The Victorian Fiction Research Guides comprise bibliographical finding tools both for lesser-known writers active from the mid-nineteenth century to about 1910 and for work published in periodicals during the same period. Besides bibliography, the Guides usually contain informative introductory essays by recognised academic scholars.
Some of the digitised guides are in PDF format. Some of the guides have been scanned and digitised from hard copies, so errors may be present. If you spot any typographical problems, please email VPFAmedia@gmail.com.
Andrew King would be interested to hear from anyone working on relevant author-bibliographies or on indexes of journals of the period. Any information about the location of manuscripts, rare or unrecorded editions, and other material would be most welcome. Information about gaps or errors in the bibliographies and indexes would also be appreciated. Please contact him at a.king@greenwich.ac.uk.
| Series 9 (2006–2011) |
36 | Charlotte M. Brame, by Graham Law, with Gregory Drozdz and Debby McNally (2011) |
| 35 | Richard Marsh, by Minna Vuohelainen (2009) | |
| 34 | The London Journal 1845–83, by Andrew King (2008) | |
| 33 | Margaret Oliphant, a Bibliography of Secondary Sources 1848–2005, by John Stock Clarke (2006, updated 2023) | |
| Series 8 | 32 | The Windsor Magazine, by Catherine Vaughan-Pow |
| 31 | Grant Allen, by Peter Morton [temporarily unavailable] | |
| 30 | Victoria Cross, by Charlotte Mitchell | |
| 29 | Indexes to Fiction in The Illustrated London News (1842–1901) and The Graphic (1869–1901), by Graham Law | |
| Series 7 | 28 | Caroline Clive, by Charlotte Mitchell |
| 27 | Mary Fortune, by Lucy Sussex and Elizabeth Gibson | |
| 26 | Margaret Oliphant, Non-Fictional Writings, by John Stock Clarke (hosted on archive.org) | |
| 25 | Bram Stoker, by William Hughes | |
| Series 6 | 24 | Francis Adams, by Meg Tasker |
| 23 | Indexes to Fiction in The Idler (1892–1911), by William B. Thesing and Becky Lewis | |
| 22 | Elizabeth Robins, by Sue Thomas | |
| 21 | Edmund Yates Papers in The University of Queensland Library, by Peter Edwards and Andrew Dowling | |
| Series 5 | 19/20 | Letters of G. A. Sala to Edmund Yates (double volume), ed. by Judy McKenzie |
| 18 | Philip Meadows Taylor, by David Finkelstein | |
| 17 | Indexes to Fiction in Chambers’s Journal (1854–1920), by Sue Thomas | |
| Series 4 | 16 | Rosa Nouchette Carey, by Jane Crisp |
| 15 | Rosa Praed, by Chris Tiffin | |
| 14 | Indexes to Fiction in Belgravia, by P.D. Edwards, I. G. Sibley and Margaret Versteeg | |
| 13 | Mrs Humphry Ward, by William B. Thesing and Stephen Pulsford | |
| Series 3 | 12 | Indexes to Fiction in Cassell’s Family Magazine, later Cassell’s Magazine (1874–1910), by Sue Thomas |
| 11 | Margaret Oliphant, by John Stock Clarke (hosted on archive.org). For more information on Oliphant, there is an excellent website at www.oliphantfiction.com | |
| 10 | Indexes to Fiction in The Harmsworth Magazine, later The London Magazine (1898–1915), by Sue Thomas | |
| 9 | Indexes to Fiction in Pall Mall Magazine (1893–1914), by Sue Thomas | |
| Series 2 | 8 | Frances Cashel Hoey, by P. D. Edwards |
| 7 | Indexes to Fiction in Tinsley’s Magazine, later The Novel Review (1867–92), by Sue Thomas | |
| 6 | Mary Cholmondeley, by Jane Crisp | |
| 5 | Indexes to Fiction in The Lady’s Realm (1896–1914), by Margaret Versteeg, Sue Thomas, Joan Huddleston | |
| Series 1 | 4 | Indexes to Fiction in Time (1879–91), Murray’s Magazine (1887–91), and The Quarto (1896–98), by Sue Thomas |
| 3 | Edmund Yates, by P. D. Edwards | |
| 2 | Jessie Fothergill, by Jane Crisp | |
| 1 | Sarah Grand, by Joan Huddleston |