H. M. Caldwell

 
 


Famous Books by Famous Authors (2)

Topic: Reprinted classics of literature

Publish Dates: 1896-1900

Volumes: 100+

Formats: 2

 


Title:

Author:

Year:

1

Adam Bede

George Eliot

 

2

Abbe Constantin

Ludevic Halevy

 

3

Alhambra

Washington Irving

 

4

Man Who Laughs

Victor Hugo

 

5

Cloister and the Hearth

Charles Reade

 

6

Child’s History of England

Charles Dickens

 

7

Creasy's Fifteen Decisive Battles

Edward Creasy

 

8

David Copperfield

Charles Dickens

 

9

Daniel Deronda

George Eliot

 

10

Emerson's Essays

Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

11

French Revolution

Thomas Carlyle

 

12

Forty-Five Guardsmen

Alexandre Dumas

 

13

First Violin

Jessie Fothergill

 

14

Frederick the Great and His Court

L. Muhlbach

 

15

Hunchback of Notre Dame

Victor Hugo

 

16

Hypatia

Charles Kingsley

 

17

History of Civilization of Europe

M. Guizot

 

18

Holy Roman Empire

James Bryce

 

19

Ivanhoe

Walter Scott

 

20

Kenilworth

Walter Scott

 

21

Last Days of Pompeii

Edward Bulwer Lytton

 

22

Lucile

Owen Meredith

 

23

Lorna Doone

R. D. Blackmore

 

24

Little Minister

J. M. Barrie

 

25

Newcomes

William Thackeray

 

26

Ninety-Three

Victor Hugo

 

27

On the Heights

Berthold Auerbach

 

28

One Thousand Miles up the Nile

Amelia B. Edwards

 

29

Pendennis

William Thackeray

 

30

Pickwick Papers

Charles Dickens

 

31

Pilgrim's Progress

John Bunyan

 

32

Romola

George Eliot

 

33

Rienzi

Edward Bulwer Lytton

 

34

Sketch Book

Washington Irving

 

35

Man with the Iron Mask

Alexandre Dumas

 

36

Three Musketeers

Alexandre Dumas

 

37

Twenty Years After

Alexandre Dumas

 

38

Thelma

Marie Corelli

 

39

Tales from Shakespeare

Charles and Mary Lamb

 

40

Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens

 

41

Origin of Species

Charles Darwin

 

42

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Harriet Beecher Stowe

 

43

Vanity Fair

William Thackeray

 

44

Waverly

Walter Scott

 

45

Westward Ho!

Charles Kingsley

 

46

Wide, Wide World

Susan Warner

 

47

Zenobia

William Ware

 

48

Makers of Florence

Mrs. Oliphant

 

49

Makers of Venice

Mrs. Oliphant

 

50

Royal Edinburgh

Mrs. Oliphant

 

51

Faust

Johann Goethe

 

52

Yesterday, To-day, and Forever

Edward Henry Bickersteth

 

53

Deemster

Hall Caine

 

54

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Bronte

 

55

John Halifax

Miss Mulock

 

56

Lamplighter

Maria S. Cummins

 

57

Not LIke Other Girls

Rosa N. Carey

 

58

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

 

59

Romance of Two Worlds

Marie Corelli

 

60

Shadow of a Crime

Hall Caine

 

61

Lady of the Lake

Walter Scott

 

62

Sesame and Lilies

John Ruskin

 

63

Company of Jehu

Alexandre Dumas

 

64

Last Vendee

Alexandre Dumas

 

65

First Republic

Alexandre Dumas

 

66

Last Days of Pompeii

Edward Bulwer Lytton

 

67

Life of Christ

Canon Farrar

 

 

1898:
Deleted titles # 6, 12,19, 21, 41, 65

New titles:


Last of the Barons

Bulwer Lytton

 


Henry Esmond

William Makepeace Thackeray

 


Taking the Bastile

Alexandre Dumas

 


Page of the Duke of Savoy

Alexandre Dumas

 


Knickerbocker History of New York

Washington Irving

 


Louise de la Valliere

Alexandre Dumas

 


Queen's Necklace

Alexandre Dumas

 


Marguerite de Valois

Alexandre Dumas

 


Rob Roy

Walter Scott

 


Regent's Daughter

Alexandre Dumas

 


Vicomte de Bragelonne

Alexandre Dumas

 


Chevalier d'Harmental

Alexandre Dumas

 


Scottish Chiefs

Jane Porter

 


Chevalier de Maison Rouge

Alexandre Dumas

 


Egyptian Princess

George Ebers

 


Two Dianas

Alexandre Dumas

 


Reign of Terror

G. A. Henty

 

 

1899:
Deleted titles: #5, 9, 10, 11 13, 18, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 31, 32,42, 43, 45, 47-50, 56, 66, 67

New title:


Micah Clark

Arthur Conan Doyle

 

 

1900:
In 1900 the last year of the half calf editions of this series the list was changed:


Title:

Author:

Year:

1

Pilgrim's Progress

John Bunyan

 

2

Last of the Barons

Bulwer Lytton

 

3

Henry Esmond

William Makepeace Thackeray

 

4

Page of the Duke of Savoy

Alexandre Dumas

 

5

Ninety-Three

Victor Hugo

 

6

Forty-Five Guardsmen

Alexandre Dumas

 

7

Regent's Daughter

Alexandre Dumas

 

8

Vicomte de Bragelonne

Alexandre Dumas

 

9

Chevalier d'Harmental

Alexandre Dumas

 

10

Louise de la Valliere

Alexandre Dumas

 

11

Queen's Necklace

Alexandre Dumas

 

12

Yesterday, To-day, and Forever

Edward Henry Bickersteth

 

13

Not Like Other Girls

Rosa N. Carey

 

14

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

 

15

Romance of Two Worlds

Marie Corelli

 

16

Shadow of a Crime

Hall Caine

 

17

Sesame and Lilies

John Ruskin

 

18

Company of Jehu

Alexandre Dumas

 

19

Last Vendee

Alexandre Dumas

 

20

Marguerite de Valois

Alexandre Dumas

 

21

Rob Roy

Walter Scott

 

22

Micah Clark

Arthur Conan Doyle

 

23

Waverly

Walter Scott

 

24

Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens

 

25

Scottish Chiefs

Jane Porter

 

26

Chevalier de Maison Rouge

Alexandre Dumas

 

27

Egyptian Princess

George Ebers

 

28

Two Dianas

Alexandre Dumas

 

29

Reign of Terror

G. A. Henty

 

30

Alhambra

Washington Irving

 

31

Kenilworth

Walter Scott

 

32

Man Who Laughs

Victor Hugo

 

33

Zenobia

William Ware

 

34

Holy Roman Empire

James Bryce

 

35

Lamplighter

Maria S. Cummins

 

36

Taking the Bastile

Alexandre Dumas

 

 

Format 1: Holiday Edition 1896-1897
Cloth. Half vellum. Constant decorative pattern on the left with various floral designs on the right half of the cover. Gilt top. 7.75 x 5.5. Boxed.

Format 2: 1896-1900
Half English calf. Gilt top. Boxed.

Series Notes:
1. Volumes #1-50 were published in 1896.
2. In 1897 numerous books were deleted and a number were added. Books #51-67 were added. The following numbers were also included in the series: 1,8,10,13,15,16,22-24,27,28,30-32,36-39,42,43,46-50.
3. Thus in 1897 there were 45 volumes in this series.
4. Beginning in 1898 the Half Calf booklist changed. The list was different in 1899 as well as 1900. The Holiday edition was not published in 1898, 1899 or 1900.

 

Format 1- Holiday Edition

Format 2- Half Calf Edition

 

 

Last Revision: January 13, 2025