1890-1892 The Novels and Works of George Whyte-Melville

Description

Illustrated, Leather Binding

Bound in a smart half calf binding with marbled paper boards.

A handsome collection of the complete novels and works of the popular Scottish sporting novelist George Whyte-Melville. This set includes new editions from 1890–1892 as well as undated later printings, featuring his best-known tales.

This collection consists of:

Holmby House: A Tale of Old Northamptonshire (1890). New edition. 

The Interpreter: A Tale of the War (1890). New edition. 

Good for Nothing: Or All Down Hill (1890). New edition. 

The Gladiators: A Tale of Rome and Judaea (1890). New edition. 

Kate Coventry: An Autobiography (1891). New edition. 

General Bounce: Or The Lady and the Locusts (1891). New edition. 

The Queen’s Maries: A Romance of Holyrood (1892). New edition. 

Katerfelto: A Story of Exmoor. Undated. 

Sarchedon: A Legend of the Great Queen. Undated. 

The True Cross: A Legend of the Church. New edition, undated.

Satanella: A Story of Punchestown. New edition, undated.

Tilbury Nogo; or, Passages in the Life of an Unsuccessful Man. New edition, undated.

Contraband: Or A Losing Hazard. New edition, undated.

The White Rose. New edition, undated.

Songs and Verses. Undated. 

Roy’s Wife. Ninth Edition.

Cerise; A Tale of the Last Century. New edition, undated.

Digby Grand: An Autobiography. New edition, undated.

The Brookes of Bridlemere. Undated. 

Bones and I; Or, The Skeleton at Home. New edition, undated.

Market Harborough: Or, How Mr. Sawyer Went to the Shires; Inside the Bar: Or, Sketches at Soakington. New edition, undated.

Sister Louise: Or The Story of A Woman’s Repentance. New edition, undated.

M. or N.: “Similia Similibus Curantur.” New edition, undated.

Uncle John: A Novel. Undated. 

Rosine. New edition, undated.

Black but Comely; Or The Adventure of Jane Lee. New edition, undated.

Riding Recollections. Undated. 

Whyte-Melville (1821–1878) was celebrated for his lively depictions of foxhunting, military life, and historical romance, and his works remained in demand long after his death, finding a devoted readership among Victorian and Edwardian audiences.