Delphi Collected Works of George Whyte-Melville (Illustrated‪)‬

The Victorian novelist George Whyte-Melville is noted for hilarious novels concerning field sports, as well as for writing engaging social dramas and historical fiction. His novels take place in a period marked by changing societal norms, as reflected in nuanced characterisations and thoughtful examinations of class and culture. Similar in style to Surtees, Trollope and Lever, Whyte-Melville’s inimitable works won him fame and riches throughout the mid-Victorian period. This eBook presents Whyte-Melville’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Whyte-Melville’s life and works
* Concise introductions to the major texts
* 20 novels, with individual contents tables
* Many rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including the author’s first success ‘Digby Grand’
* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original Victorian texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Famous works are fully illustrated with their original artwork — hundreds of images
* Includes Whyte-Melville’s rare poetry collection – available in no other collection
* The autobiographical manual of horsemanship ‘Riding Recollections’
* Features a bonus biography
* Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres

CONTENTS:

The Novels
Digby Grand (1853)
General Bounce (1854)
Kate Coventry (1856)
The Interpreter (1858)
Market Harborough (1861)
Tilbury Nogo (1861)
The Queen’s Maries (1862)
Inside the Bar (1863)
The Gladiators (1863)
Brookes of Bridlemere (1864)
Cerise (1866)
The White Rose (1868)
Bones and I (1868)
M. or N. (1869)
Contraband (1870)
Sarchedon (1871)
Satanella (1873)
Uncle John (1874)
Katerfelto (1875)
Black but Comely (1879)

The Poetry Collection
Songs and Verses (1869)

The Autobiography
Riding Recollections (1878)

The Biography
Introduction to Whyte-Melville (1898) by Herbert Maxwell