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Books in the British genre:

The Scouring of the White Horse (1859)

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A history of the White Horse of The White Horse Vale and of the maintenance of that venerable relic. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Thomas Hughes
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle

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A Tale of Two Cities (1859)

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“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.” Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Hablot K. Browne

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Day and Night Songs; and The Music Master. A Love Poem (1860)

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This collection includes “The Faeries” which was illustrated to great effect by Richard Doyle. The cover image is from an 1884 reprint by G. Philip & Son. The text below is from the 1860 edition. Read for free online at Internet Archi... View More

Author(s): William Allingham
Illustrator(s): Arthur Hughes
John Everett Millais
Dante Gabriel Rossetti

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The King of the Golden River (1860)

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Gluck and his two evil older brothers lived in the Treasure Valley until the South West Wind turned it into a desert. How it was changed back again is the burden of the story. In this edition the King has a regular nose instead of the “hooter.&... View More

Author(s): John Ruskin
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle

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The Cornhill Magazine (1861)

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Richard Doyle contributed to this popular literary magazine during 1861 and 1862.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle
Et al

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Great Expectations (1861)

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Young Pip has a patron -- but who? This first edition of Great Expectations was published in three volumes without illustrations. Read online at archive.org: Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 ... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): None

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Tom Brown at Oxford (1861)

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Following his graduation from Rugby, and a long vacation, our hero embarks on his collegiate career. The British first edition is in three volumes. Read for free online at Internet Archive: Volume 1, and Volume 2.... View More

Author(s): Thomas Hughes
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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The Uncommercial Traveller (1861)

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This is the first edition of sketches written during the author’s nighttime walks through London. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): None

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Bird’s Eye Views of Society (1864)

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A collection of pictures of people gathered together for social events in Victorian England. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Richard Doyle
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle

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Goody Platts and her Two Cats (1864)

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An elderly woman reminisces about her old mother cat and tells stories of her current tom, one of her old cat’s kittens. Read for free online at Google Books.... View More

Author(s): Thomas Miller
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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Our Mutual Friend (1865)

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The Australian heir to a junk king’s fortune has disappeared. Read online at archive.org: Volume 1 and Volume 2.... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Marcus Stone

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The Owl, A Wednesday Journal of Politics and Society (1865)

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A journal of politics and society, mainly written by parliamentary secretaries. Richard Doyle drew the cover.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle

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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1866)

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The most famous and popular fantasy novel in English. This is the first American edition, consisting of the original English printing, which the author suppressed. READ NOW.... View More

Author(s): Lewis Carroll
Illustrator(s): John Tenniel

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The Uncommercial Traveller (1866)

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This is the second, cheap, enlarged edition of Dickens’ essays and tales produced by his nighttime wanderings through London. It includes a frontispiece. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): G. J. Pinwell

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Wives and Daughters (1866)

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The story of Molly Gibson, her father, her stepmother and her lover. This is the first American edition printed in two columns, one volume. The cover image above is from the first English edition in two volumes. Read online at Internet Archive: Volum... View More

Author(s): Mrs. Gaskell
Illustrator(s): George du Maurier

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Wives and Daughters (1866)

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The story of Molly Gibson, her father, her stepmother and her lover. In two volumes. Read online at Internet Archive: Volume 1 and Volume 2.... View More

Author(s): Mrs. Gaskell
Illustrator(s): George du Maurier

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Dealings with the Fairies (1867)

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A collection of stories including ‘The Light Princess’ about a princess who losses her gravity. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): George MacDonald
Illustrator(s): Arthur Hughes

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No Thoroughfare (1867)

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Based on a stage play co-written with Wilkie Collins, this is the story of two orphans given the same name and the search for a missing heir. The title page by Bedford; frontis by Goodman. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Wilkie Collins
Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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Drawn from Life (1868)

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The Sketches of Young Ladies appeared first and Dickens was hired to produce the sequels. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Edward Caswall
Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Hablot K. Browne

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The Legendary Ballads of England and Scotland (1868)

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A large collection of ballads. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

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