Charlotte M. Brame (1836-1884)...........................................................................................VFRG36: PRELIMS CHARLOTTE M. BRAME (1836-1884) Towards a Primary Bibliography § Compiled by Graham Law with Gregory Drozdz and Debby McNally § Victorian Fiction Research Guide 36 [Version 1.1 (May 2012)] i Charlotte M. Brame (1836-1884)...........................................................................................VFRG36: PRELIMS Copyright © Graham Law, Gregory Drozdz, Debby McNally 2011 ISSN 0148 3921 ii Charlotte M. Brame (1836-1884)...........................................................................................VFRG36: PRELIMS Plate 1. Photographic Portrait of Charlotte M. Brame (1836-84) From H.J. Francis, A History of Hinckley (London: H.W. Pickering, 1930) iii Charlotte M. Brame (1836-1884)...........................................................................................VFRG36: PRELIMS Plate 2. Dora Thorne in the Family Herald, First Instalment, 16 September 1871 From a copy of the journal in the possession of the authors iv Charlotte M. Brame (1836-1884)...........................................................................................VFRG36: PRELIMS CONTENTS Acknowledgements ………….. ………….. ix Abbreviations ………….. ………….. x INTRODUCTION 1 List of Sources ………….. …………..16 A Chronology of Brame’s Life and Career ………….. ………….. 18 BIBLIOGRAPHY 19 (1) Principal Listing by Genre ………….. ………….. 20 1) Verse [nos. 1-6] ………….. ………….. 20 2) Fiction: ………….. ………….. 20 a. Short Tales [nos. 7-129] ………….. ………….. 20 b. Novelettes [nos. 130-156] ………….. ………….. 26 c. Novels [nos. 157-223] ………….. ………….. 28 d. Collections of Stories [nos. 224-232] ………….. ………….. 34 (2) Alphabetical Listing of All Works of Fiction ………….. ………….. 36 (3) Chronological Listing of All Periodical Contributions ………….. ………….. 76 APPENDICES 81 A. May Brame’s List of Her Mother’s Books, etc. ………….. ………….. 82 B. William Stevens’s ‘Family Story-Teller’ Series, #1-100 ………….. ………….. 85 C. Annotated List of Family Reader Stories in the Benners Papers ………….. .………….. 88 D. Manuscripts ascribed to Brame in the O’Neill Collection ………….. .………….. 97 E. Titles assigned to ‘The Author of “Dora Thorne”’ in Munro’s ………….. .………….. 101 ‘Seaside Library’ F. Titles assigned to ‘Charlotte M. Braeme’ in Munro’s ‘Seaside ………….. .………….. 103 Library Pocket Edition’ G. Titles assigned to ‘Bertha M. Clay’ in John W. Lovell’s ‘Lovell’s ………….. .………….. 107 Library’ H. Lupton’s ‘Arm Chair Library’, #1-100 ………….. .………….. 109 I. Street & Smith’s ‘Eagle Library’, #1-153 ………….. .………….. 111 J. Street & Smith’s ‘Bertha Clay Library’, #1-160 ………….. .………….. 115 K. Street & Smith’s ‘New Bertha Clay Library’, #1-160 ………….. .………….. 119 L. US Periodical Appearances of Clay/Braeme/Brame/AO ‘Dora ………….. .………….. 123 Thorne’ Titles M. Other Major US Series of Clay/Braeme/Brame/AO ‘Dora ………….. .………….. 130 Thorne’ Titles N. Main British Publishers of Brame/Clay Titles after Stevens ………….. .………….. 138 ENVOI Gregory Drozdz: ‘Hinckley’s Forgotten Daughter’ ………….. .………….. 145 v Charlotte M. Brame (1836-1884)...........................................................................................VFRG36: PRELIMS Plate 3. Lady Gwendoline’s Dream, &c. in the ‘Family Story-Teller’ Series, No 43 [1887] From a copy of the volume in the possession of the authors vi Charlotte M. Brame (1836-1884)...........................................................................................VFRG36: PRELIMS Plate 4. Golden Chains in the Young Ladies’ Journal, First Instalment, September 1871 From a copy of the journal in the possession of the authors vii Charlotte M. Brame (1836-1884)...........................................................................................VFRG36: PRELIMS Plate 5. From Gloom to Sunlight in Frank Leslie’s Chimney Corner, 3 November 1877 From a copy of the journal in Waseda University Central Library viii Charlotte M. Brame (1836-1884)...........................................................................................VFRG36: PRELIMS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The authors would like to express their thanks to the following research institutions and members of staff for their assistance: Brandeis University, Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections, especially Sarah Shoemaker; British Library, Boston Spa Reading Room, St Pancras Reading Rooms, and Newspaper Library, Colindale; the Bodleian Library, Oxford University; Cambridge University Library, especially Claire Welford, Superintendent, Rare Books Department; Hinckley Public Library, Leicestershire, especially Phillip Lindley, former Local Studies Librarian; Leicestershire Record Office, Wigston Magna, Leicester; New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Berg Collection and Newspaper Division; New York University, Fales Library and Special Collections, Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, especially Charlotte Priddle, Librarian for Printed Books, and Lisa Darms, Senior Archivist; Northern Illinois University Libraries, Rare Books & Special Collections, especially Lynne M. Thomas, Curator; Syracuse University Library, Special Collections Research Center, especially Nicole C. Dittrich, Reference Assistant; Tokyo University Library, Hongo; University of California, San Diego, Mandeville Special Collections Library, especially Lynda Corey Claassen, Director, and Heather Smedburg on the desk; Waseda University, Takata Memorial and Central Libraries; and Wilson Library Manuscripts Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We would also like to acknowledge permission granted to quote from the following unpublished archival materials: Ralph Adimari Papers and William J. Benners Papers, Fales Library and Special Collections; Marie Louise Brame, MS Letter to H.J. Francis, 2 November 1926, H.J. Francis Papers, Local Studies Collection, Hinckley Library; James O’Neill Collection, Mandeville Special Collections, Geisel Library, University of California, San Diego; and Street & Smith Records, Syracuse University Library. Every effort has been made, but without success, to contact the descendants of both William J. Benners, Jnr, and Ralph Adimari with regard to permission to quote from their unpublished papers. Thanks are also due for permission to reproduce an image from the following source: Frank Leslie’s Chimney Corner, volume for 1877, held at Waseda University Central Library. A few paragraphs in the general introduction and appendix headings to this work represent revised versions of material from the following articles, and permission to cite is acknowledged: Graham Law, ‘Out of Her Hands: On the Provenance of the James O’Neill Manuscripts (MSS 0141)’, in (Waseda University, School of International Liberal Studies) Global Forum 8 (Forthcoming, March 2012); Graham Law, ‘Sensational Variations on the Domestic Romance: Charlotte M. Brame and Mary Cecil Hay in the Family Herald’, in A Companion to Sensation Fiction, ed. Pamela K. Gilbert (Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011) pp. 332-48; Graham Law & Norimasa Morita, ‘Internationalizing the Popular Print Marketplace’, in U.S. Popular Print Culture, 1860-1920 (Oxford History of Popular Print Culture Series), ed. Christine Bold (New York: Oxford UP, 2011) pp. 211-29. Marianne Marson merits acknowledgment for her efforts as a research assistant working on the Popular Literature Special Collections at Northern Illinois University Libraries, DeKalb. Finally, our personal thanks are due to the following distinguished scholars for their generous help in tracking down and getting hold of inaccessible materials: William Baker, Distinguished Research Professor, Department of English, Northern Illinois University; Laurel Brake, Professor Emerita of Literature and Print Culture, Birkbeck College, University of London; J. Randolph Cox, Editor, Dime Novel Round-Up and Professor Emeritus, St Olaf’s College, Minnesota; and Anne Humpherys, Professor of English, Lehman College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York. ix Charlotte M. Brame (1836-1884)...........................................................................................VFRG36: PRELIMS ABBREVIATIONS ACL ‘Arm Chair Library’ (New York: Lupton) AKA Also known as AO (By the) Author of BB Bow Bells (London: John Dicks) BCL ‘Bertha Clay Library’ (New York: Street & Smith) BM British Museum BMC ‘Bertha M. Clay’ BSB ‘Budget Story Books’, formerly ‘People’s Pocket Story Books’ (London: James Henderson) CCS ‘Chimney Corner Series’ (New York: Lupton) CG Charles Garvice CMB Charlotte M. Brame CMBe ‘Charlotte M. Braeme’ CS ‘Clover Series’ (New York: Street & Smith) CUL Cambridge University Library EL ‘Eagle Library’ (New York: Street & Smith) FH Family Herald (London: William Stevens) FHS Family Herald Supplement (London: William Stevens) FR Family Reader (London: F. Farrah/J.B. Coleman/John Conway/Charles Garvice) FST ‘Family Story-Teller’ (London: William Stevens) JH James Henderson JRC John R. Coryell LHL ‘Leisure Hour Library’ (New York: Lupton) LL ‘Lovell’s Library’ (New York: John W. Lovell) MMF ‘Masterpieces of Modern Fiction’ (London: Aldine Publishing) MS(s) Manuscript(s) NBCL ‘New Bertha Clay Library’ (New York: Street & Smith) NES ‘New Eagle Series’ (New York: Street & Smith) NYW New York Weekly (New York: Street & Smith) O&Y Old and Young (London: Henderson) PL ‘People’s Library’ (New York: J.S. Ogilvie) PN Pictorial News (London: Henderson) S&S Street & Smith SL ‘Seaside Library’ (New York: George Munro) SLP ‘Seaside Library Pocket Edition’ (New York: George Munro)