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]

  1. Fifty-Two Stories for Boys (1889)
  2. Fifty-Two Stories for Girls (1889)
  3. Fifty-Two More Stories for Boys (1890)
  4. Fifty-Two More Stories for Girls (1890)
  5. Fifty-Two Further Stories for Boys (1891)
  6. Fifty-Two Further Stories for Girls (1891) with Rosa M. Gilbert
  7. Fifty-Two Other Stories for Boys (1892)
  8. Fifty-Two Other Stories for Girls (1892)
  9. Fifty-Two Fairy Tales (1892)
  10. Fifty-Two Stories for Boyhood and Youth (1893)
  11. Fifty-Two Stories for Girlhood and Youth (1893)
  12. Fifty-Two Stories for Children (1893)
  13. Fifty-Two Stories of Boy-Life at Home and Abroad (1894)
  14. Fifty-Two Stories of Girl-Life at Home and Abroad (1894) with Rosa M. Gilbert
  15. Fifty-Two Stories of Life and Adventure for Boys (1895)
  16. Fifty-Two Stories of Life and Adventure for Girls (1895)
  17. Fifty-Two Stories of the Indian Mutiny (1895) with Arthur John Pattle
  18. Fifty-Two Stories of Pluck and Peril for Boys (1896)
  19. Fifty-Two Stories of Pluck and Peril and Romance for Girls (1896)
  20. Fifty-Two Stories of the British Navy, from Damme to Trafalgar (1896)
  21. Fifty-Two Stories of Duty and Daring for Boys (1897)
  22. Fifty-Two Stories of Duty and Daring for Girls (1897)
  23. Fifty-Two Stories of the British Army (1897, 1915)
  24. Fifty-Two Holiday Stories for Boys (1898)
  25. Fifty-Two Holiday Stories for Girls (1898)
  26. Fifty-Two Sunday Stories for Boys and Girls (1898)
  27. Fifty-Two Stories of Heroism in Life and Action for Boys (1899)
  28. Fifty-Two Stories of Heroism in Life and Action for Girls (1899)
  29. Fifty-Two Stories of the Wide, Wide World (1899)
  30. Fifty-Two Stirring Stories for Boys (1900)
  31. Fifty-Two Stirring Stories for Girls (1900)
  32. Fifty-Two Stories of the British Empire (1900, 1917)
  33. Fifty-Two Stories of Courage and Endeavour for Boys (1901)
  34. Fifty-Two Stories of Courage and Endeavour for Girls (1901)
  35. Fifty-Two Stories of Greater Britain (1901)
  36. Fifty-Two Stories of the Brave and True for Boys (1902)
  37. Fifty-Two Stories of the Brave and True for Girls (1902)
  38. Fifty-Two Stories for the Little Ones (1902)
  39. Fifty-Two Stories of School Life and After for Boys (1903)
  40. Fifty-Two Stories of School Life and After for Girls (1903)
  41. Fifty-Two Stories of Animal Life and Adventure (1903)
  42. Fifty-Two Stories of Grit and Character for Boys (1904)
  43. Fifty-Two Stories of Grit and Character for Girls (1904)
  44. Fifty-Two Stories of Wild Life East and West (1904)
  45. Fifty-Two Stories of Head, Heart, and Hand for Boys (1905)
  46. Fifty-Two Stories of Head, Heart, and Hand for Girls (1905)
  47. Fifty-Two Thrilling Stories of Life at Home and Abroad (1905)
  48. Fifty-Two New Stories for Boys (1906)
  49. Fifty-Two New Stories for Girls (1906)
  50. Fifty-Two Pioneer Stories All Round the Compass (1906)
  51. Fifty-Two Excelsior Stories for Boys (1907)
  52. Fifty-Two Excelsior Stories for Girls (1907)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Gift Books". The Academy and Literature. Vol. 44. 9 December 1893. p. 529.
  2. ^ "Messrs. Hutchinson & Co.'s New Books". The Christmas Bookseller. December 1894. p. 84.
  3. ^ Messrs. Hutchinson & Co.'s Catalogue of Books. Hutchinson & Co. October 1893. pp. 7–8.

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