Fifty-Two Library
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The Fifty-Two Library was a series of children's adventure stories published by Hutchinson & Co., London between the late nineteenth century and the early twentieth century, and later republished by D. Appleton & Co., New York.
The editor of the series was Alfred Henry Miles (1848–1929) and he compiled some fifty volumes that appeared at five shillings apiece. Miles was a prolific Victorian era author, editor, anthologist, journalist, composer and lecturer who arranged and edited hundreds of works on a wide range of topics.[1][2][3]
Books
[edit]- Fifty-Two Stories for Boys (1889)
- Fifty-Two Stories for Girls (1889)
- Fifty-Two More Stories for Boys (1890)
- Fifty-Two More Stories for Girls (1890)
- Fifty-Two Further Stories for Boys (1891)
- Fifty-Two Further Stories for Girls (1891) with Rosa M. Gilbert
- Fifty-Two Other Stories for Boys (1892)
- Fifty-Two Other Stories for Girls (1892)
- Fifty-Two Fairy Tales (1892)
- Fifty-Two Stories for Boyhood and Youth (1893)
- Fifty-Two Stories for Girlhood and Youth (1893)
- Fifty-Two Stories for Children (1893)
- Fifty-Two Stories of Boy-Life at Home and Abroad (1894)
- Fifty-Two Stories of Girl-Life at Home and Abroad (1894) with Rosa M. Gilbert
- Fifty-Two Stories of Life and Adventure for Boys (1895)
- Fifty-Two Stories of Life and Adventure for Girls (1895)
- Fifty-Two Stories of the Indian Mutiny (1895) with Arthur John Pattle
- Fifty-Two Stories of Pluck and Peril for Boys (1896)
- Fifty-Two Stories of Pluck and Peril and Romance for Girls (1896)
- Fifty-Two Stories of the British Navy, from Damme to Trafalgar (1896)
- Fifty-Two Stories of Duty and Daring for Boys (1897)
- Fifty-Two Stories of Duty and Daring for Girls (1897)
- Fifty-Two Stories of the British Army (1897, 1915)
- Fifty-Two Holiday Stories for Boys (1898)
- Fifty-Two Holiday Stories for Girls (1898)
- Fifty-Two Sunday Stories for Boys and Girls (1898)
- Fifty-Two Stories of Heroism in Life and Action for Boys (1899)
- Fifty-Two Stories of Heroism in Life and Action for Girls (1899)
- Fifty-Two Stories of the Wide, Wide World (1899)
- Fifty-Two Stirring Stories for Boys (1900)
- Fifty-Two Stirring Stories for Girls (1900)
- Fifty-Two Stories of the British Empire (1900, 1917)
- Fifty-Two Stories of Courage and Endeavour for Boys (1901)
- Fifty-Two Stories of Courage and Endeavour for Girls (1901)
- Fifty-Two Stories of Greater Britain (1901)
- Fifty-Two Stories of the Brave and True for Boys (1902)
- Fifty-Two Stories of the Brave and True for Girls (1902)
- Fifty-Two Stories for the Little Ones (1902)
- Fifty-Two Stories of School Life and After for Boys (1903)
- Fifty-Two Stories of School Life and After for Girls (1903)
- Fifty-Two Stories of Animal Life and Adventure (1903)
- Fifty-Two Stories of Grit and Character for Boys (1904)
- Fifty-Two Stories of Grit and Character for Girls (1904)
- Fifty-Two Stories of Wild Life East and West (1904)
- Fifty-Two Stories of Head, Heart, and Hand for Boys (1905)
- Fifty-Two Stories of Head, Heart, and Hand for Girls (1905)
- Fifty-Two Thrilling Stories of Life at Home and Abroad (1905)
- Fifty-Two New Stories for Boys (1906)
- Fifty-Two New Stories for Girls (1906)
- Fifty-Two Pioneer Stories All Round the Compass (1906)
- Fifty-Two Excelsior Stories for Boys (1907)
- Fifty-Two Excelsior Stories for Girls (1907)
References
[edit]- ^ "Gift Books". The Academy and Literature. Vol. 44. 9 December 1893. p. 529.
- ^ "Messrs. Hutchinson & Co.'s New Books". The Christmas Bookseller. December 1894. p. 84.
- ^ Messrs. Hutchinson & Co.'s Catalogue of Books. Hutchinson & Co. October 1893. pp. 7–8.
