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Books in the British genre:

Catalogue of a Loan Collection of the Works of Randolph Caldecott at the Brasenose Club (1888)

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Twenty-four illustrations and a memoir of the artist by George Evans.... View More

Author(s): George Evans
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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The Early Writings of William Makepeace Thackeray (1888)

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A selection of some of Thackeray’s early works with illustrations. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Charles Plumptre Johnson
William Makepeace Thackeray
Illustrator(s): F. Walker Chinnery
Richard Doyle
William Makepeace Thackeray

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Mr. Punch’s Young Reciter (1888)

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These humorous verses were originally published in Punch. This edition is illustrated and includes an additional piece. Read for free online at HathiTrust.... View More

Author(s): F. Anstey
Illustrator(s): Anonymous

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The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1888)

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The burghers of Hamelin town outsmart themselves. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Robert Browning
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1889)

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A savage satire of popular tales of chivalry marred by Twain’s stubborn atheism. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): Dan Beard

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Gleanings from the Graphic (1889)

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Drawings, illustrations and pictorial essays and letters for a popular periodical.

Author(s): Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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Kate Greenaway’s Book of Games (1889)

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How-to-play fifty-three different games with twenty-four color illustrations. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Kate Greenaway
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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Prince Prigio (1889)

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At his christening, an evil fairy gives Prince Prigio the gift of being too clever. Fortunately, with the help of the magic gifts of his other fairy godmothers, everything turns out in the end. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Andrew Lang
Illustrator(s): Gordon Browne

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Randolph Caldecott’s Sketches (1889)

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A collection of sketches from various periodicals. Read online at Archive.org. The second edition is here.... View More

Author(s): Henry Blackburn
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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The Rectory Children (1889)

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A story about children in a seaside town. Read for free online at Project Gutenberg.

Author(s): Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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The Royal Progress of King Pepito (1889)

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A small boy wanders off with his kitten and his dog to gather a bunch of flowers. Read online at the University of Florida.

Author(s): Beatrice F. Cresswell
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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Sylvie and Bruno (1889)

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This novel by the author of Alice weaves between the worlds of faerie and Victorian England. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Lewis Carroll
Illustrator(s): Harry Furniss

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The Alphabet of Old Friends (1890)

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This is the later reprint edition. The letters of the alphabet are presented through traditional nursery rhymes, set in gilded letters and paintings. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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The Children of the Castle (1890)

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A story of twin sisters and magic set in North Wales. Read for free online at the University of Florida.

Author(s): Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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English Fairy Tales (1890)

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This was one of the first collections of English fairy tales. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Joseph Jacobs
Illustrator(s): John D. Batten

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The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories (1890)

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A collection of fairy tales including the story of a princess who loses her gravity. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): George MacDonald
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

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Old Country Life (1890)

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A collection of essays on the decline of the English squirearchy. Read for free online at Internet Achive.

Author(s): S. Baring-Gould
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford
Francis Masey
William Parkinson

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The Sign of Four (1890)

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A young woman consults Sherlock Holmes about her father's disappearance. The cover image above is of the second printing. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Illustrator(s): Charles Kerr

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Thorndyke Manor: A Tale of Jacobite Times (1890)

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A story of the ’15 in Scotland. The cover shown above is from the 1905 new edition.

Author(s): Mary C. Rowsell
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

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The Blue Poetry Book (1891)

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The purpose of this collection is to provide children with great poems. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): H. J. Ford
Lancelot Speed

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