Night in a Workhouse [JAMES GREENWOOD].
An unauthorised copy, with this title-page--
Startling Particulars! A Night in a Workhouse, from the Pall Mall Gazette. How the Poor are Treated in Lambeth! The Casual Pauper! “Old Daddy,” the Nurse! The Bath! The Conversation of the Casuals! The Striped Shirt! The Swearing Club!! “Skilly” and “Toke” by Act of Parliament! The Adventures of a Young Thief! &c., &c., &c. _F. Bowering_, &c. [1866]. 12mo; 16. 1d.
A Night in a Workhouse first appeared in the Pall Mall Gazette, 1866, when that excellently written paper was, like the author of these papers, almost unknown. They created an immense sensation at the time, and numbers of pirated copies of the story were printed.
---- Annals of the Parish [JOHN GALT].
The Ayrshire Legatees; or, the Bingle Family. Edin., 1821.
The Spaewife. A Tale of the Scottish Chronicles. 1823.
---- Anne Grey [THOMAS HENRY LISTER].
Hulse House. A Novel. Lond., _Saunders & Otley_, 1860.
---- Antidote to the Miseries of Human Life [ ].
Talents Improved; or, the Philanthropist. By ----. 4th edit., corrected by the author. Lond., Bradford [printed] 1837.
Third edit. [1810?] is anonymous.
---- A Skeleton in Every House [C. WATERS].
Two Love Stories. An Anglo-Spanish Romance. Lond., 1861.
---- A Trap to Catch a Sunbeam [MATILDA ANNE PLANCHÉ, afterwards MACKARNESS].
A Merry Christmas, 1850 and 1865. The Dream of Chintz, 1851. The Cloud with the Silver Lining, 1852. Influence, 1853. The Star in the Desert, 1853. Thrift, 1855. Sibert’s Wold, 1856. A Ray of Light, 1857. Coming Home, 1858. The Golden Rule, 1859. When we were Young, 1860. Amy’s Kitchen, 1860. Minnie’s Love, 1860. Sunbeam Stories, 1860. Little Sunshine, 1861. A Guardian Angel, 1864. Charades for the Drawing Room, 1866. All London.
---- Blondelle [ ].
The Island Empire; or, the Scenes of the First Exile of the Emperor Napoleon. Lond., 1855.
---- Brambletye House [HORACE SMITH, Stockbroker].
Tales of the Early Ages. Lond., 1832.
---- Calavar [Dr. BIRD].
The Infidel, or The Fall of Mexico, a Romance. New York, 1835. 2nd edit. Phil., 1835.
Also published in London as “Cortes, or,” &c.
Peter Pilgrim, or a Rambler’s Recollections. Phil., 1838.
The Adventures of Robin Day. 1839.
See Allibone for other works.
---- Cavendish [W. JOHNSON NEALE].
The Lauread. A Literary, Political, and Moral Satire, in Four Books. Book the First. Lond., 1833.
The second edition the same year. No more published.
The Naval Surgeon [1858] and 1861. The Lost Ship, 1860. The Port Admiral [1861]. The Captain’s Wife, 1862.
These form part of the Naval and Military Library.
---- Charles Auchester [Miss SHEPPARD].
Counterparts, or the Cross of Love. Edin. (printed), Lond., 1850 and 1866.
Rumour (a Novel). 1858.
Almost a Heroine. Lond., 1859.
---- Conrad. A Tragedy, lately performed at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham. 1819. [ALFRED BUNN, Manager of the Theatre].
Tancred, a Tale, and other Poems.
---- Corruption and Intolerance [THOMAS MOORE].
The Sceptic. A philosophical satire. Lond., 1809.
---- Counterparts [Miss SHEPPARD].
My First Season, by Beatrice Reynolds. Edited by ----. Lond., 1855 and 1864.
---- Cousin Geoffrey [Mrs. GORDON SMYTHIES].
The Matchmaker, 1842. The Jilt, 1844.
Courtship and Wedlock; or, Lovers and Husbands. Lond., _Newby_, 1850. Married for Love, 1857.
A Lover’s Quarrel; or, the Country Ball. 1858.
---- Cyril Thornton [Captain THOMAS HAMILTON].
Men and Manners in America. Edin., 1833.
Signed T. H.
---- Darnley, De L’Orme, &c. [G. P. R. JAMES].
Philip Augustus; or, the Brothers in Arms. Lond., 1831.
---- De Foix, The White Hoods (Mrs. A. E. STOTHARD, afterwards BRAY).
The Protestant. A Tale of the Reign of Queen Mary. Lond., 1828.
---- Doctor Antonio [G. RUFFINI].
A Quiet Nook in the Jura. 1866.
---- Doctor Hookwell [Rev. ROBERT ARMITAGE, of Easthorpe, Salop].
The Penscellwood Papers. Lond., 1846.
Ernest Singleton. A novel. 1848.
See _N. & Q._, 2 S.
---- Doing and Suffering [Miss C. BICKERSTETH].
The Creation and Deluge. Lond., 1866.
---- East Lynne [Mrs. HENRY WOOD].
Lady Adelaide’s Oath. Lond., _Bentley_, 1867.
Most, if not all, of Mrs. Wood’s novels, before being published in the usual form, first appeared, in a more or less abbreviated state, in the _New Monthly Mag._
See Athenæum, 1867.
---- Emilia Wyndham [Mrs. ANNE MARSH].
Angela, 1847. The Rose of Ashurst, 1857. Norman’s Bridge.
---- Eugene Aram [Lord LYTTON].
The Student. Lond., 1835.
---- Evelina, Cecilia, &c. [FANNY BURNEY, afterwards D’ARBLAY].
Camilla, or a Picture of Youth. Lond., 1840.
---- First Love [MARGRACIA LOUDON].
Fortune-Hunting. A Novel. Lond., 1832.
---- Frankenstein [Mrs. MARY WOOLSTONCRAFT SHELLEY].
Lodore, Lond., 1835. Falkener, a novel, 1837.
---- Friends in Council, &c. [ARTHUR HELPS].
A Letter on Uncle Tom’s Cabin. _Camb._, U.S., 1852.
---- Granby [T. H. LISTER].
Epickaris, an Historical Tragedy. Lond., 1829.
---- Guy Rivers [W. G. SIMMS].
The Yemassee. 1835.
---- Handley Cross [R. S. SURTEES].
Plain or Ringlets. London [1859] 1860.
---- Headlong Hall [THOMAS LOVE PEACOCK].
Melincourt, London, 1856. Gryll Grange, 1861.
---- Heartsease [Miss YONGE].
The Castle Builders, Lond., 1855. The Lances of Linwood, 1855.
---- Henrietta’s Wish [Miss YONGE].
The Two Guardians, or Home in this World. London, 1852.
---- Heroes, Philosophers, and Courtiers of the Time of Louis XVI., etc. [Mrs. A. E. CHALLICE].
French Authors at Home. Episodes in the Lives and Works of Balzac, Made. de Girardin, George Sand, Lamartine, Gozean, Lamennais, V. Hugo. Lond., 1864, 2 vols.
---- Homeward Bound [J. F. COOPER].
Home as found. By ----. Phil., 1838.
---- Hope Leslie [Miss C. M. SEDGWICK].
The Linwood’s: or, “Sixty Years Since,” in America. London, 1835. Letters from Abroad to Kindred at Home, 1841. Live and Let Live; or, Domestic Scenes illustrated. New York, 1844. Tales and Sketches, New York, 1846. The Poor Man and the Rich Man, 1845. Clarence: or a Tale of Our Times, 1856. Redwood, a tale, 1856.
---- Hypocrisy, a Satire [Rev. C. C. COLTON].
Remarks, Critical and Moral, on the Talents of Lord Byron, and the tendencies of Don Juan. By ----, with notes and Anecdotes, political and historical. Lond., 1819, signed C. C. C.
---- Incidents of Travel in Egypt, Arabia Petræa, and the Holy Land [G. STEPHENS].
Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, and Poland. London, 1838.
---- Joanna of Naples [LOUISA JANE PARK, afterwards HALL].
Miriam, a dramatic Poem. London, 1849.
---- “John Halifax,” Gentleman [Miss DINAH MARIA MULOCK, afterwards CRAIK].
Numbers of Works as above. See _Men of the Time_.
---- Kings of England [Miss YONGE].
Langley School, 1850, 16mo. Landmarks of History. Ancient History, 1852. Middle Ages, 1853. Modern History, 1857.
---- Lady Audley’s Secret [Miss BRADDON].
The Doctor’s Wife, London, 1864. Aurora Floyd. Henry Dunbar, 1864. Sir Jasper’s Tenant, 1864. See Lascelles (Lady C.) _pseud._
The opening chapters of Lady Audley’s Secret were first published anonymously in Robin Goodfellow, a journal conducted by Charles Mackay, in 1861. It ceased at the twelfth number. Four octavo pages of the latter, in double columns, make 24 pages in the three volume reprint, in which the fact of its having previously appeared is not mentioned.
Henry Dunbar, the Story of an Outcast. By the Author of Lady Audley’s Secret. _Maxwell & Co._, 1864.
On the publication of this work the “Athenæum” made the following remarks:
“The Publication of a new novel by Miss Braddon seems to bring, as a matter of course, a renewal of the old puffery. We shall take the liberty of telling all parties concerned that the thing is over done. People are growing suspicious of books which begin--as far as they can see--with a second edition.”
This novel was first published in a serial form in the London Journal in 1864, under the title of “The Outcast,” though this fact is not mentioned in the re-issue. With regard to the second edition being the first, the latter was doubtless a very small one, and this may not unjustly be considered as part of the “puffing system,” which we by no means condemn, if carried on honestly. A certain amount of puffing for an unknown writer is necessary to bring him into notice; but our readers may judge for themselves of the following paragraph, sent by the publishers of the novel to the “Athenæum” for publication:
“_Henry Dunbar_--The publishers state that the whole of the 1st edition of this _new novel_, by the author of ‘Lady Audley’s Secret’ has been completely exhausted on the first day of publication; and that a second edition is in the press, and will be ready on Monday next. Admirers of Miss Braddon’s prolific pen have much cause to rejoice in her popularity, the growth of which is now made more manifest than ever by the simultaneous issue of her writings in the French, German, and English languages, etc.”
Mr. Maxwell has the sanction of the law for this proceeding:--“the Vice-Chancellor apprehended that if a publisher chose to print 20,000 copies, keeping in his storehouse a large quantity, and periodically issuing them to the world, by thousands, for instance, every such issue would be an edition.”--_Reade_ v. _Bentley_, Phillips, p. 73.
A romance called “The Outcasts” was translated from the German by G. Soane, and published in 1825.
Only a Clod, London, 1865. The Lady’s Mile, 1866.
---- Literary Cookery [A. E. BRAE].
Collier, Coleridge, and Shakespeare. A review by ----. Lond., 1860.
---- Little Henry and His Bearer [Mrs. M. M. SHERWOOD].
The Lady and her Ayah, an Indian Story. Dubl., 1816.
Little Henry has been translated into Origa, and published at Cuttack, 1838 and 1842.