Victorian Serial Novels Collection
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Throughout the Victorian period, novels in serial parts were published in abundance in newspapers and magazines, by far the most popular form, or in discreet parts issued in instalments, usually twenty monthly issues.
Many 19th century authors established themselves by first publishing original fiction in serial format. Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, George Eliot, Elizabeth Gaskell, Thomas Hardy, George Meredith, Robert Louis Stevenson and more, all published serial novels, either in monthly magazines or as discreet serial parts.
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- Items 245
- Last Updated 2025-02-19
Parent Collections (1)
Works (245)
1. Posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club, no. 01
- Title:
- Posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club, no. 01
- Description:
- Tells the story of Samuel Pickwick, a good natured elderly gentleman, president of the Pickwick Club. With three other members of the club, Pickwick travels around the English countryside, where he becomes caught up in a series of comic adventures, and romantic and legal misunderstandings. Although light in tone, the novel foreshadows the social concerns that would emerge in Dickens' later work. Issued monthly from April 1836 to November 1837. Chapters 1-2: Chapter 1: The Pickwickians Chapter 2: The first day's journey, and the first evening's adventures; with their consequences
- Subject:
- Men--Societies and clubs and Manners and customs
- Creator:
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
- Contributor:
- Seymour, Robert, 1798-1836 and Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882
- Publisher:
- London : Chapman and Hall
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1836/1837
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Call Number: PR4569 A1 1836
- Extent:
- 20 numbers in 19 volumes (xiv, 609 pages) ; 23 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- England
- Coordinates:
- 52.16045, -0.70312
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Illustrated. First edition (but not first issued of all parts) with parts in their original state with paper wrappers.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victorian Serial Novels Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- fiction (general genre), books, serials (publications), publications (documents), and novels
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-06-17
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF; no colour correction; archived in Cataloguing on DVD. Compressed from archive at 40% size and 150 dpi; saved as medium quality (5) jpg. Digitized by KM and CDW, technical metadata provided by KM and CDW, cataloguing metadata provided by GF and KD.
2. Posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club, no. 02
- Title:
- Posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club, no. 02
- Description:
- Tells the story of Samuel Pickwick, a good natured elderly gentleman, president of the Pickwick Club. With three other members of the club, Pickwick travels around the English countryside, where he becomes caught up in a series of comic adventures, and romantic and legal misunderstandings. Although light in tone, the novel foreshadows the social concerns that would emerge in Dickens' later work. Issued monthly from April 1836 to November 1837. Chapters 3-5: Chapter 3: A new acquaintance. The stroller's tale-- a disagreeable interruption; and an unpleasant rencontre Chapter 4: A field day and bivouac; more new friends; and an invitation to the country Chapter 5: A short one showing, among other matters, how Mr. Pickwick undertook to drive, and Mr. Winkle to ride; and how they both did it
- Subject:
- Men--Societies and clubs and Manners and customs
- Creator:
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
- Contributor:
- Seymour, Robert, 1798-1836 and Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882
- Publisher:
- London : Chapman and Hall
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1836/1837
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Call Number: PR4569 A1 1836
- Extent:
- 20 numbers in 19 volumes (xiv, 609 pages) ; 23 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- England
- Coordinates:
- 52.16045, -0.70312
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Illustrated. First edition (but not first issued of all parts) with parts in their original state with paper wrappers.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victorian Serial Novels Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- fiction (general genre), books, serials (publications), publications (documents), and novels
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-06-17
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF; no colour correction; archived in Cataloguing on DVD. Compressed from archive at 40% size and 150 dpi; saved as medium quality (5) jpg. Digitized by KM and CDW, technical metadata provided by KM and CDW, cataloguing metadata provided by GF and KD.
3. Posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club, no. 03
- Title:
- Posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club, no. 03
- Description:
- Tells the story of Samuel Pickwick, a good natured elderly gentleman, president of the Pickwick Club. With three other members of the club, Pickwick travels around the English countryside, where he becomes caught up in a series of comic adventures, and romantic and legal misunderstandings. Although light in tone, the novel foreshadows the social concerns that would emerge in Dickens' later work. Issued monthly from April 1836 to November 1837. Chapters 6-8: Chapter 6: An old-fashioned card party; The clergyman's verses; The story of the convict's return Chapter 7: How Mr. Winkle, instead of shooting at the pigeon and killing the crow, shot at the crow and wounded the pigeon; how the Dingley Dell Cricket Club played at Muggleton, and how all Muggleton dined at the Dingley Dell expense; with other interesting and instructive matters Chapter 8: Strongly illustrative of the position, that the course of true love is not a railway
- Subject:
- Men--Societies and clubs and Manners and customs
- Creator:
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
- Contributor:
- Seymour, Robert, 1798-1836 and Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882
- Publisher:
- London : Chapman and Hall
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1836/1837
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Call Number: PR4569 A1 1836
- Extent:
- 20 numbers in 19 volumes (xiv, 609 pages) ; 23 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- England
- Coordinates:
- 52.16045, -0.70312
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Illustrated. First edition (but not first issued of all parts) with parts in their original state with paper wrappers.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victorian Serial Novels Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- fiction (general genre), books, serials (publications), publications (documents), and novels
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-06-17
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF; no colour correction; archived in Cataloguing on DVD. Compressed from archive at 40% size and 150 dpi; saved as medium quality (5) jpg. Digitized by KM and CDW, technical metadata provided by KM and CDW, cataloguing metadata provided by GF and KD.
4. Posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club, no. 04
- Title:
- Posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club, no. 04
- Description:
- Tells the story of Samuel Pickwick, a good natured elderly gentleman, president of the Pickwick Club. With three other members of the club, Pickwick travels around the English countryside, where he becomes caught up in a series of comic adventures, and romantic and legal misunderstandings. Although light in tone, the novel foreshadows the social concerns that would emerge in Dickens' later work. Issued monthly from April 1836 to November 1837. Chapters 9-11: Chapter 9: A discovery and a chase Chapter 10: Clearing up all doubts (if any existed) of the disinterestedness of Mr. Jingle's character Chapter 11: Involving another journey, and an antiquarian discovery; recording Mr. Pickwick's determination to be present at an election; and containing a manuscript of the old clergyman's
- Subject:
- Men--Societies and clubs and Manners and customs
- Creator:
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
- Contributor:
- Seymour, Robert, 1798-1836 and Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882
- Publisher:
- London : Chapman and Hall
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1836/1837
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Call Number: PR4569 A1 1836
- Extent:
- 20 numbers in 19 volumes (xiv, 609 pages) ; 23 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- England
- Coordinates:
- 52.16045, -0.70312
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Illustrated. First edition (but not first issued of all parts) with parts in their original state with paper wrappers.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victorian Serial Novels Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- fiction (general genre), books, serials (publications), publications (documents), and novels
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-06-17
- Technical Note:
- Compressed from archive at 40% size and 150 dpi; saved as medium quality (5) jpg; 300 dpi TIFF; no colour correction; archived in Cataloguing on DVD. Digitized by KM and CDW, technical metadata provided by KM and CDW, cataloguing metadata provided by GF and KD.
5. Posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club, no. 05
- Title:
- Posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club, no. 05
- Description:
- Tells the story of Samuel Pickwick, a good natured elderly gentleman, president of the Pickwick Club. With three other members of the club, Pickwick travels around the English countryside, where he becomes caught up in a series of comic adventures, and romantic and legal misunderstandings. Although light in tone, the novel foreshadows the social concerns that would emerge in Dickens' later work. Issued monthly from April 1836 to November 1837. Chapters 12-14: Chapter 12: Descriptive of a very important proceeding on the part of Mr. Pickwick; no less an epoch in his life than in this history Chapter 13: Some account of Eatanswill; of the state of parties therein; and of the election of a member to serve in parliament for that ancient, loyal, and patriotic borough Chapter 14: Comprising a brief description of the company at the Peacock assembled; and a tale told by a bagman
- Subject:
- Men--Societies and clubs and Manners and customs
- Creator:
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
- Contributor:
- Seymour, Robert, 1798-1836 and Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882
- Publisher:
- London : Chapman and Hall
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1836/1837
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Call Number: PR4569 A1 1836
- Extent:
- 20 numbers in 19 volumes (xiv, 609 pages) ; 23 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- England
- Coordinates:
- 52.16045, -0.70312
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Illustrated. First edition (but not first issued of all parts) with parts in their original state with paper wrappers.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victorian Serial Novels Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- fiction (general genre), books, serials (publications), publications (documents), and novels
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-06-17
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF; no colour correction; archived in Cataloguing on DVD. Compressed from archive at 40% size and 150 dpi; saved as medium quality (5) jpg. Digitized by KM and CDW, technical metadata provided by KM and CDW, cataloguing metadata provided by GF and KD.
6. Posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club, no. 06
- Title:
- Posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club, no. 06
- Description:
- Tells the story of Samuel Pickwick, a good natured elderly gentleman, president of the Pickwick Club. With three other members of the club, Pickwick travels around the English countryside, where he becomes caught up in a series of comic adventures, and romantic and legal misunderstandings. Although light in tone, the novel foreshadows the social concerns that would emerge in Dickens' later work. Issued monthly from April 1836 to November 1837. Chapters 15-17: Chapter 15: In which is given a faithful portraiture of two distinguished persons; and an accurate description of a public breakfast in their house and grounds; which public breakfast leads to the recognition of an old acquaintance, and the commencement of another chapter Chapter 16: Too full of adventure to be briefly described Chapter 17: Showing that an attack of rheumatism, in some cases, acts as a quickener to inventive genius
- Subject:
- Men--Societies and clubs and Manners and customs
- Creator:
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
- Contributor:
- Seymour, Robert, 1798-1836 and Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882
- Publisher:
- London : Chapman and Hall
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1836/1837
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Call Number: PR4569 A1 1836
- Extent:
- 20 numbers in 19 volumes (xiv, 609 pages) ; 23 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- England
- Coordinates:
- 52.16045, -0.70312
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Illustrated. First edition (but not first issued of all parts) with parts in their original state with paper wrappers.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victorian Serial Novels Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- fiction (general genre), books, serials (publications), publications (documents), and novels
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-06-17
- Technical Note:
- Compressed from archive at 40% size and 150 dpi; saved as medium quality (5) jpg; 300 dpi TIFF; no colour correction; archived in Cataloguing on DVD. Digitized by KM and CDW, technical metadata provided by KM and CDW, cataloguing metadata provided by GF and KD.
7. Posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club, no. 07
- Title:
- Posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club, no. 07
- Description:
- Tells the story of Samuel Pickwick, a good natured elderly gentleman, president of the Pickwick Club. With three other members of the club, Pickwick travels around the English countryside, where he becomes caught up in a series of comic adventures, and romantic and legal misunderstandings. Although light in tone, the novel foreshadows the social concerns that would emerge in Dickens' later work. Issued monthly from April 1836 to November 1837. Chapters 18-20: Chapter 18: Briefly illustrative of two points, first, the power of hysterics, and secondly, the force of circumstances Chapter 19: A pleasant day, with an unpleasant termination Chapter 20: Showing how Dodson and Fogg were men of business, and their clerks men of pleasure; and how an affecting interview took place between Mr. Weller and his long-lost parent; showing also, what choice spirits assembled at the Magpie and Stump, and what a capital chapter the next one will be
- Subject:
- Men--Societies and clubs and Manners and customs
- Creator:
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
- Contributor:
- Seymour, Robert, 1798-1836 and Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882
- Publisher:
- London : Chapman and Hall
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1836/1837
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Call Number: PR4569 A1 1836
- Extent:
- 20 numbers in 19 volumes (xiv, 609 pages) ; 23 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- England
- Coordinates:
- 52.16045, -0.70312
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Illustrated. First edition (but not first issued of all parts) with parts in their original state with paper wrappers.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victorian Serial Novels Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- fiction (general genre), books, serials (publications), publications (documents), and novels
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-06-18
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF; no colour correction; archived in Cataloguing on DVD. Compressed from archive at 40% size and 150 dpi; saved as medium quality (5) jpg. Digitized by KM and CDW, technical metadata provided by KM and CDW, cataloguing metadata provided by GF and KD.
8. Posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club, no. 08
- Title:
- Posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club, no. 08
- Description:
- Tells the story of Samuel Pickwick, a good natured elderly gentleman, president of the Pickwick Club. With three other members of the club, Pickwick travels around the English countryside, where he becomes caught up in a series of comic adventures, and romantic and legal misunderstandings. Although light in tone, the novel foreshadows the social concerns that would emerge in Dickens' later work. Issued monthly from April 1836 to November 1837. Chapters 21-23: Chapter 21: In which the old man launches forth into his favourite theme, and relates a story about a queer client Chapter 22: Mr. Pickwick journeys to Ipswich, and meets with a romantic adventure with a middle-aged lady in yellow curl papers Chapter 23: In which Mr. Samuel Weller begins to devote his energies to the return match between himself and Mr. Trotter
- Subject:
- Men--Societies and clubs and Manners and customs
- Creator:
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
- Contributor:
- Seymour, Robert, 1798-1836 and Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882
- Publisher:
- London : Chapman and Hall
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1836/1837
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Call Number: PR4569 A1 1836
- Extent:
- 20 numbers in 19 volumes (xiv, 609 pages) ; 23 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- England
- Coordinates:
- 52.16045, -0.70312
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Illustrated. First edition (but not first issued of all parts) with parts in their original state with paper wrappers.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victorian Serial Novels Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- fiction (general genre), books, serials (publications), publications (documents), and novels
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-06-18
- Technical Note:
- Compressed from archive at 40% size and 150 dpi; saved as medium quality (5) jpg; 300 dpi TIFF; no colour correction; archived in Cataloguing on DVD. Digitized by KM and CDW, technical metadata provided by KM and CDW, cataloguing metadata provided by GF and KD.
9. Posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club, no. 09
- Title:
- Posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club, no. 09
- Description:
- Tells the story of Samuel Pickwick, a good natured elderly gentleman, president of the Pickwick Club. With three other members of the club, Pickwick travels around the English countryside, where he becomes caught up in a series of comic adventures, and romantic and legal misunderstandings. Although light in tone, the novel foreshadows the social concerns that would emerge in Dickens' later work. Issued monthly from April 1836 to November 1837. Chapters 24-26: Chapter 24: Wherein Mr. Peter Magnus grows jealous, and the middle-aged lady apprehensive, which brings the Pickwickians within the grasp of the law Chapter 25: Showing, among a variety of pleasant matters, how majestic and impartial Mr. Nupkins was; and how Mr. Weller returned Mr. Job Trotter's shuttlecock, as heavily as it came; with another matter, which will be found in its place Chapter 26: Which contains a brief account of the progress of the action of Bardell against Pickwick
- Subject:
- Men--Societies and clubs and Manners and customs
- Creator:
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
- Contributor:
- Seymour, Robert, 1798-1836 and Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882
- Publisher:
- London : Chapman and Hall
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1836/1837
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Call Number: PR4569 A1 1836
- Extent:
- 20 numbers in 19 volumes (xiv, 609 pages) ; 23 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- England
- Coordinates:
- 52.16045, -0.70312
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Illustrated. First edition (but not first issued of all parts) with parts in their original state with paper wrappers.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victorian Serial Novels Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- fiction (general genre), books, serials (publications), publications (documents), and novels
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-06-18
- Technical Note:
- Compressed from archive at 40% size and 150 dpi; saved as medium quality (5) jpg; 300 dpi TIFF; no colour correction; archived in Cataloguing on DVD. Digitized by KM and CDW, technical metadata provided by KM and CDW, cataloguing metadata provided by GF and KD.
10. Posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club, no. 10
- Title:
- Posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club, no. 10
- Description:
- Tells the story of Samuel Pickwick, a good natured elderly gentleman, president of the Pickwick Club. With three other members of the club, Pickwick travels around the English countryside, where he becomes caught up in a series of comic adventures, and romantic and legal misunderstandings. Although light in tone, the novel foreshadows the social concerns that would emerge in Dickens' later work. Issued monthly from April 1836 to November 1837. Chapters 27-28*: Chapter 27: Samuel Weller makes a pilgrimage to Dorking, and beholds his mother-in-law Chapter 28: A good-humoured Christmas chapter, containing an account of a wedding, and some other sports beside, which, although in their way even as good customs as marriage itself, are not quite so religiously kept up, in these degenerate times Chapter 28*: The story of the goblins who stole a sexton
- Subject:
- Men--Societies and clubs and Manners and customs
- Creator:
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
- Contributor:
- Seymour, Robert, 1798-1836 and Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882
- Publisher:
- London : Chapman and Hall
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1836/1837
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Call Number: PR4569 A1 1836
- Extent:
- 20 numbers in 19 volumes (xiv, 609 pages) ; 23 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- England
- Coordinates:
- 52.16045, -0.70312
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Illustrated. First edition (but not first issued of all parts) with parts in their original state with paper wrappers.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victorian Serial Novels Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- fiction (general genre), books, serials (publications), publications (documents), and novels
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-06-18
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi TIFF; no colour correction; archived in Cataloguing on DVD. Compressed from archive at 40% size and 150 dpi; saved as medium quality (5) jpg. Digitized by KM and CDW, technical metadata provided by KM and CDW, cataloguing metadata provided by GF and KD.