By Patrick Spedding
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Appendix 1
[Note: figures provided below give {the total number of volumes borrowed/the number of occasions on which volumes were borrowed} and the total number of volumes borrowed divided by the number of volumes. References are to Hallenbeck, ‘Bibliography of Works in the Foregoing Transcript’, and the four standard bibliographies of prose fiction in the eighteenth century: William Harlin McBurney, A Check List of English Prose Fiction 1700–1739 (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1960); Jerry C. Beasley, A Check List of Prose Fiction Published in England, 1740–1749 (Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia, 1972); James Raven, British Fiction, 1750–1770: A Chronological Check-List of Prose Fiction Printed in Britain and Ireland (Newark, DE: University of Delaware Press, 1987) [hereafter ‘Raven 1’]; James Raven and Antonia Forster, with Stephen Bending, The English Novel 1770–99: A Bibliographical Survey of Prose Fiction Published in the British Isles (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000) [hereafter ‘Raven 2’]. ESTC numbers (from http://estc.bl.uk/) supplement the three oldest references (McBurney, Beasley and Raven 1).]
A: Novels mentioned in the borrowing register
of Hatboro library (in chronological order)
{4/2} 0.5 [Giovanni Paolo Marana], Letters Writ by a Turkish Spy (trs. 1687–92), 8 vols. [Hallenbeck no.102]
{6/6} 6 E[liza] Haywood, The Fruitless Enquiry (1727), 1 vol. [McBurney: 209; ESTC: n3380; Hallenbeck no.76]
{1/1} 0.5 [Andrew Michael] Ramsay, The Travels of Cyrus (trs. 1727), 2 vols. [McBurney: 222; ESTC: t82619 Hallenbeck no.135]
{40/30} 10 [Samuel Richardson], Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded (1741–42), 4 vols. [Beazley 23, 95; ESTC: t111392; n61512; Hallenbeck no.137]
{38/30} 9.5 [Eliza Haywood], The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless (1751), 4 vols. [Raven 1:85; ESTC: t73274; Hallenbeck no.77]
{2/2} 2 [John Hill], The Adventures of Mr. George Edwards, A Creole (1751), 1 vol. [Raven 1:88; ESTC: 10613; Hallenbeck no.83]
{12/7} 6 William Chaigneau, The History of Jack Connor (1752), 2 vols. [Raven 1:124; ESTC: t108174; Hallenbeck no.29]
{32/24} 8 Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling (1754), 4 vols. [Raven 1:1210; ESTC: t1945; Hallenbeck no.57]
{17/13} 8.5 Anon., The History of Miss Charlotte Seymour (1754), 2 vols. [Raven 1:811; ESTC: t225442; Hallenbeck no.85, where it is attributed to John Hill]
{1/1} 1 Anon., The Devil Upon Crutches in England … Written upon the Plan of the celebrated Diable Boiteux of Monsieur Le Sage (1755), 1 vol. [Raven 1:285; ESTC: t63648; Hallenbeck no.42]
{2/2} 1 Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote. Translated … By T. Smollett (trs. 1755), 2 vols. [Raven 1:302; ESTC: t59887; Hallenbeck no.28]
{25/15} 12.5 [Charles Johnstone] Chrysal; Or The Adventures of a Guinea (1760), 2 vols. [Raven 1:577; ESTC: t89195; Hallenbeck no.93]
{5/3} 0.5 [Laurence Sterne], The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (1760–67), 9 vols. [Raven 1:1140; Hallenbeck no.152]
{2/1} 1 [John Hawkesworth], Almoran and Hamet: An Oriental Tale (1761), 2 vols. [Raven 1:653; ESTC: t57815; Hallenbeck no.74]
{6/4} 3 [Laurence Sterne], A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy (1768), 2 vols. [Raven 1:1234; Hallenbeck no.153]
{25/18} 5 [Henry] Brooke, The Fool of Quality; Or, The History of Henry, Earl of Moreland (1765–70), 5 vols. [Raven 2: 1770:24; Hallenbeck no.20]
{1/1} 0.3 [Tobias Smollett], The Expedition of Humphry Clinker (1771), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1771:53; Hallenbeck no.149]
B: Novels, in order of the total number of volumes borrowed
{40/30} 10 [Samuel Richardson], Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded (1741–42), 4 vols. [Beazley 23, 95; ESTC: t111392; n61512; Hallenbeck no.137]
{38/30} 9.5 [Eliza Haywood], The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless (1751), 4 vols. [Raven 1:85; ESTC: t73274; Hallenbeck no.77]
{32/24} 8 Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling (1754), 4 vols. [Raven 1:1210; ESTC: t1945; Hallenbeck no.57]
{25/18} 5 [Henry] Brooke, The Fool of Quality; Or, The History of Henry, Earl of Moreland (1765–70), 5 vols. [Raven 2: 1770:24; Hallenbeck no.20]
{25/15} 12.5 [Charles Johnstone] Chrysal; Or The Adventures of a Guinea (1760), 2 vols. [Raven 1:577; ESTC: t89195; Hallenbeck no.93]
{17/13} 8.5 Anon., The History of Miss Charlotte Seymour (1754), 2 vols. [Raven 1:811; ESTC: t225442; Hallenbeck no.85, where it is attributed to John Hill]
{12/7} 6 William Chaigneau, The History of Jack Connor (1752), 2 vols. [Raven 1:124; ESTC: t108174; Hallenbeck no.29]
{6/6} 6 E[liza] Haywood, The Fruitless Enquiry (1727), 1 vol. [McBurney: 209; Hallenbeck no.76]
{6/4} 3 [Laurence Sterne], A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy (1768), 2 vols. [Raven 1:1234; Hallenbeck no.153]
{5/3} 0.5 [Laurence Sterne], The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (1760–67), 9 vols. [Raven 1:1140; Hallenbeck no.152]
{4/2} 0.5 [Giovanni Paolo Marana], Letters Writ by a Turkish Spy (trs. 1687–92), 8 vols. [Hallenbeck no.102]
{2/2} 2 [John Hill], The Adventures of Mr. George Edwards, A Creole (1751), 1 vol. [Raven 1:88; ESTC: 10613; Hallenbeck no.83]
{2/2} 1 Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote. Translated … By T. Smollett (trs. 1755), 2 vols. [Raven 1:302; ESTC: t59887; Hallenbeck no.28]
{2/1} 1 [John Hawkesworth], Almoran and Hamet: An Oriental Tale (1761), 2 vols. [Raven 1:653; ESTC: t57815; Hallenbeck no.74]
{1/1} 1 Anon., The Devil Upon Crutches in England … Written upon the Plan of the celebrated Diable Boiteux of Monsieur Le Sage (1755), 1 vol. [Raven 1:285; ESTC: t63648; Hallenbeck no.42]
{1/1} 0.5 [Andrew Michael] Ramsay, The Travels of Cyrus (trs. 1727), 2 vols. [McBurney: 222; ESTC: t82619 Hallenbeck no.135]
{1/1} 0.3 [Tobias Smollett], The Expedition of Humphry Clinker (1771), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1771:53; Hallenbeck no.149]
C: Novels, in order of the total number of volumes borrowed,
divided by the number of volumes
{25/15} 12.5 [Charles Johnstone] Chrysal; Or The Adventures of a Guinea (1760), 2 vols. [Raven 1:577; ESTC: t89195; Hallenbeck no.93]
{40/30} 10 [Samuel Richardson], Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded (1741–42), 4 vols. [Beazley 23, 95; ESTC: t111392; n61512; Hallenbeck no.137]
{38/30} 9.5 [Eliza Haywood], The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless (1751), 4 vols. [Raven 1:85; ESTC: t73274; Hallenbeck no.77]
{17/13} 8.5 Anon., The History of Miss Charlotte Seymour (1754), 2 vols. [Raven 1:811; ESTC: t225442; Hallenbeck no.85, where it is attributed to John Hill]
{32/24} 8 Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling (1754), 4 vols. [Raven 1:1210; ESTC: t1945; Hallenbeck no.57]
{12/7} 6 William Chaigneau, The History of Jack Connor (1752), 2 vols. [Raven 1:124; ESTC: t108174; Hallenbeck no.29]
{6/6} 6 E[liza] Haywood, The Fruitless Enquiry (1727), 1 vol. [McBurney: 209; Hallenbeck no.76]
{25/18} 5 [Henry] Brooke, The Fool of Quality; Or, The History of Henry, Earl of Moreland (1765–70), 5 vols. [Raven 2: 1770:24; Hallenbeck no.20]
{6/4} 3 [Laurence Sterne], A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy (1768), 2 vols. [Raven 1:1234; Hallenbeck no.153]
{2/2} 2 [John Hill], The Adventures of Mr. George Edwards, A Creole (1751), 1 vol. [Raven 1:88; ESTC: 10613; Hallenbeck no.83]
{1/1} 1 Anon., The Devil Upon Crutches in England … Written upon the Plan of the celebrated Diable Boiteux of Monsieur Le Sage (1755), 1 vol. [Raven 1:285; ESTC: t63648; Hallenbeck no.42]
{2/2} 1 Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote. Translated … By T. Smollett (trs. 1755), 2 vols. [Raven 1:302; ESTC: t59887; Hallenbeck no.28]
{2/1} 1 [John Hawkesworth], Almoran and Hamet: An Oriental Tale (1761), 2 vols. [Raven 1:653; ESTC: t57815; Hallenbeck no.74]
{4/2} 0.5 [Giovanni Paolo Marana], Letters Writ by a Turkish Spy (trs. 1687–92), 8 vols. [Hallenbeck no.102]
{1/1} 0.5 [Andrew Michael] Ramsay, The Travels of Cyrus (trs. 1727), 2 vols. [McBurney: 222; ESTC: t82619 Hallenbeck no.135]
{5/3} 0.5 [Laurence Sterne], The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (1760–67), 9 vols. [Raven 1:1140; Hallenbeck no.152]
{1/1} 0.3 [Tobias Smollett], The Expedition of Humphry Clinker (1771), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1771:53; Hallenbeck no.149]
D: Essay-periodicals mentioned in the borrowing register
for Hatboro library (in chronological order)
{09/6} 2.3 Richard Steele, The Tatler (1709–11), 4 vols.
{27/21} 3.4 Richard Steele and Joseph Addison, The Spectator (1711–12), 8 vols.
{05/3} 2.5 Richard Steele The Guardian (1713), 2 vols.
{28/20} 7 Eliza Haywood, The Female Spectator (1744–46), 4 vols.
{13/9} 6.5 John Hawksworth, The Adventurer (1752–54), 2 vols.
{27/16} 6.75 Edward Moore, The World (1753–56), 4 vols.
{12/7} 6 George Coleman and Bonnell Thornton, The Connoisseur (1754–56), 2 vols.
E: Essay-periodicals, in order of the total number of volumes borrowed
{28/20} 7 Eliza Haywood, The Female Spectator (1744–46), 4 vols.
{27/21} 3.4 Richard Steele and Joseph Addison, The Spectator (1711–12), 8 vols.
{27/16} 6.75 Edward Moore, The World (1753–56), 4 vols.
{13/9} 6.5 John Hawksworth, The Adventurer (1752–54), 2 vols.
{12/7} 6 George Coleman and Bonnell Thornton, The Connoisseur (1754–56), 2 vols.
{09/6} 2.3 Richard Steele, The Tatler (1709–11), 4 vols.
{05/3} 2.5 Richard Steele The Guardian (1713), 2 vols.
F: Essay-periodicals in order of the total number of volumes borrowed,
divided by the number of volumes
{28/20} 7 Eliza Haywood, The Female Spectator (1744–46), 4 vols.
{27/16} 6.8 Edward Moore, The World (1753–56), 4 vols.
{13/9} 6.5 John Hawksworth, The Adventurer (1752–54), 2 vols.
{12/7} 6 George Coleman and Bonnell Thornton, The Connoisseur (1754–56), 2 vols.
{27/21} 3.4 Richard Steele and Joseph Addison, The Spectator (1711–12), 8 vols.
{05/3} 2.5 Richard Steele The Guardian (1713), 2 vols.
{09/6} 2.3 Richard Steele, The Tatler (1709–11), 4 vols.
Appendix 2
A: Novels mentioned in the borrowing register of the NYSL (in chronological order)
{17/17} 17 [Aphra Behn], Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister (1684), 1 vol.
{32/32} 4 [Giovanni Paolo Marana], Letters Writ by a Turkish Spy (trs. 1687–92), 8 vols.
{12/12} 12 [Daniel Defoe], The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1719), 1 vol. [McBurney 99; ESTC: t72264]
{5/5} 5 George Lyttelton, Letters from a Persian in England, to his Friend at Ispahan (1735), 1 vol. [McBurney 299; ESTC: n19976]
{57/56} 28.5 [Alain René] Le Sage, The Bachelor of Salamanca; Or, Memoirs of Don Cherubim de la Ronda (trs. 1737–39), 2 vols. [McBurney 324; ESTC: t131181]
{19/19} 6.3 [Abeé Prevost], Memoirs of a Man of Quality (trs. 1738), 3 vols. [McBurney 327; ESTC: t125090]
{12/12} 2.4 Marquis d’Argens, The Jewish Spy: Being a Philosophical, Historical and Critical Correspondence (trs. 1739–40), 5 vols. [Beazley 26; ESTC: t129708]
{67/67} 33.5 Charles de Fieux, Chevalier Mouhy, The Fortunate Country Maid (trs. 1740), 2 vols. [Beazley 30; ESTC: t107664]
{46/46} 11.5 [Samuel Richardson], Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded (1741–42), 4 vols. [Beazley 23, 95; ESTC: t111392; n61512]
{104/104} 34.7 Abeé Prévost, Dean of Colerain. A Moral History (trs. 1742–43), 3 vols. [Beazley 108; ESTC: t118773]
{22/22} 11 [Eliza Haywood], Memoirs of an Unfortunate Nobleman Returned from a Thirteen Years Slavery in America (1743), 2 vols. [Beazley 113; ESTC: t81624, t81623]
{10/10} 10 Anon., The Fair Adulteress. A Novel (1744), 1 vol. [Beazley 133; ESTC: t189923]
{72/72} 10.3 [Samuel Richardson], Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady (1748), 7 vols. [Beazley 229; ESTC: t58992]
{39/38} 19.5 [Tobias Smollett], The Adventures of Roderick Random (1748), 2 vols. [Beazley 253; ESTC: t55366]
{69/69} 8.6 [Alain René Le Sage], The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane. A New Translation by T. Smollet (trs. 1749), 8 vols. [Beazley 280; ESTC: t131206]
{13/13} 6.5 Anon., The Adventures of Mr. Loveill, Interspers’d with many Real Amours of the Polite World (1750), 2 vols. [Raven 1:1; ESTC: t68056]
{120/119} 30 [Tobias Smollett], The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle (1751), 4 vols. [Raven 1:99; ESTC: t55344]
{67/67} 16.8 [Eliza Haywood], The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless (1751), 4 vols. [Raven 1:85; ESTC: t73274]
{119/119} 17 [Samuel Richardson], The History of Sir Charles Grandison (1754), 7 vols. [Raven 1:246; ESTC: t58995]
{91/89} 45.5 [John Shebbeare], The Marriage Act. A Novel (1754), 2 vols. [Raven 1:253; ESTC: n4346]
{129/129} 64.5 Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote. Translated … By T. Smollett (trs. 1755), 2 vols. [Raven 1:302; ESTC: t59887]
{77/76} 25.7 [Edward Kimber], The Life and Adventures of James Ramble (1755; rpr. 1786 as The Adventures of George Maitland, Esq.), 3 vols. [Raven 1:320; ESTC: t74441]
{66/58} 16.5 [John Shebbeare], Lydia, Or Filial Piety. A Novel (1755), 4 vols. [Raven 1:324; ESTC: t64734]
{28/27} 14 [Richard and Elizabeth Griffith], A Series of Genuine Letters between Henry and Frances (1757), 2 vols. [Raven 1:412; ESTC: t117316]
{25/25} 25 Voltaire, Candidus; Or, All For The Best … A New Translation (trs. 1759–61), 1 vol. [Raven 1:513; ESTC: t137620]
{21/21} 10.5 [Samuel Johnson], The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale (1759; rpr. 1787 as The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. A Tale), 2 vols. [Raven 1:495; ESTC: t11083]
{50/50} 25 [Charles Johnstone] Chrysal; Or The Adventures of a Guinea (1760), 2 vols. [Raven 1:577; ESTC: t89195]
{7/7} 2.3 [Frances Sheridan], Memoirs of Miss Sidney Bidulph (1761), 3 vols. [Raven 1:670; ESTC: n10549]
{4/4} 2 [John Hawkesworth], Almoran and Hamet: An Oriental Tale (1761), 2 vols. [Raven 1:653; ESTC: t57815]
{13/13} 13 [John Langhorne], Solyman and Almena (1762), 1 vol. [Raven 1:726; ESTC: t134591]
{31/31} 15.5 [Frances Brooke], The History of Lady Julia Mandeville (1763), 2 vols. [Raven 1:769; ESTC: t65262]
{23/22} 11.5 [Charles Johnstone], The Reverie: Or, A Flight to the Paradise of Fools (1763), 2 vols. [Raven 1:724; ESTC: t126192]
{65/63} 32.5 [Jean-François] Marmontel, The Moral Tales (trs. 1764–65), 2 vols. [Raven 1:852; ESTC: n35225]
{144/143} 28.8 [Henry] Brooke, The Fool of Quality; or, The History of Henry, Earl of Moreland (1765–70), 5 vols. [Raven 2: 1770:24]
{52/52} 26 [Oliver Goldsmith], The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale (1766), 2 vols. [Raven 1:1007; ESTC: t198363]
{36/36} 18 [Sarah Scott], The History of Sir George Ellison (1766), 2 vols. [Raven 1:1038; ESTC: t71399]
{103/103} 51.5 [Phebe Gibbes], The Woman of Fashion: Or, The History of Lady Diana Dormer (1767), 2 vols. [Raven 1:1098; ESTC: n24946]
{11/11} 11 [Jean-François] Marmontel, Belisarius (trs. 1767), 1 vol. [Raven 1:1115; ESTC: t90758]
{53/49} 13.3 [Frances Brooke], The History of Emily Montague (1769), 4 vols. [Raven 1:1298; ESTC: t72176]
{16/15} 8 [Mons. de Alençon], The Bonze, or Chinese Anchorite. An Oriental Epic Novel (1769), 2 vols. [Raven 1:1295; ESTC: t126581]
{6/6} 3 [Tobias Smollett], The History and Adventures of an Atom (1769), 2 vols. [ESTC: t55310]
{7/7} 3.5 [Charles Jenner], The Placid Man; Or, Memoirs of Sir Charles Beville (1770), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1770:33]
{54/54} 27 Anon., Memoirs of Lady Woodford. Written by Herself (1771), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1771:25]
{48/48} 48 [John Huddlestone Wynne], The Man of Honour or, The History of Harry Waters (1771–73), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1771:60]
{38/38} 19 Anon., The Vicar of Bray: A Tale (1771), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1771:35]
{30/30} 30 [Henry Mackenzie], The Man of Feeling (1771), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1771:46]
{10/10} 3.3 [Ann Emelinda] Skinn, The Old Maid; Or, History of Miss Ravensworth (1771), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1771:52]
{31/31} 15.5 Anon., The Unfashionable Wife. A Novel (1772), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1772:26]
{28/28} 14 [Albrecht von] Haller, Usong. An Eastern Narrative (1772; rpr. 1784 as The Virtuous Prince; or, Travels and Adventures of Usong), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1772:33]
{6/6} 3 [José Francisco de Isla], The History of the Famous Preacher Friar Gerund of Campazas (trs. 1772), 2 vols. [ESTC: t63924]
{41/41} 13.7 [Georgina Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire], Emma: Or, The Unfortunate Attachment; A Sentimental Novel (1773), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1773:28]
{113/112} 37.7 [Henry] Brooke, Juliet Grenville; Or, The History of the Human Heart (1774), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1774:24]
{7/7} 7 [Joseph] White, Charles and Theresa. An Original Novel (1774), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1774:35]
{33/33} 33 [Samuel Jackson Pratt], The Pupil of Pleasure: Or, The New System Illustrated … By Courtney Melmoth (1776), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1776:14]
{85/85} 42.5 [Henry Mackenzie], Julia de Roubigné, A Tale (1777), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1777:13]
{79/79} 39.5 [Frances] Brooke, The Excursion (1777), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1777:9]
{7/7} 7 [Jean Jacques Rutledge], The Englishman’s Fortnight in Paris; Or, The Art of Ruining Himself There in a Few Days (trs. 1777), 1 vol. [ESTC: n31079]
{116/115} 38.7 [Frances Burney], Evelina, Or, A Young Lady’s Entrance into the World (1778), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1778:10]
{44/44} 22 [Georgina Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire?], The Sylph; A Novel (1779), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1779:8]
{36/36} 18 [Johann Wolfgang Goethe], The Sorrows of Werter: A German Story (trs. 1779), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1779:10]
{22/22} 11 Anon., Sutton-Abbey. A Novel. In a Series of Letters (1779), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1779:4]
{29/29} 29 [Sir Herbert Croft], Love and Madness. A Story Too True (1780), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1780:14]
{19/19} 6.3 [Samuel Jackson Pratt], Emma Corbett; Or, The Miseries of Civil War (1780), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1780:23]
{26/26} 26 [William Combe], Letters of an Italian Nun and an English Gentleman (1781), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1781:17]
{260/258} 86.7 Miss Palmer, Female Stability; Or the History of Miss Bellville (1782), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1780:21]
{124/123} 24.8 [Frances Burney], Cecilia, Or Memoirs of an Heiress (1782), 5 vols. [Raven 2: 1782:15]
{67/66} 22.3 [Elizabeth Blower], George Bateman: A Novel (1782), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1782:14]
{95/94} 31.7 [Sophia Lee], The Recess: Or, A Tale of Other Times (1783–85), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1783:15; 1785:37]
{90/88} 30 [Caroline-Stephanie-Felicite Ducrestde Mezieres] Genlis, Adelaide and Theodore; or Letters on Education (trs. 1783), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1783:9]
{52/52} 17.3 [Mr. B. Walwyn], Errors of Nature: Or, The History of Charles Manley (1783), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1783:23]
{22/22} 11 [Anna Maria Mackenzie], Burton-Wood. In a Series of Letters (1783), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1783:16]
{14/14} 7 [Margaret Minifie], Coombe Wood. A Novel: In a Series of Letters (1783), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1783:17]
{11/11} 2.8 [Jane Warton], Peggy and Patty; Or The Sisters of Ashdale (1783), 4 vols. [Raven 2: 1783:24]
{43/43} 21.5 [Andrew McDonald], The Independent. A Novel (1784), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1784:19]
{18/18} 9 John Potter, The Virtuous Villagers, A Novel (1784), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1784:22]
{18/18} 4.5 [Choderlos de Laclos], Dangerous Connections: Or, Letters Collected in a Society … for the Instruction of Other Societies (trs. 1784), 4 vols. [Raven 2: 1784:18]
{14/14} 4.7 Anon., The Myrtle; Or, Effects of Love. A Novel, In a Series of Letters (1784), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1784:5]
{148/146} 37 [Anna Maria Bennett], Anna; Or, Memoirs of a Welsh Heiress (1785), 4 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:22]
{134/133} 44.7 Anon., Matilda: Or, The Efforts of Virtue. A Novel, In a Series of Letters (1785), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:13]
{101/101} 50.5 [Elizabeth Keir], Interesting Memoirs. By a Lady (1785), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:36]
{62/62} 31 [Albinia Gwynn], The History of the Honourable Edward Mortimer (1785), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:32]
{44/44} 14.7 [John Trusler], Modern Times, Or The Adventures of Gabriel Outcast (1785), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:46]
{41/39} 13.7 Anon., Edwin and Anna, A Northumbrian Tale. Founded on Facts (1785), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:6]
{27/27} 13.5 Mr. B. Walwyn, Love in a Cottage: A Novel (1785), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:47]
{19/19} 9.5 [Richard Graves], Eugenius: Or, Anecdotes of the Golden Vale (1785), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:31]
{18/18} 9 Anon., The Young Widow; Or, The History of Mrs. Ledwich (1785), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:21]
{18/18} 9 [Henry Higgs], The Casket; Or, Double Discovery: A Novel (1785), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:34]
{15/14} 7.5 John Dent, The Force of Love. A Novel. In a Series of Letters (1785), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:28]
{141/140} 47 Anon., Arpasia; Or, The Wanderer. A Novel (1786), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1786:4]
{123/121} 41 [Jeanne-Isabelle-Pauline Polier de Bottens, dame de Croussaz, baronne de Montolieu], Caroline of Litchfield; A Novel (trs. 1786), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1786:34]
{89/89} 44.5 [Anne Fuller], The Convent: Or, The History of Sophia Nelson (1786), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1786:22]
{59/59} 19.7 [Anna Maria Mackenzie], The Gamesters: A Novel (1786), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1786:33]
{58/58} 58 [Johann Wolfgang] Goethe, Eleonora. To which is Added, A Poetic Epistle, from Werter to Charlotte (trs. 1786), 1 vol. [ESTC: t153929]
{55/55} 18.3 [Anne Hughes or Phebe Gibbes], Zoriada: Or, Village Annals. A Novel (1786), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1786:24]
{53/53} 10.6 [Anna Maria Bennett], Juvenile Indiscretions. A Novel (1786), 5 vols. [Raven 2: 1786:16]
{26/26} 8.7 Mrs. [H.] Cartwright, The Platonic Marriage: A Novel (1786), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1786:20]
{4/4} 2 [William James], The Letters of Charlotte, During her Connexion with Werter (1786), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1786:26]
{160/160} 80 [Elizabeth Helme], Louisa; Or, The Cottage on the Moor (1787), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1787:38]
{143/142} 71.5 [Robert Bage], The Fair Syrian, A Novel (1787), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1787:28]
{120/120} 40 [Elizabeth Keir], The History of Miss Greville (1787), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1787:43]
{98/96} 32.7 Charlotte Smith, The Romance Real Life (1787), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1787:49]
{80/80} 80 [Anne Burke], Ela: Or, The Delusions of the Heart. A Tale, Founded on Facts (1787), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1787:32]
{67/66} 22.3 [Mrs Johnson], The Platonic Guardian, Or The History of an Orphan (1787), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1787:42]
{42/40} 14 [Anne Hughes], Caroline; Or The Diversities of Fortune. A Novel (1787), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1787:41]
{41/41} 13.7 Anon., The History of Lady Emma Melcombe, And Her Family (1787), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1787:15]
{20/20} 10 [Charles Dodd], The Curse of Sentiment (1787), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1787:34]
{176/176} 44 Charlotte Smith, Emmeline, The Orphan of the Castle (1788), 4 vols. [Raven 2: 1788:72]
{93/93} 23.3 Anon., The Amicable Quixote; Or, The Enthusiasm of Friendship (1788), 4 vols. [Raven 2: 1788:6]
{84/84} 84 [Anne Burke], Emilia de St. Aubigne. A Novel (1788), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1788:46]
{75/72} 25 [Anna Maria Mackenzie], Retribution: A Novel (1788), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1788:63]
{64/61} 21.3 Anon., The School for Fathers; Or, The Victim of a Curse. A Novel (1788), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1788:33]
{42/42} 42 [Martha Hugill], The Castle of Mowbray, An English Romance (1788), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1788:60]
{42/41} 21 [Elizabeth Blower], Features from Life; or, A Summer Visit (1788), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1788:44]
{31/30} 15.5 [John Potter], Frederick, Or the Libertine (1788), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1788:67]
{27/27} 9 [Nicolas-Germain Léonard], The Correspondence of Two Lovers, Inhabitants of Lyons (trs. 1788), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1788:62]
{15/15} 7.5 Lady [Cassandra] H[awke], Julia de Gramont (1788), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1788:54]
{227/226} 56.8 [Elizabeth and Jane Purbeck], Honoria Somerville: A Novel (1789), 4 vols. [Raven 2: 1789:60]
{157/156} 78.5 [Richard Cumberland], Arundel (1789), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1789:37]
{148/148} 29.6 Charlotte Smith, Ethelinde, Or The Recluse of the Lake (1789), 5 vols. [Raven 2: 1789:68]
{92/92} 46 [John Moore], Zelucco. Various Views of Human Nature (1789), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1789:54]
{83/83} 27.7 [Marguerite] Daubenton, Zelia in the Desert: Or, The Female Crusoe (trs. 1789), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1789:38A]
{49/49} 24.5 Anon., Phoebe; Or Distressed Innocence (1789), 2 vols [Raven 2: 1788:28]
{45/45} 15 [Phebe Gibbes], Hartley House, Calcutta (1789), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1789:41]
{43/43} 21.5 William Hill Brown, The Power of Sympathy: or, The Triumph of Nature (1789), 2 vols. [ESTC: w27779]
{43/43} 21.5 [Anne Fuller], The Son of Ethelwolf: An Historical Tale (1789), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1789:40]
{41/41} 20.5 Anon., The Fair Hibernian (1789), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1789:6]
{22/22} 11 Jacques H. Bernardin de Saint Pierre, Paul and Mary, An Indian Story (trs. 1789), 2 vols. [ESTC: t70721]
{62/62} 15.5 [Miss Pilkington], Delia, A Pathetic and Interesting Tale (1790), 4 vols. [Raven 2: 1790:59]
{40/40} 13.3 James White, The Adventures of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (1790), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1790:72]
{39/38} 6.5 [William Combe], The Devil Upon Two Sticks in England. Being a Continuation of Le Diable Boiteux of Le Sage (1790), 6 vols. [Raven 2: 1790:41]
{31/31} 7.8 Charlotte Lennox, Euphemia (1790), 4 vols. [Raven 2: 1790:54]
{31/31} 15.5 [Frances] Brooke, The History of Charles Mandeville (1790), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1790:39]
{31/30} 10.3 Rev. James Thomson, The Denial; Or, The Happy Retreat. A Novel (1790), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1790:69]
{29/29} 14.5 Helen Maria Williams, Julia, A Novel. (1790), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1790:74]
{13/13} 13 Ellis Cornelia Knight, Dinarbas; A Tale: Being a Continuation of Rasselas (1790), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1790:50]
{12/12} 12 [Eliza Kirkam Mathews], Arnold Zulig, A Swiss Story (1790), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1790:56]
{149/149} 37.3 [Elizabeth] Inchbald, A Simple Story (1791), 4 vols. [Raven 2: 1791:41]
{25/25} 8.3 Clara Reeve, The School for Widows. A Novel (1791), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1791:59]
{2/2} 0.5 Charlotte Smith, Celestina. A Novel (1791), 4 vols. [Raven 2: 1791:68]
B: Novels, in order of the total number of volumes borrowed
{260/258} 86.7 Miss Palmer, Female Stability; Or the History of Miss Bellville (1782), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1780:21]
{227/226} 56.8 [Elizabeth and Jane Purbeck], Honoria Somerville: A Novel (1789), 4 vols. [Raven 2: 1789:60]
{176/176} 44 Charlotte Smith, Emmeline, The Orphan of the Castle (1788), 4 vols. [Raven 2: 1788:72]
{160/160} 80 [Elizabeth Helme], Louisa; Or, The Cottage on the Moor (1787), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1787:38]
{157/156} 78.5 [Richard Cumberland], Arundel (1789), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1789:37]
{149/149} 37.3 [Elizabeth] Inchbald, A Simple Story (1791), 4 vols. [Raven 2: 1791:41]
{148/148} 29.6 Charlotte Smith, Ethelinde, Or The Recluse of the Lake (1789), 5 vols. [Raven 2: 1789:68]
{148/146} 37 [Anna Maria Bennett], Anna; Or, Memoirs of a Welsh Heiress (1785), 4 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:22]
{144/143} 28.8 [Henry] Brooke, The Fool of Quality; or, The History of Henry, Earl of Moreland (1765–70), 5 vols. [Raven 2: 1770:24]
{143/142} 71.5 [Robert Bage], The Fair Syrian, A Novel (1787), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1787:28]
{141/140} 47 Anon., Arpasia; Or, The Wanderer. A Novel (1786), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1786:4]
{134/133} 44.7 Anon., Matilda: Or, The Efforts of Virtue. A Novel, In a Series of Letters (1785), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:13]
{129/129} 64.5 Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote. Translated … By T. Smollett (trs. 1755), 2 vols. [Raven 1:302; ESTC: t59887]
{124/123} 24.8 [Frances Burney], Cecilia, Or Memoirs of an Heiress (1782), 5 vols. [Raven 2: 1782:15]
{123/121} 41 [Jeanne-Isabelle-Pauline Polier de Bottens, dame de Croussaz, baronne de Montolieu], Caroline of Litchfield; A Novel (trs. 1786), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1786:34]
{120/120} 40 [Elizabeth Keir], The History of Miss Greville (1787), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1787:43]
{120/119} 30 [Tobias Smollett], The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle (1751), 4 vols. [Raven 1:99; ESTC: t55344]
{119/119} 17 [Samuel Richardson], The History of Sir Charles Grandison (1754), 7 vols. [Raven 1:246; ESTC: t58995]
{116/115} 38.7 [Frances Burney], Evelina, Or, A Young Lady’s Entrance into the World (1778), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1778:10]
{113/112} 37.7 [Henry] Brooke, Juliet Grenville; Or, The History of the Human Heart (1774), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1774:24]
{104/104} 34.7 Abeé Prévost, Dean of Colerain. A Moral History (trs. 1742–43), 3 vols. [Beazley 108; ESTC: t118773]
{103/103} 51.5 [Phebe Gibbes], The Woman of Fashion: Or, The History of Lady Diana Dormer (1767), 2 vols. [Raven 1:1098; ESTC: n24946]
{101/101} 50.5 [Elizabeth Keir], Interesting Memoirs. By a Lady (1785), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:36]
{98/96} 32.7 Charlotte Smith, The Romance Real Life (1787), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1787:49]
{95/94} 31.7 [Sophia Lee], The Recess: Or, A Tale of Other Times (1783–85), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1783:15; 1785:37]
{93/93} 23.3 Anon., The Amicable Quixote; Or, The Enthusiasm of Friendship (1788), 4 vols. [Raven 2: 1788:6]
{92/92} 46 [John Moore], Zelucco. Various Views of Human Nature (1789), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1789:54]
{91/89} 45.5 [John Shebbeare], The Marriage Act. A Novel (1754), 2 vols. [Raven 1:253; ESTC: n4346]
{90/88} 30 [Caroline-Stephanie-Felicite Ducrestde Mezieres] Genlis, Adelaide and Theodore; or Letters on Education (trs. 1783), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1783:9]
{89/89} 44.5 [Anne Fuller], The Convent: Or, The History of Sophia Nelson (1786), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1786:22]
{85/85} 42.5 [Henry Mackenzie], Julia de Roubigné, A Tale (1777), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1777:13]
{84/84} 84 [Anne Burke], Emilia de St. Aubigne. A Novel (1788), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1788:46]
{83/83} 27.7 [Marguerite] Daubenton, Zelia in the Desert: Or, The Female Crusoe (trs. 1789), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1789:38A]
{80/80} 80 [Anne Burke], Ela: Or, The Delusions of the Heart. A Tale, Founded on Facts (1787), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1787:32]
{79/79} 39.5 [Frances] Brooke, The Excursion (1777), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1777:9]
{77/76} 25.7 [Edward Kimber], The Life and Adventures of James Ramble (1755; rpr. 1786 as The Adventures of George Maitland, Esq.), 3 vols. [Raven 1:320; ESTC: t74441]
{75/72} 25 [Anna Maria Mackenzie], Retribution: A Novel (1788), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1788:63]
{72/72} 10.3 [Samuel Richardson], Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady (1748), 7 vols. [Beazley 229; ESTC: t58992]
{69/69} 8.6 [Alain René Le Sage], The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane. A New Translation by T. Smollet (trs. 1749), 8 vols. [Beazley 280; ESTC: t131206]
{67/67} 33.5 Charles de Fieux, Chevalier Mouhy, The Fortunate Country Maid (trs. 1740), 2 vols. [Beazley 30; ESTC: t107664]
{67/67} 16.8 [Eliza Haywood], The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless (1751), 4 vols. [Raven 1:85; ESTC: t73274]
{67/66} 22.3 [Mrs Johnson], The Platonic Guardian, Or The History of an Orphan (1787), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1787:42]
{67/66} 22.3 [Elizabeth Blower], George Bateman: A Novel (1782), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1782:14]
{66/58} 16.5 [John Shebbeare], Lydia, Or Filial Piety. A Novel (1755), 4 vols. [Raven 1:324; ESTC: t64734]
{65/63} 32.5 [Jean-François] Marmontel, The Moral Tales (trs. 1764–65), 2 vols. [Raven 1:852; ESTC: n35225]
{64/61} 21.3 Anon., The School for Fathers; Or, The Victim of a Curse. A Novel (1788), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1788:33]
{62/62} 31 [Albinia Gwynn], The History of the Honourable Edward Mortimer (1785), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:32]
{62/62} 15.5 [Miss Pilkington], Delia, A Pathetic and Interesting Tale (1790), 4 vols. [Raven 2: 1790:59]
{59/59} 19.7 [Anna Maria Mackenzie], The Gamesters: A Novel (1786), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1786:33]
{58/58} 58 [Johann Wolfgang] Goethe, Eleonora. To which is Added, A Poetic Epistle, from Werter to Charlotte (trs. 1786), 1 vol. [ESTC: t153929]
{57/56} 28.5 [Alain René] Le Sage, The Bachelor of Salamanca; Or, Memoirs of Don Cherubim de la Ronda (trs. 1737–39), 2 vols. [McBurney 324; ESTC: t131181]
{55/55} 18.3 [Anne Hughes or Phebe Gibbes], Zoriada: Or, Village Annals. A Novel (1786), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1786:24]
{54/54} 27 Anon., Memoirs of Lady Woodford. Written by Herself (1771), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1771:25]
{53/53} 10.6 [Anna Maria Bennett], Juvenile Indiscretions. A Novel (1786), 5 vols. [Raven 2: 1786:16]
{53/49} 13.3 [Frances Brooke], The History of Emily Montague (1769), 4 vols. [Raven 1:1298; ESTC: t72176]
{52/52} 26 [Oliver Goldsmith], The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale (1766), 2 vols. [Raven 1:1007; ESTC: t198363]
{52/52} 17.3 [Mr. B. Walwyn], Errors of Nature: Or, The History of Charles Manley (1783), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1783:23]
{50/50} 25 [Charles Johnstone] Chrysal; Or The Adventures of a Guinea (1760), 2 vols. [Raven 1:577; ESTC: t89195]
{49/49} 24.5 Anon., Phoebe; Or Distressed Innocence (1789), 2 vols [Raven 2: 1788:28]
{48/48} 48 [John Huddlestone Wynne], The Man of Honour or, The History of Harry Waters (1771–73), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1771:60]
{46/46} 11.5 [Samuel Richardson], Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded (1741–42), 4 vols. [Beazley 23, 95; ESTC: t111392; n61512]
{45/45} 15 [Phebe Gibbes], Hartley House, Calcutta (1789), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1789:41]
{44/44} 22 [Georgina Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire?], The Sylph; A Novel (1779), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1779:8]
{44/44} 14.7 [John Trusler], Modern Times, Or The Adventures of Gabriel Outcast (1785), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:46]
{43/43} 21.5 William Hill Brown, The Power of Sympathy: or, The Triumph of Nature (1789), 2 vols. [ESTC: w27779]
{43/43} 21.5 [Anne Fuller], The Son of Ethelwolf: An Historical Tale (1789), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1789:40]
{43/43} 21.5 [Andrew McDonald], The Independent. A Novel (1784), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1784:19]
{42/42} 42 [Martha Hugill], The Castle of Mowbray, An English Romance (1788), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1788:60]
{42/41} 21 [Elizabeth Blower], Features from Life; or, A Summer Visit (1788), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1788:44]
{42/40} 14 [Anne Hughes], Caroline; Or The Diversities of Fortune. A Novel (1787), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1787:41]
{41/41} 20.5 Anon., The Fair Hibernian (1789), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1789:6]
{41/41} 13.7 Anon., The History of Lady Emma Melcombe, And Her Family (1787), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1787:15]
{41/41} 13.7 [Georgina Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire], Emma: Or, The Unfortunate Attachment; A Sentimental Novel (1773), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1773:28]
{41/39} 13.7 Anon., Edwin and Anna, A Northumbrian Tale. Founded on Facts (1785), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:6]
{40/40} 13.3 James White, The Adventures of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (1790), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1790:72]
{39/38} 6.5 [William Combe], The Devil Upon Two Sticks in England. Being a Continuation of Le Diable Boiteux of Le Sage (1790), 6 vols. [Raven 2: 1790:41]
{39/38} 19.5 [Tobias Smollett], The Adventures of Roderick Random (1748), 2 vols. [Beazley 253; ESTC: t55366]
{38/38} 19 Anon., The Vicar of Bray: A Tale (1771), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1771:35]
{36/36} 18 [Sarah Scott], The History of Sir George Ellison (1766), 2 vols. [Raven 1:1038; ESTC: t71399]
{36/36} 18 [Johann Wolfgang Goethe], The Sorrows of Werter: A German Story (trs. 1779), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1779:10]
{33/33} 33 [Samuel Jackson Pratt], The Pupil of Pleasure: Or, The New System Illustrated … By Courtney Melmoth (1776), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1776:14]
{32/32} 4 [Giovanni Paolo Marana], Letters Writ by a Turkish Spy (trs. 1687–92), 8 vols.
{31/31} 7.8 Charlotte Lennox, Euphemia (1790), 4 vols. [Raven 2: 1790:54]
{31/31} 15.5 Anon., The Unfashionable Wife. A Novel (1772), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1772:26]
{31/31} 15.5 [Frances] Brooke, The History of Charles Mandeville (1790), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1790:39]
{31/31} 15.5 [Frances Brooke], The History of Lady Julia Mandeville (1763), 2 vols. [Raven 1:769; ESTC: t65262]
{31/30} 15.5 [John Potter], Frederick, Or the Libertine (1788), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1788:67]
{31/30} 10.3 Rev. James Thomson, The Denial; Or, The Happy Retreat. A Novel (1790), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1790:69]
{30/30} 30 [Henry Mackenzie], The Man of Feeling (1771), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1771:46]
{29/29} 29 [Sir Herbert Croft], Love and Madness. A Story Too True (1780), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1780:14]
{29/29} 14.5 Helen Maria Williams, Julia, A Novel. (1790), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1790:74]
{28/28} 14 [Albrecht von] Haller, Usong. An Eastern Narrative (1772; rpr. 1784 as The Virtuous Prince; or, Travels and Adventures of Usong), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1772:33]
{28/27} 14 [Richard and Elizabeth Griffith], A Series of Genuine Letters between Henry and Frances (1757), 2 vols. [Raven 1:412; ESTC: t117316]
{27/27} 9 [Nicolas-Germain Léonard], The Correspondence of Two Lovers, Inhabitants of Lyons (trs. 1788), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1788:62]
{27/27} 13.5 Mr. B. Walwyn, Love in a Cottage: A Novel (1785), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:47]
{26/26} 8.7 Mrs. [H.] Cartwright, The Platonic Marriage: A Novel (1786), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1786:20]
{26/26} 26 [William Combe], Letters of an Italian Nun and an English Gentleman (1781), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1781:17]
{25/25} 8.3 Clara Reeve, The School for Widows. A Novel (1791), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1791:59]
{25/25} 25 Voltaire, Candidus; Or, All For The Best … A New Translation (trs. 1759–61), 1 vol. [Raven 1:513; ESTC: t137620]
{23/22} 11.5 [Charles Johnstone], The Reverie: Or, A Flight to the Paradise of Fools (1763), 2 vols. [Raven 1:724; ESTC: t126192]
{22/22} 11 Jacques H. Bernardin de Saint Pierre, Paul and Mary, An Indian Story (trs. 1789), 2 vols. [ESTC: t70721]
{22/22} 11 Anon., Sutton-Abbey. A Novel. In a Series of Letters (1779), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1779:4]
{22/22} 11 [Eliza Haywood], Memoirs of an Unfortunate Nobleman Returned from a Thirteen Years Slavery in America (1743), 2 vols. [Beazley 113; ESTC: t81624, t81623]
{22/22} 11 [Anna Maria Mackenzie], Burton-Wood. In a Series of Letters (1783), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1783:16]
{21/21} 10.5 [Samuel Johnson], The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale (1759; rpr. 1787 as The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. A Tale), 2 vols. [Raven 1:495; ESTC: t11083]
{20/20} 10 [Charles Dodd], The Curse of Sentiment (1787), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1787:34]
{19/19} 9.5 [Richard Graves], Eugenius: Or, Anecdotes of the Golden Vale (1785), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:31]
{19/19} 6.3 [Samuel Jackson Pratt], Emma Corbett; Or, The Miseries of Civil War (1780), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1780:23]
{19/19} 6.3 [Abeé Prevost], Memoirs of a Man of Quality (trs. 1738), 3 vols. [McBurney 327; ESTC: t125090]
{18/18} 9 John Potter, The Virtuous Villagers, A Novel (1784), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1784:22]
{18/18} 9 Anon., The Young Widow; Or, The History of Mrs. Ledwich (1785), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:21]
{18/18} 9 [Henry Higgs], The Casket; Or, Double Discovery: A Novel (1785), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:34]
{18/18} 4.5 [Choderlos de Laclos], Dangerous Connections: Or, Letters Collected in a Society … for the Instruction of Other Societies (trs. 1784), 4 vols. [Raven 2: 1784:18]
{17/17} 17 [Aphra Behn], Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister (1684), 1 vol.
{16/15} 8 [Mons. de Alençon], The Bonze, or Chinese Anchorite. An Oriental Epic Novel (1769), 2 vols. [Raven 1:1295; ESTC: t126581]
{15/15} 7.5 Lady [Cassandra] H[awke], Julia de Gramont (1788), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1788:54]
{15/14} 7.5 John Dent, The Force of Love. A Novel. In a Series of Letters (1785), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:28]
{14/14} 7 [Margaret Minifie], Coombe Wood. A Novel: In a Series of Letters (1783), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1783:17]
{14/14} 4.7 Anon., The Myrtle; Or, Effects of Love. A Novel, In a Series of Letters (1784), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1784:5]
{13/13} 6.5 Anon., The Adventures of Mr. Loveill, Interspers’d with many Real Amours of the Polite World (1750), 2 vols. [Raven 1:1; ESTC: t68056]
{13/13} 13 Ellis Cornelia Knight, Dinarbas; A Tale: Being a Continuation of Rasselas (1790), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1790:50]
{13/13} 13 [John Langhorne], Solyman and Almena (1762), 1 vol. [Raven 1:726; ESTC: t134591]
{12/12} 2.4 Marquis d’Argens, The Jewish Spy: Being a Philosophical, Historical and Critical Correspondence (trs. 1739–40), 5 vols. [Beazley 26; ESTC: t129708]
{12/12} 12 [Eliza Kirkam Mathews], Arnold Zulig, A Swiss Story (1790), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1790:56]
{12/12} 12 [Daniel Defoe], The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1719), 1 vol. [McBurney 99; ESTC: t72264]
{11/11} 2.8 [Jane Warton], Peggy and Patty; Or The Sisters of Ashdale (1783), 4 vols. [Raven 2: 1783:24]
{11/11} 11 [Jean-François] Marmontel, Belisarius (trs. 1767), 1 vol. [Raven 1:1115; ESTC: t90758]
{10/10} 3.3 [Ann Emelinda] Skinn, The Old Maid; Or, History of Miss Ravensworth (1771), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1771:52]
{10/10} 10 Anon., The Fair Adulteress. A Novel (1744), 1 vol. [Beazley 133; ESTC: t189923]
{7/7} 7 [Joseph] White, Charles and Theresa. An Original Novel (1774), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1774:35]
{7/7} 7 [Jean Jacques Rutledge], The Englishman’s Fortnight in Paris; Or, The Art of Ruining Himself There in a Few Days (trs. 1777), 1 vol. [ESTC: n31079]
{7/7} 3.5 [Charles Jenner], The Placid Man; Or, Memoirs of Sir Charles Beville (1770), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1770:33]
{7/7} 2.3 [Frances Sheridan], Memoirs of Miss Sidney Bidulph (1761), 3 vols. [Raven 1:670; ESTC: n10549]
{6/6} 3 [Tobias Smollett], The History and Adventures of an Atom (1769), 2 vols. [ESTC: t55310]
{6/6} 3 [José Francisco de Isla], The History of the Famous Preacher Friar Gerund of Campazas (trs. 1772), 2 vols. [ESTC: t63924]
{5/5} 5 George Lyttelton, Letters from a Persian in England, to his Friend at Ispahan (1735), 1 vol. [McBurney 299; ESTC: n19976]
{4/4} 2 [William James], The Letters of Charlotte, During her Connexion with Werter (1786), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1786:26]
{4/4} 2 [John Hawkesworth], Almoran and Hamet: An Oriental Tale (1761), 2 vols. [Raven 1:653; ESTC: t57815]
{2/2} 0.5 Charlotte Smith, Celestina. A Novel (1791), 4 vols. [Raven 2: 1791:68]
C: Novels, in order of the total number of volumes borrowed,
divided by the number of volumes
{260/258} 86.7 Miss Palmer, Female Stability; Or the History of Miss Bellville (1782), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1780:21]
{84/84} 84 [Anne Burke], Emilia de St. Aubigne. A Novel (1788), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1788:46]
{160/160} 80 [Elizabeth Helme], Louisa; Or, The Cottage on the Moor (1787), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1787:38]
{80/80} 80 [Anne Burke], Ela: Or, The Delusions of the Heart. A Tale, Founded on Facts (1787), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1787:32]
{157/156} 78.5 [Richard Cumberland], Arundel (1789), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1789:37]
{143/142} 71.5 [Robert Bage], The Fair Syrian, A Novel (1787), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1787:28]
{129/129} 64.5 Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote. Translated … By T. Smollett (trs. 1755), 2 vols. [Raven 1:302; ESTC: t59887]
{58/58} 58 [Johann Wolfgang] Goethe, Eleonora. To which is Added, A Poetic Epistle, from Werter to Charlotte (trs. 1786), 1 vol. [ESTC: t153929]
{227/226} 56.8 [Elizabeth and Jane Purbeck], Honoria Somerville: A Novel (1789), 4 vols. [Raven 2: 1789:60]
{103/103} 51.5 [Phebe Gibbes], The Woman of Fashion: Or, The History of Lady Diana Dormer (1767), 2 vols. [Raven 1:1098; ESTC: n24946]
{101/101} 50.5 [Elizabeth Keir], Interesting Memoirs. By a Lady (1785), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:36]
{48/48} 48 [John Huddlestone Wynne], The Man of Honour or, The History of Harry Waters (1771–73), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1771:60]
{141/140} 47 Anon., Arpasia; Or, The Wanderer. A Novel (1786), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1786:4]
{92/92} 46 [John Moore], Zelucco. Various Views of Human Nature (1789), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1789:54]
{91/89} 45.5 [John Shebbeare], The Marriage Act. A Novel (1754), 2 vols. [Raven 1:253; ESTC: n4346]
{134/133} 44.7 Anon., Matilda: Or, The Efforts of Virtue. A Novel, In a Series of Letters (1785), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:13]
{89/89} 44.5 [Anne Fuller], The Convent: Or, The History of Sophia Nelson (1786), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1786:22]
{176/176} 44 Charlotte Smith, Emmeline, The Orphan of the Castle (1788), 4 vols. [Raven 2: 1788:72]
{85/85} 42.5 [Henry Mackenzie], Julia de Roubigné, A Tale (1777), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1777:13]
{42/42} 42 [Martha Hugill], The Castle of Mowbray, An English Romance (1788), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1788:60]
{123/121} 41 [Jeanne-Isabelle-Pauline Polier de Bottens, dame de Croussaz, baronne de Montolieu], Caroline of Litchfield; A Novel (trs. 1786), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1786:34]
{120/120} 40 [Elizabeth Keir], The History of Miss Greville (1787), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1787:43]
{79/79} 39.5 [Frances] Brooke, The Excursion (1777), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1777:9]
{116/115} 38.7 [Frances Burney], Evelina, Or, A Young Lady’s Entrance into the World (1778), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1778:10]
{113/112} 37.7 [Henry] Brooke, Juliet Grenville; Or, The History of the Human Heart (1774), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1774:24]
{149/149} 37.3 [Elizabeth] Inchbald, A Simple Story (1791), 4 vols. [Raven 2: 1791:41]
{148/146} 37 [Anna Maria Bennett], Anna; Or, Memoirs of a Welsh Heiress (1785), 4 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:22]
{104/104} 34.7 Abeé Prévost, Dean of Colerain. A Moral History (trs. 1742–43), 3 vols. [Beazley 108; ESTC: t118773]
{67/67} 33.5 Charles de Fieux, Chevalier Mouhy, The Fortunate Country Maid (trs. 1740), 2 vols. [Beazley 30; ESTC: t107664]
{33/33} 33 [Samuel Jackson Pratt], The Pupil of Pleasure: Or, The New System Illustrated … By Courtney Melmoth (1776), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1776:14]
{98/96} 32.7 Charlotte Smith, The Romance Real Life (1787), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1787:49]
{65/63} 32.5 [Jean-François] Marmontel, The Moral Tales (trs. 1764–65), 2 vols. [Raven 1:852; ESTC: n35225]
{95/94} 31.7 [Sophia Lee], The Recess: Or, A Tale of Other Times (1783–85), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1783:15; 1785:37]
{62/62} 31 [Albinia Gwynn], The History of the Honourable Edward Mortimer (1785), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:32]
{120/119} 30 [Tobias Smollett], The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle (1751), 4 vols. [Raven 1:99; ESTC: t55344]
{90/88} 30 [Caroline-Stephanie-Felicite Ducrestde Mezieres] Genlis, Adelaide and Theodore; or Letters on Education (trs. 1783), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1783:9]
{30/30} 30 [Henry Mackenzie], The Man of Feeling (1771), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1771:46]
{148/148} 29.6 Charlotte Smith, Ethelinde, Or The Recluse of the Lake (1789), 5 vols. [Raven 2: 1789:68]
{29/29} 29 [Sir Herbert Croft], Love and Madness. A Story Too True (1780), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1780:14]
{144/143} 28.8 [Henry] Brooke, The Fool of Quality; or, The History of Henry, Earl of Moreland (1765–70), 5 vols. [Raven 2: 1770:24]
{57/56} 28.5 [Alain René] Le Sage, The Bachelor of Salamanca; Or, Memoirs of Don Cherubim de la Ronda (trs. 1737–39), 2 vols. [McBurney 324; ESTC: t131181]
{83/83} 27.7 [Marguerite] Daubenton, Zelia in the Desert: Or, The Female Crusoe (trs. 1789), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1789:38A]
{54/54} 27 Anon., Memoirs of Lady Woodford. Written by Herself (1771), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1771:25]
{52/52} 26 [Oliver Goldsmith], The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale (1766), 2 vols. [Raven 1:1007; ESTC: t198363]
{26/26} 26 [William Combe], Letters of an Italian Nun and an English Gentleman (1781), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1781:17]
{77/76} 25.7 [Edward Kimber], The Life and Adventures of James Ramble (1755; rpr. 1786 as The Adventures of George Maitland, Esq.), 3 vols. [Raven 1:320; ESTC: t74441]
{75/72} 25 [Anna Maria Mackenzie], Retribution: A Novel (1788), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1788:63]
{50/50} 25 [Charles Johnstone] Chrysal; Or The Adventures of a Guinea (1760), 2 vols. [Raven 1:577; ESTC: t89195]
{25/25} 25 Voltaire, Candidus; Or, All For The Best … A New Translation (trs. 1759–61), 1 vol. [Raven 1:513; ESTC: t137620]
{124/123} 24.8 [Frances Burney], Cecilia, Or Memoirs of an Heiress (1782), 5 vols. [Raven 2: 1782:15]
{49/49} 24.5 Anon., Phoebe; Or Distressed Innocence (1789), 2 vols [Raven 2: 1788:28]
{93/93} 23.3 Anon., The Amicable Quixote; Or, The Enthusiasm of Friendship (1788), 4 vols. [Raven 2: 1788:6]
{67/66} 22.3 [Mrs Johnson], The Platonic Guardian, Or The History of an Orphan (1787), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1787:42]
{67/66} 22.3 [Elizabeth Blower], George Bateman: A Novel (1782), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1782:14]
{44/44} 22 [Georgina Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire?], The Sylph; A Novel (1779), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1779:8]
{43/43} 21.5 William Hill Brown, The Power of Sympathy: or, The Triumph of Nature (1789), 2 vols. [ESTC: w27779]
{43/43} 21.5 [Anne Fuller], The Son of Ethelwolf: An Historical Tale (1789), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1789:40]
{43/43} 21.5 [Andrew McDonald], The Independent. A Novel (1784), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1784:19]
{64/61} 21.3 Anon., The School for Fathers; Or, The Victim of a Curse. A Novel (1788), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1788:33]
{42/41} 21 [Elizabeth Blower], Features from Life; or, A Summer Visit (1788), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1788:44]
{41/41} 20.5 Anon., The Fair Hibernian (1789), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1789:6]
{59/59} 19.7 [Anna Maria Mackenzie], The Gamesters: A Novel (1786), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1786:33]
{39/38} 19.5 [Tobias Smollett], The Adventures of Roderick Random (1748), 2 vols. [Beazley 253; ESTC: t55366]
{38/38} 19 Anon., The Vicar of Bray: A Tale (1771), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1771:35]
{55/55} 18.3 [Anne Hughes or Phebe Gibbes], Zoriada: Or, Village Annals. A Novel (1786), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1786:24]
{36/36} 18 [Sarah Scott], The History of Sir George Ellison (1766), 2 vols. [Raven 1:1038; ESTC: t71399]
{36/36} 18 [Johann Wolfgang Goethe], The Sorrows of Werter: A German Story (trs. 1779), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1779:10]
{52/52} 17.3 [Mr. B. Walwyn], Errors of Nature: Or, The History of Charles Manley (1783), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1783:23]
{119/119} 17 [Samuel Richardson], The History of Sir Charles Grandison (1754), 7 vols. [Raven 1:246; ESTC: t58995]
{17/17} 17 [Aphra Behn], Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister (1684), 1 vol.
{67/67} 16.8 [Eliza Haywood], The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless (1751), 4 vols. [Raven 1:85; ESTC: t73274]
{66/58} 16.5 [John Shebbeare], Lydia, Or Filial Piety. A Novel (1755), 4 vols. [Raven 1:324; ESTC: t64734]
{62/62} 15.5 [Miss Pilkington], Delia, A Pathetic and Interesting Tale (1790), 4 vols. [Raven 2: 1790:59]
{31/31} 15.5 Anon., The Unfashionable Wife. A Novel (1772), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1772:26]
{31/31} 15.5 [Frances] Brooke, The History of Charles Mandeville (1790), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1790:39]
{31/31} 15.5 [Frances Brooke], The History of Lady Julia Mandeville (1763), 2 vols. [Raven 1:769; ESTC: t65262]
{31/30} 15.5 [John Potter], Frederick, Or the Libertine (1788), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1788:67]
{45/45} 15 [Phebe Gibbes], Hartley House, Calcutta (1789), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1789:41]
{44/44} 14.7 [John Trusler], Modern Times, Or The Adventures of Gabriel Outcast (1785), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:46]
{29/29} 14.5 Helen Maria Williams, Julia, A Novel. (1790), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1790:74]
{42/40} 14 [Anne Hughes], Caroline; Or The Diversities of Fortune. A Novel (1787), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1787:41]
{28/28} 14 [Albrecht von] Haller, Usong. An Eastern Narrative (1772; rpr. 1784 as The Virtuous Prince; or, Travels and Adventures of Usong), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1772:33]
{28/27} 14 [Richard and Elizabeth Griffith], A Series of Genuine Letters between Henry and Frances (1757), 2 vols. [Raven 1:412; ESTC: t117316]
{41/41} 13.7 Anon., The History of Lady Emma Melcombe, And Her Family (1787), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1787:15]
{41/41} 13.7 [Georgina Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire], Emma: Or, The Unfortunate Attachment; A Sentimental Novel (1773), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1773:28]
{41/39} 13.7 Anon., Edwin and Anna, A Northumbrian Tale. Founded on Facts (1785), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:6]
{27/27} 13.5 Mr. B. Walwyn, Love in a Cottage: A Novel (1785), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:47]
{53/49} 13.3 [Frances Brooke], The History of Emily Montague (1769), 4 vols. [Raven 1:1298; ESTC: t72176]
{40/40} 13.3 James White, The Adventures of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (1790), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1790:72]
{13/13} 13 Ellis Cornelia Knight, Dinarbas; A Tale: Being a Continuation of Rasselas (1790), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1790:50]
{13/13} 13 [John Langhorne], Solyman and Almena (1762), 1 vol. [Raven 1:726; ESTC: t134591]
{12/12} 12 [Eliza Kirkam Mathews], Arnold Zulig, A Swiss Story (1790), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1790:56]
{12/12} 12 [Daniel Defoe], The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1719), 1 vol. [McBurney 99; ESTC: t72264]
{46/46} 11.5 [Samuel Richardson], Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded (1741–42), 4 vols. [Beazley 23, 95; ESTC: t111392; n61512]
{23/22} 11.5 [Charles Johnstone], The Reverie: Or, A Flight to the Paradise of Fools (1763), 2 vols. [Raven 1:724; ESTC: t126192]
{22/22} 11 Jacques H. Bernardin de Saint Pierre, Paul and Mary, An Indian Story (trs. 1789), 2 vols. [ESTC: t70721]
{22/22} 11 Anon., Sutton-Abbey. A Novel. In a Series of Letters (1779), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1779:4]
{22/22} 11 [Eliza Haywood], Memoirs of an Unfortunate Nobleman Returned from a Thirteen Years Slavery in America (1743), 2 vols. [Beazley 113; ESTC: t81624, t81623]
{22/22} 11 [Anna Maria Mackenzie], Burton-Wood. In a Series of Letters (1783), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1783:16]
{11/11} 11 [Jean-François] Marmontel, Belisarius (trs. 1767), 1 vol. [Raven 1:1115; ESTC: t90758]
{53/53} 10.6 [Anna Maria Bennett], Juvenile Indiscretions. A Novel (1786), 5 vols. [Raven 2: 1786:16]
{21/21} 10.5 [Samuel Johnson], The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale (1759; rpr. 1787 as The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. A Tale), 2 vols. [Raven 1:495; ESTC: t11083]
{72/72} 10.3 [Samuel Richardson], Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady (1748), 7 vols. [Beazley 229; ESTC: t58992]
{31/30} 10.3 Rev. James Thomson, The Denial; Or, The Happy Retreat. A Novel (1790), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1790:69]
{20/20} 10 [Charles Dodd], The Curse of Sentiment (1787), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1787:34]
{10/10} 10 Anon., The Fair Adulteress. A Novel (1744), 1 vol. [Beazley 133; ESTC: t189923]
{19/19} 9.5 [Richard Graves], Eugenius: Or, Anecdotes of the Golden Vale (1785), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:31]
{27/27} 9 [Nicolas-Germain Léonard], The Correspondence of Two Lovers, Inhabitants of Lyons (trs. 1788), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1788:62]
{18/18} 9 John Potter, The Virtuous Villagers, A Novel (1784), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1784:22]
{18/18} 9 Anon., The Young Widow; Or, The History of Mrs. Ledwich (1785), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:21]
{18/18} 9 [Henry Higgs], The Casket; Or, Double Discovery: A Novel (1785), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:34]
{26/26} 8.7 Mrs. [H.] Cartwright, The Platonic Marriage: A Novel (1786), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1786:20]
{69/69} 8.6 [Alain René Le Sage], The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane. A New Translation by T. Smollet (trs. 1749), 8 vols. [Beazley 280; ESTC: t131206]
{25/25} 8.3 Clara Reeve, The School for Widows. A Novel (1791), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1791:59]
{16/15} 8 [Mons. de Alençon], The Bonze, or Chinese Anchorite. An Oriental Epic Novel (1769), 2 vols. [Raven 1:1295; ESTC: t126581]
{31/31} 7.8 Charlotte Lennox, Euphemia (1790), 4 vols. [Raven 2: 1790:54]
{15/15} 7.5 Lady [Cassandra] H[awke], Julia de Gramont (1788), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1788:54]
{15/14} 7.5 John Dent, The Force of Love. A Novel. In a Series of Letters (1785), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1785:28]
{14/14} 7 [Margaret Minifie], Coombe Wood. A Novel: In a Series of Letters (1783), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1783:17]
{7/7} 7 [Joseph] White, Charles and Theresa. An Original Novel (1774), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1774:35]
{7/7} 7 [Jean Jacques Rutledge], The Englishman’s Fortnight in Paris; Or, The Art of Ruining Himself There in a Few Days (trs. 1777), 1 vol. [ESTC: n31079]
{39/38} 6.5 [William Combe], The Devil Upon Two Sticks in England. Being a Continuation of Le Diable Boiteux of Le Sage (1790), 6 vols. [Raven 2: 1790:41]
{13/13} 6.5 Anon., The Adventures of Mr. Loveill, Interspers’d with many Real Amours of the Polite World (1750), 2 vols. [Raven 1:1; ESTC: t68056]
{19/19} 6.3 [Samuel Jackson Pratt], Emma Corbett; Or, The Miseries of Civil War (1780), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1780:23]
{19/19} 6.3 [Abeé Prevost], Memoirs of a Man of Quality (trs. 1738), 3 vols. [McBurney 327; ESTC: t125090]
{5/5} 5 George Lyttelton, Letters from a Persian in England, to his Friend at Ispahan (1735), 1 vol. [McBurney 299; ESTC: n19976]
{14/14} 4.7 Anon., The Myrtle; Or, Effects of Love. A Novel, In a Series of Letters (1784), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1784:5]
{18/18} 4.5 [Choderlos de Laclos], Dangerous Connections: Or, Letters Collected in a Society … for the Instruction of Other Societies (trs. 1784), 4 vols. [Raven 2: 1784:18]
{32/32} 4 [Giovanni Paolo Marana], Letters Writ by a Turkish Spy (trs. 1687–92), 8 vols.
{7/7} 3.5 [Charles Jenner], The Placid Man; Or, Memoirs of Sir Charles Beville (1770), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1770:33]
{10/10} 3.3 [Ann Emelinda] Skinn, The Old Maid; Or, History of Miss Ravensworth (1771), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1771:52]
{6/6} 3 [Tobias Smollett], The History and Adventures of an Atom (1769), 2 vols. [ESTC: t55310]
{6/6} 3 [José Francisco de Isla], The History of the Famous Preacher Friar Gerund of Campazas (trs. 1772), 2 vols. [ESTC: t63924]
{11/11} 2.8 [Jane Warton], Peggy and Patty; Or The Sisters of Ashdale (1783), 4 vols. [Raven 2: 1783:24]
{12/12} 2.4 Marquis d’Argens, The Jewish Spy: Being a Philosophical, Historical and Critical Correspondence (trs. 1739–40), 5 vols. [Beazley 26; ESTC: t129708]
{7/7} 2.3 [Frances Sheridan], Memoirs of Miss Sidney Bidulph (1761), 3 vols. [Raven 1:670; ESTC: n10549]
{4/4} 2 [William James], The Letters of Charlotte, During her Connexion with Werter (1786), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1786:26]
{4/4} 2 [John Hawkesworth], Almoran and Hamet: An Oriental Tale (1761), 2 vols. [Raven 1:653; ESTC: t57815]
{2/2} 0.5 Charlotte Smith, Celestina. A Novel (1791), 4 vols. [Raven 2: 1791:68]
D: Essay-periodicals mentioned in the borrowing register
of the NYSL (in chronological order)
{18/18} 4.5 Richard Steele, The Tatler (1709–11), 4 vols.
{51/51} 6.4 Richard Steele and Joseph Addison, The Spectator (1711–12), 8 vols.
{11/11} 5.5 Richard Steele The Guardian (1713), 2 vols.
{43/43} 10.8 Eliza Haywood, The Female Spectator (1744–46), 4 vols.
{19/19} 4.8 Samuel Johnson, The Rambler (1750–52), 4 vols.
{35/35} 17.5 John Hawksworth, The Adventurer (1752–54), 2 vols.
{33/33} 16.5 George Coleman and Bonnell Thornton, The Connoisseur (1754–56), 2 vols.
{16/16} 8 Samuel Johnson, The Idler (1758–60), 2 vols.
{49/49} 24.5 Oliver Goldsmith, The Citizen of the World (1760–61), 2 vols.
{47/47} 23.5 Vicesimus Knox, Essays, Moral and Literary (1778), 2 vols.
{36/36} 12 George Coleman and Bonnell Thornton, The Observer (1785), 3 vols.
{38/37} 19 Henry Mackenzie, The Lounger (1785–87), 2 vols.
E: Essay-periodicals, in order of the total number of volumes borrowed
{51/51} 6.4 Richard Steele and Joseph Addison, The Spectator (1711–12), 8 vols.
{49/49} 24.5 Oliver Goldsmith, The Citizen of the World (1760–61), 2 vols.
{47/47} 23.5 Vicesimus Knox, Essays, Moral and Literary (1778), 2 vols.
{43/43} 10.8 Eliza Haywood, The Female Spectator (1744–46), 4 vols.
{38/37} 19 Henry Mackenzie, The Lounger (1785–87), 2 vols.
{36/36} 12 George Coleman and Bonnell Thornton, The Observer (1785), 3 vols.
{35/35} 17.5 John Hawksworth, The Adventurer (1752–54), 2 vols.
{33/33} 16.5 George Coleman and Bonnell Thornton, The Connoisseur (1754–56), 2 vols.
{19/19} 4.8 Samuel Johnson, The Rambler (1750–52), 4 vols.
{18/18} 4.5 Richard Steele, The Tatler (1709–11), 4 vols.
{16/16} 8 Samuel Johnson, The Idler (1758–60), 2 vols.
{11/11} 5.5 Richard Steele The Guardian (1713), 2 vols.
F: Essay-periodicals in order of the total number of volumes borrowed,
divided by the number of volumes
{49/49} 24.5 Oliver Goldsmith, The Citizen of the World (1760–61), 2 vols.
{47/47} 23.5 Vicesimus Knox, Essays, Moral and Literary (1778), 2 vols.
{38/37} 19 Henry Mackenzie, The Lounger (1785–87), 2 vols.
{35/35} 17.5 John Hawksworth, The Adventurer (1752–54), 2 vols.
{33/33} 16.5 George Coleman and Bonnell Thornton, The Connoisseur (1754–56), 2 vols.
{43/43} 10.8 Eliza Haywood, The Female Spectator (1744–46), 4 vols.
{36/36} 12 George Coleman and Bonnell Thornton, The Observer (1785), 3 vols.
{16/16} 8 Samuel Johnson, The Idler (1758–60), 2 vols.
{51/51} 6.4 Richard Steele and Joseph Addison, The Spectator (1711–12), 8 vols.
{11/11} 5.5 Richard Steele The Guardian (1713), 2 vols.
{19/19} 4.8 Samuel Johnson, The Rambler (1750–52), 4 vols.
{18/18} 4.5 Richard Steele, The Tatler (1709–11), 4 vols.
Appendix 3
[Note: for reasons explained in text, this appendix excludes translations, but includes (marked with an asterisk) novels printed in the collected editions of Henry Fielding and Jonathan Swift, which are not included in the Appendix 2. For a chronological list of pre-1776 novels, see Appendix 2A.]
A: Pre-1776 novels mentioned in the borrowing register
of the NYSL, in order of the total number of volumes borrowed
{144/143} 28.8 [Henry] Brooke, The Fool of Quality; or, The History of Henry, Earl of Moreland (1765–70), 5 vols. [Raven 2: 1770:24]
{120/119} 30 [Tobias Smollett], The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle (1751), 4 vols. [Raven 1:99; ESTC: t55344]
{119/119} 17 [Samuel Richardson], The History of Sir Charles Grandison (1754), 7 vols. [Raven 1:246; ESTC: t58995]
{113/112} 37.7 [Henry] Brooke, Juliet Grenville; Or, The History of the Human Heart (1774), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1774:24]
{103/103} 51.5 [Phebe Gibbes], The Woman of Fashion: Or, The History of Lady Diana Dormer (1767), 2 vols. [Raven 1:1098; ESTC: n24946]
*{092/092} 30.7 Henry Fielding, Tom Jones (1749), 3 vols. [Beazley 272; ESTC: t1947]
{091/089} 45.5 [John Shebbeare], The Marriage Act. A Novel (1754), 2 vols. [Raven 1:253; ESTC: n4346]
{077/076} 25.7 [Edward Kimber], The Life and Adventures of James Ramble (1755; rpr. 1786 as The Adventures of George Maitland, Esq.), 3 vols. [Raven 1:320; ESTC: t74441]
{072/072} 10.3 [Samuel Richardson], Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady (1748), 7 vols. [Beazley 229; ESTC: t58992]
{067/067} 16.8 [Eliza Haywood], The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless (1751), 4 vols. [Raven 1:85; ESTC: t73274]
{066/058} 16.5 [John Shebbeare], Lydia, Or Filial Piety. A Novel (1755), 4 vols. [Raven 1:324; ESTC: t64734]
{054/054} 27 Anon., Memoirs of Lady Woodford. Written by Herself (1771), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1771:25]
*{054/054} 46 Henry Fielding, Amelia (1752), 2 vols. [Raven 1:1038; ESTC: t89846]
{053/049} 13.3 [Frances Brooke], The History of Emily Montague (1769), 4 vols. [Raven 1:1298; ESTC: t72176]
{052/052} 26 [Oliver Goldsmith], The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale (1766), 2 vols. [Raven 1:1007; ESTC: t198363]
{050/050} 25 [Charles Johnstone] Chrysal; Or The Adventures of a Guinea (1760), 2 vols. [Raven 1:577; ESTC: t89195]
{048/048} 48 [John Huddlestone Wynne], The Man of Honour or, The History of Harry Waters (1771–73), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1771:60]
{046/046} 11.5 [Samuel Richardson], Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded (1741–42), 4 vols. [Beazley 23, 95; ESTC: t111392; n61512]
{041/041} 13.7 [Georgina Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire], Emma: Or, The Unfortunate Attachment; A Sentimental Novel (1773), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1773:28]
{039/038} 19.5 [Tobias Smollett], The Adventures of Roderick Random (1748), 2 vols. [Beazley 253; ESTC: t55366]
{038/038} 19 Anon., The Vicar of Bray: A Tale (1771), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1771:35]
{036/036} 18 [Sarah Scott], The History of Sir George Ellison (1766), 2 vols. [Raven 1:1038; ESTC: t71399]
{031/031} 15.5 Anon., The Unfashionable Wife. A Novel (1772), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1772:26]
{031/031} 15.5 [Frances Brooke], The History of Lady Julia Mandeville (1763), 2 vols. [Raven 1:769; ESTC: t65262]
{030/030} 30 [Henry Mackenzie], The Man of Feeling (1771), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1771:46]
{028/028} 14 [Albrecht von] Haller, Usong. An Eastern Narrative (1772; rpr. 1784 as The Virtuous Prince; or, Travels and Adventures of Usong), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1772:33]
{028/027} 14 [Richard and Elizabeth Griffith], A Series of Genuine Letters between Henry and Frances (1757), 2 vols. [Raven 1:412; ESTC: t117316]
{023/022} 11.5 [Charles Johnstone], The Reverie: Or, A Flight to the Paradise of Fools (1763), 2 vols. [Raven 1:724; ESTC: t126192]
{022/022} 11 [Eliza Haywood], Memoirs of an Unfortunate Nobleman Returned from a Thirteen Years Slavery in America (1743), 2 vols. [Beazley 113; ESTC: t81624, t81623]
{021/021} 10.5 [Samuel Johnson], The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale (1759; rpr. 1787 as The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. A Tale), 2 vols. [Raven 1:495; ESTC: t11083]
{017/017} 17 [Aphra Behn], Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister (1684), 1 vol.
*{016/016} 16 Henry Fielding, The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews (1742), 1 vol. [Beazley 90; ESTC: t89881]
{016/015} 8 [Mons. de Alençon], The Bonze, or Chinese Anchorite. An Oriental Epic Novel (1769), 2 vols. [Raven 1:1295; ESTC: t126581]
{013/013} 6.5 Anon., The Adventures of Mr. Loveill, Interspers’d with many Real Amours of the Polite World (1750), 2 vols. [Raven 1:1; ESTC: t68056]
{013/013} 13 [John Langhorne], Solyman and Almena (1762), 1 vol. [Raven 1:726; ESTC: t134591]
*{013/013} 13 [Jonathan Swift, Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World … By Lemuel Gulliver (1726), 1 vol. [McBurney 199; ESTC: t139451]
{012/012} 12 [Daniel Defoe], The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1719), 1 vol. [McBurney 99; ESTC: t72264]
{010/010} 3.3 [Ann Emelinda] Skinn, The Old Maid; Or, History of Miss Ravensworth (1771), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1771:52]
{010/010} 10 Anon., The Fair Adulteress. A Novel (1744), 1 vol. [Beazley 133; ESTC: t189923]
{007/007} 7 [Joseph] White, Charles and Theresa. An Original Novel (1774), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1774:35]
{007/007} 3.5 [Charles Jenner], The Placid Man; Or, Memoirs of Sir Charles Beville (1770), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1770:33]
{007/007} 2.3 [Frances Sheridan], Memoirs of Miss Sidney Bidulph (1761), 3 vols. [Raven 1:670; ESTC: n10549]
{006/006} 3 [Tobias Smollett], The History and Adventures of an Atom (1769), 2 vols. [ESTC: t55310]
{005/005} 5 George Lyttelton, Letters from a Persian in England, to his Friend at Ispahan (1735), 1 vol. [McBurney 299; ESTC: n19976]
{004/004} 2 [John Hawkesworth], Almoran and Hamet: An Oriental Tale (1761), 2 vols. [Raven 1:653; ESTC: t57815]
C: Novels, in order of the total number of volumes borrowed,
divided by the number of volumes
{103/103} 51.5 [Phebe Gibbes], The Woman of Fashion: Or, The History of Lady Diana Dormer (1767), 2 vols. [Raven 1:1098; ESTC: n24946]
{048/048} 48 [John Huddlestone Wynne], The Man of Honour or, The History of Harry Waters (1771–73), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1771:60]
*{054/054} 46 Henry Fielding, Amelia (1752), 2 vols. [Raven 1:1038; ESTC: t89846]
{091/089} 45.5 [John Shebbeare], The Marriage Act. A Novel (1754), 2 vols. [Raven 1:253; ESTC: n4346]
{113/112} 37.7 [Henry] Brooke, Juliet Grenville; Or, The History of the Human Heart (1774), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1774:24]
*{092/092} 30.7 Henry Fielding, Tom Jones (1749), 3 vols. [Beazley 272; ESTC: t1947]
{120/119} 30 [Tobias Smollett], The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle (1751), 4 vols. [Raven 1:99; ESTC: t55344]
{030/030} 30 [Henry Mackenzie], The Man of Feeling (1771), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1771:46]
{144/143} 28.8 [Henry] Brooke, The Fool of Quality; or, The History of Henry, Earl of Moreland (1765–70), 5 vols. [Raven 2: 1770:24]
{054/054} 27 Anon., Memoirs of Lady Woodford. Written by Herself (1771), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1771:25]
{052/052} 26 [Oliver Goldsmith], The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale (1766), 2 vols. [Raven 1:1007; ESTC: t198363]
{077/076} 25.7 [Edward Kimber], The Life and Adventures of James Ramble (1755; rpr. 1786 as The Adventures of George Maitland, Esq.), 3 vols. [Raven 1:320; ESTC: t74441]
{050/050} 25 [Charles Johnstone] Chrysal; Or The Adventures of a Guinea (1760), 2 vols. [Raven 1:577; ESTC: t89195]
{039/038} 19.5 [Tobias Smollett], The Adventures of Roderick Random (1748), 2 vols. [Beazley 253; ESTC: t55366]
{038/038} 19 Anon., The Vicar of Bray: A Tale (1771), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1771:35]
{036/036} 18 [Sarah Scott], The History of Sir George Ellison (1766), 2 vols. [Raven 1:1038; ESTC: t71399]
{119/119} 17 [Samuel Richardson], The History of Sir Charles Grandison (1754), 7 vols. [Raven 1:246; ESTC: t58995]
{017/017} 17 [Aphra Behn], Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister (1684), 1 vol.
{067/067} 16.8 [Eliza Haywood], The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless (1751), 4 vols. [Raven 1:85; ESTC: t73274]
{066/058} 16.5 [John Shebbeare], Lydia, Or Filial Piety. A Novel (1755), 4 vols. [Raven 1:324; ESTC: t64734]
*{016/016} 16 Henry Fielding, The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews (1742), 1 vol. [Beazley 90; ESTC: t89881]
{031/031} 15.5 Anon., The Unfashionable Wife. A Novel (1772), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1772:26]
{031/031} 15.5 [Frances Brooke], The History of Lady Julia Mandeville (1763), 2 vols. [Raven 1:769; ESTC: t65262]
{028/028} 14 [Albrecht von] Haller, Usong. An Eastern Narrative (1772; rpr. 1784 as The Virtuous Prince; or, Travels and Adventures of Usong), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1772:33]
{028/027} 14 [Richard and Elizabeth Griffith], A Series of Genuine Letters between Henry and Frances (1757), 2 vols. [Raven 1:412; ESTC: t117316]
{041/041} 13.7 [Georgina Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire], Emma: Or, The Unfortunate Attachment; A Sentimental Novel (1773), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1773:28]
{053/049} 13.3 [Frances Brooke], The History of Emily Montague (1769), 4 vols. [Raven 1:1298; ESTC: t72176]
{013/013} 13 [John Langhorne], Solyman and Almena (1762), 1 vol. [Raven 1:726; ESTC: t134591]
*{013/013} 13 [Jonathan Swift, Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World … By Lemuel Gulliver (1726), 1 vol. [McBurney 199; ESTC: t139451]
{012/012} 12 [Daniel Defoe], The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1719), 1 vol. [McBurney 99; ESTC: t72264]
{046/046} 11.5 [Samuel Richardson], Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded (1741–42), 4 vols. [Beazley 23, 95; ESTC: t111392; n61512]
{023/022} 11.5 [Charles Johnstone], The Reverie: Or, A Flight to the Paradise of Fools (1763), 2 vols. [Raven 1:724; ESTC: t126192]
{022/022} 11 [Eliza Haywood], Memoirs of an Unfortunate Nobleman Returned from a Thirteen Years Slavery in America (1743), 2 vols. [Beazley 113; ESTC: t81624, t81623]
{021/021} 10.5 [Samuel Johnson], The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale (1759; rpr. 1787 as The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. A Tale), 2 vols. [Raven 1:495; ESTC: t11083]
{072/072} 10.3 [Samuel Richardson], Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady (1748), 7 vols. [Beazley 229; ESTC: t58992]
{010/010} 10 Anon., The Fair Adulteress. A Novel (1744), 1 vol. [Beazley 133; ESTC: t189923]
{016/015} 8 [Mons. de Alençon], The Bonze, or Chinese Anchorite. An Oriental Epic Novel (1769), 2 vols. [Raven 1:1295; ESTC: t126581]
{007/007} 7 [Joseph] White, Charles and Theresa. An Original Novel (1774), 1 vol. [Raven 2: 1774:35]
{013/013} 6.5 Anon., The Adventures of Mr. Loveill, Interspers’d with many Real Amours of the Polite World (1750), 2 vols. [Raven 1:1; ESTC: t68056]
{005/005} 5 George Lyttelton, Letters from a Persian in England, to his Friend at Ispahan (1735), 1 vol. [McBurney 299; ESTC: n19976]
{007/007} 3.5 [Charles Jenner], The Placid Man; Or, Memoirs of Sir Charles Beville (1770), 2 vols. [Raven 2: 1770:33]
{010/010} 3.3 [Ann Emelinda] Skinn, The Old Maid; Or, History of Miss Ravensworth (1771), 3 vols. [Raven 2: 1771:52]
{006/006} 3 [Tobias Smollett], The History and Adventures of an Atom (1769), 2 vols. [ESTC: t55310]
{007/007} 2.3 [Frances Sheridan], Memoirs of Miss Sidney Bidulph (1761), 3 vols. [Raven 1:670; ESTC: n10549]
{004/004} 2 [John Hawkesworth], Almoran and Hamet: An Oriental Tale (1761), 2 vols. [Raven 1:653; ESTC: t57815]
Patrick Spedding is a lecturer in Literary Studies at Monash University and co-director of the Centre for the Book. His current research focuses on Eliza Haywood’s readers and bibliographical problems raised by the publication of Haywood’s works. His essays on Thomas Gardner—the publisher of most of Haywood’s later works—are forthcoming in Script & Print.