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The Man with a Shadow

G. Manville Fenn

First published 1888
Publisher Ward and Downey
Format Hardcover
Type Novel
Pages 268+267+260

Notes


Serial of unknown scope: In October 1887, Collier's Saturday Journal 1887-10-01 started 'a new serial story by George Manville Fenn, entitled "The Man with a Shadow" '. --The Stage 1887-10-21 p22, "Reviews"

  • In 3 Volumes.
  • Publication date 1888-08-20 (Monday) is from the full-page advertisement "Ward & Downey's New List" published two days earlier, The Athenaeum #3173 p237, this one featured and noted "[On the 20th inst." The book is reviewed in "New Novels" three weeks later, #3176 (1888-09-08) p317 --and not found 2019-03-13 in automated search of UK newspapers and magazines between those dates.
  • Price not found in several September/October adverts and reviews. One later advertisement by Ward & Downey, The Athenaeum #3187 (-11-24) p688, lists no prices for any of "six new three-volume novels", as "At all Circulating Libraries"; and lists prices for all of "four new one-volume novels".
  • HathiTrust Digital Library provides full view of one copy, three volumes without original covers: -- title page, Vol. I -- Contents, p[v]-viii (vol 1, chapters I-XXVII in this volume) -- novel spans p[1]-268, no back pages (vol 1) T.p. verso and p268 identify the printer "Charles Dickens and Evans, Crystal Palace Press."
  • Reginald has year as 1881.