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George W.M. Reynolds was a prolific author of the 19th century
'penny dreadful' (now known as pulp fiction), a lurid
sensationalist genre in which the occult and supernatural featured
heavily, although Reynolds was a cut above other writers in his
field. 'Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf' (1847) is one of his best known
works, and tells the story of an old man living in the Black
Forest, who becomes a werewolf as a result of a demonic pact.
This early work by George W. M. Reynolds was originally published
in 1848 and we are now republishing it as part of our Cryptofiction
Classics series. 'Wagner the Wehr-Wolf' is a short story about a
man who makes a deal to remain young but at the cost of becoming
lycanthropic.
The million-copy bestseller that rocked mid-Victorian England
returns to print for the first time in a century
The government feared him. Rival authors like Charles Dickens,
whom he outsold, despised him. The literary establishment did its
best to write him out of literary history. But when George W.M.
Reynolds, journalist, political reformer, Socialist, and novelist,
died in 1879, even his critics were forced to acknowledge the truth
of his obituary, which declared that he was the most popular writer
of his time. And The Mysteries of London, which was published in
1844 in the "penny dreadful" format of weekly installments sold for
a penny each, was his masterpiece and greatest success, selling
50,000 copies a week and over a million more when published in
volume form.
The Mysteries of London is a sprawling tableau, seeking to depict
life as Reynolds saw it in mid-Victorian London and expose what he
viewed as gross injustice toward the poor. Some of the notable
storylines involve Richard Markham and Eliza Sydney, two virtuous
but ingenuous youths inveigled into the fraudulent schemes of
rogues; George Montague, a libertine who appears literally out of
nowhere and nearly overnight becomes one of the richest and most
powerful men in London; Anthony Tidkins, the "Resurrection Man," a
ruthless murderer and body-snatcher; and Ellen Monroe, an
impoverished girl forced to submit to the worst degradations to
earn money to feed her elderly father. The story takes us from
royal drawing rooms, offices of cabinet ministers, and chambers of
Parliament to the bowels of Newgate prison, the workhouse, and the
lowest of taverns and gambling dens as Reynolds unfolds his
thrilling plot, which never flags for an instant over the course of
nearly 1,200 pages.
This edition, the first in over 100 years, includes the unabridged
text of the complete first series of The Mysteries, including its
illustrations, more than fifty in all, and features a new foreword
by Victorian scholar Louis James and annotations by Dr. Dick
Collins.
Title: The Mysteries of the Court of London ... With ...
illustrations.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print
EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United
Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries
holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats:
books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps,
stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14
million books, along with substantial additional collections of
manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The
FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the
British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides
readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and
19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of
audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader
looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the
main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy,
and works of satire. ++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++ British Library Reynolds, George W.
M.; 1849-1856. 8 vol.; 8 . 12603.l.6.
Title: The Mysteries of the Court of London ... With ...
illustrations.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print
EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United
Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries
holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats:
books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps,
stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14
million books, along with substantial additional collections of
manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The
NOVELS OF THE 18th & 19th CENTURIES collection includes books
from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection
includes major and minor works from a period which saw the
development and triumph of the English novel. These classics were
written for a range of audiences and will engage any reading
enthusiast. ++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++ British Library Reynolds, George
William MacArthur; 1849-1856. 8 vol.; 8 . 12603.l.6.
Title: Agnes; or Beauty and Pleasure.Publisher: British Library,
Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national
library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest
research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known
languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound
recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes
books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied
collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view
of the world. Topics include health, education, economics,
agriculture, environment, technology, culture, politics, labour and
industry, mining, penal policy, and social order. ++++The below
data was compiled from various identification fields in the
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British Library Reynolds, George W. M.; 1857, 58. 2 vol.; 8 .
12625.f.16.
Title: The Days of Hogarth: or, the Mysteries of Old London,
etc.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe
British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It
is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150
million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals,
newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and
much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along
with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and
historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF
BRITAIN & IRELAND collection includes books from the British
Library digitised by Microsoft. As well as historical works, this
collection includes geographies, travelogues, and titles covering
periods of competition and cooperation among the people of Great
Britain and Ireland. Works also explore the countries' relations
with France, Germany, the Low Countries, Denmark, and Scandinavia.
++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:
++++ British Library Reynolds, George W. M.; 1884.]. 211 p.; 8 .
12622.i.52.
Title: Rosa Lambert.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print
EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United
Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries
holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats:
books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps,
stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14
million books, along with substantial additional collections of
manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The
FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the
British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides
readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and
19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of
audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader
looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the
main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy,
and works of satire. ++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++ British Library Reynolds, George W.
M.; 1854. 8 . 12625.f.19.
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