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Author Charles William Russell
Genre Prose: Digest; Review i
Subjects Great Britain—Colonies—Administration
India—Description and Travel
India—Politics and Government
Law; Lawyers; Justice; Courts; Trials
Violence; Torture; Violence in Literature; Violence—Moral and Ethical Aspects; Violence—Psychological Aspects
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Based on the parliamentary paper: Report of the Commissioners for the Investigation of Alleged Cases of Torture in the Madras Presidency (1855).

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Saint Patrick

5/4/1856

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Author William Allingham
Genres Cross-genre i
Prose: History i
Prose: Sketch i
Subjects Christmas; New Year; Holidays and Seasonal Celebrations
Ireland—Description and Travel
Ireland—Social Life and Customs
Religion; Religion and Culture
Religion—Christianity—Catholic Church
Religion—Christianity—General
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Wightmouth

5/4/1856

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Author James Payn
Genre Prose: Sketch i
Subjects Great Britain—Armed Forces; Militias
Great Britain—Description and Travel
Ships; Boats; Shipwrecks; Salvage; Merchant Marine; Sailors; Sailing; Submarines (Ships)
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A Golden Ass

5/4/1856

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Author George Augustus Sala
Genres Prose: Digest; Review i
Prose: Short Fiction i
Subjects Animals; Domestic Animals; Pets; Working Animals; Birds; Insects
Civilization—Classical
Literature; Writing; Authorship; Reading; Books; Poetry; Storytelling; Letter Writing
Myth; Legends; Epic Literature; Fables; Allegory; Folklore
Supernatural; Superstition; Spiritualism; Clairvoyance; Mesmerism; Ghosts; Fairies; Witches; Magic; Occultism
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A Defence of Owls

12/4/1856

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Author Dudley Costello
Genres Prose: Essay i
Prose: Leading Article i
Subjects Animals; Domestic Animals; Pets; Working Animals; Birds; Insects
Language and Languages
Literature; Writing; Authorship; Reading; Books; Poetry; Storytelling; Letter Writing
Myth; Legends; Epic Literature; Fables; Allegory; Folklore
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An Ordeal [ii]

12/4/1856

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Author Marian James
Genre Prose: Serial Fiction i
Subjects Law; Lawyers; Justice; Courts; Trials
Marriage; Courtship; Love; Sex
Money; Finance; Banking; Investments; Taxation; Insurance; Debt; Inheritance and Succession
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Chapters IV-VI.

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A Player's Benison

12/4/1856

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Author Henry Morley
Genres Prose: Autobiography; Biography; Memoirs; Obituary; Anecdotes i
Prose: History i
Subjects Charity; Philanthropists; Philanthropists—Fiction; Benevolence
Education—Great Britain; Universities and Colleges; Schools
Great Britain—History
Theatre; Performing Arts; Performing; Dance; Playwriting; Circus
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Author Adelaide Anne Procter
Genre Poetry: Lyric i
Subjects Nature; Nature (Aesthetics); Nature in Literature; Landscapes
Weather; Meteorology; Climate; Seasons
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Post to Australia

12/4/1856

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Author Edward Michael Whitty
Genres Cross-genre i
Prose: Autobiography; Biography; Memoirs; Obituary; Anecdotes i
Prose: Essay i
Subjects Australia—Description and Travel; New Zealand—Description and Travel
Communication; Telegraph; Postal Service
Great Britain—Colonies—General
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Author George Augustus Sala
Genre Prose: Travel-writing i
Subjects Food; Cooking; Gastronomy; Alcohol; Bars (Drinking Establishments); Restaurants; Dinners and Dining
France—Description and Travel
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Continuation of 'Beef', HW, XIII, No. 306.

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Horse-Eating

19/4/1856

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Author Edmund Saul Dixon
Genres Prose: Leading Article i
Prose: Report i
Subjects Animals; Domestic Animals; Pets; Working Animals; Birds; Insects
Food; Cooking; Gastronomy; Alcohol; Bars (Drinking Establishments); Restaurants; Dinners and Dining
France—Social Life and Customs
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Women at Aldershot

19/4/1856

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Author Marianne Young
Genre Prose: Report i
Subjects Family Life; Families; Domestic Relations; Sibling Relations; Kinship; Home;
Gender Identity; Women; Men; Femininity; Masculinity
Great Britain—Armed Forces; Militias
Marriage; Courtship; Love; Sex
Work; Work and Family; Occupations; Professions; Wages
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Author William Duthie
Subjects Germany—Description and Travel; Austria—Description and Travel
Germany—Social Life and Customs; Austria—Social Life and Customs
National Characteristics; Nationalism
Popular Culture; Amusements
Religion; Religion and Culture
Religion—Christianity—Protestantism; Dissenters, Religious
Social classes; Class distinctions; Aristocracy (Social Class); Aristocracy (Social Class)—Fiction; Middle Class; Working Class; Servants;
Theatre; Performing Arts; Performing; Dance; Playwriting; Circus
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Author Catherine Hill
Genre Prose: Snippet i
Subjects Australia—Description and Travel; New Zealand—Description and Travel
Natural Sciences (Astronomy / Botany / Geology / Natural History / Oceanography / Paleontology / Zoology)
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Author [?] Thompson
Genre Prose: Snippet i
Subjects Health; Diseases; Personal Injuries; Hygiene; Cleanliness—Fiction
Railroads
Work; Work and Family; Occupations; Professions; Wages
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Author Charles Whitehead
Genre Prose: Serial Fiction i
Subjects Crime; Criminals; Punishment; Capital Punishment; Prisons; Penal Transportation; Penal Colonies
Death; Grief; Mourning; Mourning Customs in Literature; Funeral Rites and Ceremonies; Life Cycle, Human; Old Age; Mortality
Family Life; Families; Domestic Relations; Sibling Relations; Kinship; Home;
Marriage; Courtship; Love; Sex
Police; Detectives; Mystery and Detective Stories; Mystery; Mystery Fiction; Forensic Sciences
Social classes; Class distinctions; Aristocracy (Social Class); Aristocracy (Social Class)—Fiction; Middle Class; Working Class; Servants;
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Too Late!

19/4/1856

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Author Harriet Parr
Genre Poetry: Narrative i
Subjects Family Life; Families; Domestic Relations; Sibling Relations; Kinship; Home;
Religion; Religion and Culture
Weather; Meteorology; Climate; Seasons
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Author George Augustus Sala
Genre Prose: Digest; Review i
Subjects Food; Cooking; Gastronomy; Alcohol; Bars (Drinking Establishments); Restaurants; Dinners and Dining
France—Description and Travel
France—History
France—Social Life and Customs
Sports; Games; Leisure; Pleasure; Hunting; Horse Racing; Gambling; Duelling
Urbanization; Urban Life and Landscapes
War; Battles; Peace; Military History; Weapons; Soldiers
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Louise Désiré Véron, Mémoires d'un bourgeois de Paris, 1853–55.

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Author George Augustus Sala
Genres Prose: Digest; Review i
Prose: Leading Article i
Subjects Literature; Writing; Authorship; Reading; Books; Poetry; Storytelling; Letter Writing
Progress; Memory; Commemoration; Nostaliga; Time—Social Aspects; Time—Psychological Aspects; Time perception;
Science; Science—History; Technology; Technological innovations; Discoveries in Science
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On Eugène Huzar, La Fin du monde par la science (1855).

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Author Edmund Saul Dixon
Genre Prose: Digest; Review i
Subjects Africa, North—Description and Travel
Africa, North—Politics and Government
France—Colonies
Law; Lawyers; Justice; Courts; Trials
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Based on Charles Richard, Algérie. Scènes de moeurs arabes (1850).

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