Ellen Wood's Novels & Books
Compiled by Michael Flowers ©2001-2006
Novels are issued in three volumes unless stated otherwise. American first editions are only given when they are known to precede British editions.
An illustration from Lord Oakburn's Daughters.
DATE |
TITLE | PUBLISHER |
1860 |
Danesbury House - 1 Volume | Scottish Temperance League |
1861 |
East Lynne | Bentley |
The Elchester College Boys* | Hogg | |
1862 |
The Channings | |
Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles | Bentley |
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A Life's Secret [US only - see 1867] | T.B. Peterson & Brothers, Philadelphia. |
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1863 |
Verner's Pride | Bradbury & Evans |
The Shadow of Ashlydyat | Bentley |
|
The Foggy Night at Offord - 1 Volume | James Nisbet |
|
The Castle's Heir -
| T.B. Peterson & Brothers |
|
Squire Trevlyns's Heir - [US only] | T.B. Peterson & Brothers |
|
1864 |
Oswald Cray | Adam & Charles Black |
Lord Oakburn's Daughters | Bradbury & Evans |
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Trevlyn Hold or Squire Trevlyn's Heir | Tinsley |
|
William Allair - 1 Volume | Griffith & Farran |
|
1865 |
Mildred Arkell | Tinsley |
1866 |
St. Martin's Eve | Tinsley |
Elster's Folly | Tinsley |
|
1867 |
Lady Adelaide's Oath | Bentley |
A Life's Secret - 2 Volumes | Charles W. Wood |
|
Orville College - 2 Volumes | Bentley |
|
1868 |
The Red Court Farm | Tinsley |
Anne Hereford | Bentley |
|
1869 |
Roland Yorke | Bentley |
1870 |
Bessy Rane | Bentley |
George Canterbury's Will | Tinsley |
|
1871 |
Dene Hollow | Bentley |
1872 |
Within the Maze | Bentley |
1873 |
The Master of Greylands | Bentley |
1874 |
Johnny Ludlow : First Series [Anon] | Bentley |
1875 |
Told in the Twilight | Bentley |
Bessy Wells - 1 Volume | Daldy, Isbister |
|
1876 |
Edina | Bentley |
Parkwater & Other Stories | Bentley |
|
Adam Grainger - 1 Volume | Bentley |
|
Our Children - 1 Volume [non-fiction] | Daldy, Isbister |
|
1878 |
Pomeroy Abbey : A Romance | Bentley |
1880 |
Johnny Ludlow : Second Series | Bentley |
1881 |
Court Netherleigh | Bentley |
1883 |
About Ourselves - 1 Volume [non-fiction] | Nisbet |
1885 |
Johnny Ludlow : Third Series | Bentley |
1887 |
Lady Grace & Other Stories | Bentley |
1888 |
The Story of Charles Strange | Bentley |
1889 |
Featherston's Story - 1 Volume | Bentley |
1890 |
The House of Halliwell | Bentley |
Adam Grainger & Other Stories - 1 Volume | Bentley |
|
The Unholy Wish & Other Stories - 1 Volume | Bentley |
|
Johnny Ludlow : Fourth Series - 1 Volume | Bentley |
|
Johnny Ludlow : Fifth Series - 1 Volume | Bentley |
|
1897 |
Ashley & Other Stories - 1 Volume | Bentley |
1899 |
Johnny Ludlow : Sixth Series - 1 Volume | Macmillan |
n.d. - c.1900 |
Popular Family Tales of English Life - 1 Volume | Simpkin, Marshall |
*This story originally appeared about this time in The Golden Casket by various authors, but later appeared in book form under its own title. This version was published in the 1860s by Castell, Petter, Galpin & Co, and in the early twentieth-century by R.E. King & Co.
I would like to thank Gwyn Bailey who helped clarify some of the publication details of The Elchester College Boys.
American Titles for Wood's 3-Volume Novels
The Castle's Heir - Lady Adelaide's Oath - identified by Allen J. Hubin.
Castle Wafer, or, The Plain Gold Ring - almost certainly St. Martin's Eve.
The Earl's Daughter - Subtitle and sometimes an alternative title for East Lynne.
The Earl's Heir - Probable alternative title for Lord Oakburn's Daughters.
Missing Since Midnight - Subtitle, and sometimes alternative title for Edina.
The Mystery - Definitely Anne Hereford.
Squire Trevlyn's Heir - Definitely Trevlyn Hold.
Titles of Books Attributed to Mrs Henry Wood (unique to America)
In the UK some of the following appeared either in short story collections or as episodes in novels, the remainder are untraced.
Barren Honor** - possibly a confusion with George A. Lawrence's novel of the same name.
The Canon's Daughter - alternative title for Cyrilla Maude's First Love.
Clara Lake's Dream** - an early version of part of The Red Court Farm.
Cyrilla Maude's First Love - short story - UK publication in Told in the Twilight.
The Diamond Bracelet - UK publication in Court Netherleigh.
The Doctor's Daughter - 'Anne' by "Johnny Ludlow".
Final Ending to It** - short story by "Johnny Ludlow" in the UK 2nd Series.
Five Thousand a Year - probably the novella Adam Grainger.
Frances Hildyard - short story - New Monthly Magazine (1851) & Argosy (1874).
Gervase Castonel** - 'Mr Castonel' - UK Publication in Ashley & Other Stories.
The Great Feast**
The Haunted Tower* - an early shorter version of Pomeroy Abbey.
The Heir to Ashley** - almost certainly 'Ashley' - UK Publication in Ashley & Other Stories.
A Light and a Dark Christmas - UK publication as part of Dene Hollow.
Lost in the Post, & Other Tales** - eight tales from UK Johnny Ludlow: 2nd Series, Vol. 1.
The Lost Bank-Note - possibly an alternative title for 'The Mail-Cart Robbery'.
The Lost Will* - alternative title for 'The Diamond Bracelet'.
Marrying Beneath Your Station*.
Martyn Ware's Temptation - UK publication in Told in the Twilight and Parkwater.
The Missing Letter**
The Mystery of Jessy Page & Other Stories** - five tales from UK Johnny Ludlow: 3rd Series, Vol. 1.
My Cousin Caroline's Wedding - short story which appeared in Told in the Twilight.
My Husband's First Love.
The Nobleman's Wife.
Out of the Deep; or, Cast Up by the Sea**
Robert Ashton's Wedding Day & Other Stories** - five tales from UK Johnny Ludlow: 2nd Series, Vol. 1.
Rose Lodge** - four tales from UK Johnny Ludlow: 2nd Series, Vols. 2 & 3.
The Runaway Match.
Rupert Hall - a short story - UK publication in Adam Grainger & Other Stories.
The Self-Convicted** - short story in UK Adam Grainger & Other Stories.
The Six Gray Powders - 'Mr. Castonel' - UK publication in Ashley & Other Stories.
The Smuggler's Ghost*.
The Story of Dorothy Grape, & Other Tales** - three tales from UK Johnny Ludlow: 3rd Series, Vol. 3.
A Tale of Sin, & Other Tales** - five tales from UK Johnny Ludlow: 2nd Series, Vols. 2 & 3.
Under the Rose** - some tales from the UK Johnny Ludlow: 1st Series.
Was He Severe? - early much shorter version of Court Netherleigh.
Will He Betray Her?
* For these titles I am indebted to Richard Dalby who sent me a copy of "Richard Beaton: Catalogue 17, 2000", which listed these titles in an American edition of Oswald Cray (1878). Many of the remaining American titles are listed in this same edition of Oswald Cray, and I am extremely grateful to Richard Beaton for kindly supplying this information.
** These titles are listed in Allen J. Hubin's Crime Fiction: A Comprehensive Bibliography 1749 - 1990, Volume 1, New York & London, 1994 (Revised & Updated Edition). I am very grateful to Richard Dalby for supplying me with this invaluable information.
An American Anthology
Something to Read, No.1: Comprising Seven Complete Stories by Mrs. Henry Wood,
New York: J.S. Ogilvie & Company, [n.d.]
Listed Contents:
1. East Lynne
2. A Life's Secret
3. 'The Tale of Sin' [a Johnny Ludlow story].
4. 'Was he Severe?'
5. 'The Lost Bank-Note'
6. 'The Doctor's Daughter' [a Johnny Ludlow story].
7. 'The Haunted Tower'
This volume also contains the following, which are not included in the contents:
'My First Offer' by Mary Cecil Hay
'A Sister's Story' [Anon].
'Rose Lodge' by Mrs Henry Wood writing as 'Johnny Ludlow'.
'Charles Van Rheyn' by Mrs Henry Wood writing as 'Johnny Ludlow'.
French Titles
Lady Isabel (1862) - French title for East Lynne, which was thought too English!
La Famille Halliburton (1868) - Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles.
Le Château Tragique (c.1886) - Second translation of East Lynne into French.
Tauchnitz Volumes of Wood's Books
DATE |
TITLE | VOLUME |
1861 |
East Lynne | (574, 575, 576) |
1862 |
The Channings | (599, 600) |
1863 |
Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles | (640, 641) |
Verner's Pride | (654, 655, 656) |
|
The Shadow of Ashlydyat | (684, 685, 686) |
|
1864 |
Trevlyn Hold | (713, 714) |
Lord Oakburn's Daughters | (743, 744) |
|
1865 |
Oswald Cray | (755, 756) |
Mildred Arkell | (783, 784) |
|
1866 |
St. Martin's Eve | (818, 819) |
Elster's Folly | (845, 846) |
|
1867 |
Lady Adelaide's Oath | (879, 880) |
Orville College | (916) |
|
A Life's Secret | (930) |
|
1868 |
The Red Court Farm | (965, 966) |
1869 |
Anne Hereford | (998, 999) |
Roland Yorke | (1050, 1051) |
|
1870 |
George Canterbury's Will | (1084, 1085) |
Bessy Rane | (1125, 1126) |
|
1871 |
Dene Hollow | (1181, 1182) |
1872 |
The Foggy Night at Offord/Martyn Ware's Temptation/The Night Walk Over the Mill Stream* | (1217) |
Within the Maze | (1270, 1271) |
|
1873 |
The Master of Greylands | (1361, 1362) |
1874 |
Johnny Ludlow | (1411, 1412) |
William Allair | ** |
|
1875 |
Told in the Twilight | (1518, 1519) |
1876 |
Adam Grainger | (1586) |
Edina | (1629, 1630) |
|
1878 |
Pomeroy Abbey | (1786, 1787) |
1881 |
Lost in the Post & Other Tales [Johnny Ludlow: Second Series, | (1947) |
A Tale of Sin & Other Tales [Johnny Ludlow: Second Series, | (1986) |
|
Anne & Other Tales [Johnny Ludlow: Second Series, | (1999) |
|
1882 |
Court Netherleigh | (2029) |
1885 |
The Mystery of Jessy Page & Other Tales [Johnny Ludlow: Third Series, | (2324) |
Helen Whitney's Wedding & Other Tales [Johnny Ludlow: Third Series, | (2338) |
|
The Story of Dorothy Grape & Other Tales [Johnny Ludlow: Third Series, Volume 3] | (2361) |
* This item is a first edition as it represents the first book publication of the stories 'Martyn Ware's Temptation' and 'The Night-Walk Over the Mill-Stream'. UK publication of these tales followed three years after in Told in the Twilight.
** [Volume 22 of the Series for the Young].
This Tauchnitz section has been taken from Tauchnitz International Editions in English 1841 - 1955 , A Bibliographical History by William Todd and Ann Bowden, Bibliographical Society of America (New York), 1988. I am extremely grateful to Richard Beaton who very kindly transcribed these details in order that this section could appear on this website.
Sources
M.G. Devonshire, The English Novel in France: 1830-1870, London: University of London, 1929.
Michael Flowers, Unpublished personal research.
Michael Sadleir, Nineteenth-Century Fiction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1951.
Robert Lee Wolff, Nineteenth-Century Fiction, New York: Garland, 1986.
Charles W. Wood, "Mrs. Henry Wood: In Memoriam", Argosy June 1887, p.441.