EDWARD LLOYD, born at Thornton Heath in 1815, was one of the pioneers of cheap literature for the people. His parents moved to London, and while still a boy Lloyd opened a shop, where he sold books and newspapers and commenced to publish on his own account. Penny Bloods his publications were scathingly termed, but were very popular with the lower and working classes and those of the younger generation who could read and were permitted to choose their own literature.
His first ventures were of the Newgate Calendar order: "Notorious Highwaymen," "Pirates of All Nations," etc., and then, with the assistance of a writer named Thomas Peckett Prest, he
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flagrantly pirated the works of the great Charles Dickens, then at the start of his brilliant career; and other famous authors were similarly ill-treated.
Between 1836 and 1856 Lloyd published upwards of 200 stories of varying lengths, including historical tales of the type popularised by Harrison Ainsworth, Gothic horrors in the style of Ann Radcliffe, and so-called "domestic" romances. The high proportion of the last was due to an extensive feminine following among the readers, and in deference to their "gentler" natures Lloyd eliminated highwaymen and vampires, added an innocuous title, and confined himself to the milder themes of pirates and smugglers, murder and rape, seduction and abduction. Blood, however, was a factor common to all Lloyd items.
Thomas Peckett Prest, a morbid genius with a wonderful imagination,
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is believed to have written more than half of the Lloyds, while Malcolm J. Errym, whose proper name was Merry, but who was known to his associates as "Ada the Betrayed" on account of having written a very successful romance of that name, was responsible for many others.
Even at the time confusion as to the authorship of certain books appeared to exist, for both Prest and Errym were at different times credited with the same stories. So, after a hundred years, one must assume authorship on the balance of probabilities.
With the exception of about a score of titles which were issued in a larger size (9 3/4 by 6 1/4), all Lloyds were issued in uniform demy octavo; the earlier titles in single column and the later in double column. Several of the earlier stories were reissued later in fewer numbers, double column, with
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one illustration to the first four numbers, and a few additional illustrations. A few minor exceptions to the foregoing will be noted.
Lloyd first issued his bloods from 44 Wych Street, Strand, London, and then removed successively to 62 Broad Street, Bloomsbury; 44 Holywell Street, Strand; and 31 Curtain Road, Shoreditch, before settling down at 231 Shoredirch in 1840-41 for about four years. Then he removed to 12 Salisbury Square, Fleet Street, from which address most of the stories were published.
He also published "Penny Weekly Miscellany" and "Entertaining Journal," neither of which was illustrated, and a "Penny Atlas." A second series of the first-named, carrying two illustrations per number, followed, while the large sized "People's Periodical and Family Library," which lasted but one year, contained the first version of
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Sweeney Todd in the form of a short serial entitled "The String of Pearls; or, The Sailor's Gift." A more noteworthy venure was Lloyd's "Penny Sunday Times," which later became "Lloyd's Weekly News" and lasted right up to our own times as "The Sunday News." He also purchased the "Clerkenwell News," and spent a fortune in establishing it as a London daily newspaper under the name of "The Daily Chronicle."
The penny bloods upon which his fortune was founded were now in the discard, and Lloyd attempted to suppress them by sending agents round to buy up the stocks of the old coffee shops and twopenny circulating libraries (yes, there were twopenny libraries a hundred years ago!) and destroy them. But in this he was only partially successful, for, although a large number was destroyed many survived. The London
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Paper Mills at Sittingbourne, Kent, were established by Lloyd, and are still controlled by his family. He died on April 8, 1890, a very wealthy man, and was buried at Highgate Cemetery.
Owing to the difficulty of checking items not in my possession, and the lack of identifiable details in others, this bibliography is not claimed to be absolutely accurate, although I believe the margin of error is small. The late "Barry Ono," for instance, complicated matters by a tendency to alter titles or sub-titles which he thought were insufficiently "fierce." Neither is this list final. Even after a hundred years fresh titles keep turning up and the exact number published will probably never be known.
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A Bibliography
of the Penny Bloods of
Edward Lloyd
1. Lives of the Most Notorious Highwaymen, Footpads, &c, &c. 1836. 60 numbers. Probably by Thomas Prest.
2. The Gem of Romance; or, Tales of Intense Interest. 1836. 28 numbers. A miscellany of romances legends, anecdotes, &c.
3. History of the Pirates of All Nations. 1836. 71 numbers.
4. The Sketch Book by "Bos." 1837. 12 numbers. Double-column, with 17 woodcuts. By Thomas Prest.
5. Tales of the Drama. 1837. 24 numbers. A miscellany of romances, legends, anecdotes, &c.
6. The Post-Humorous Notes of the Pickwickian Club, Edited by "Bos." [1838-1842.] 112 numbers. Double-column, with two illustrations per number. By Thomas Prest. Better known as the "Penny Pickwick." At least two slightly-different issues appeared between these dates. Another variation of the title is "The Pickwick Posthumous Papers."
7. The Life and Adventures of Oliver Twiss the Workhouse Boy. 1839. Double-column, with two illustrations per number. By Thomas Prest.
8. Memoirs of Nickelas Nicklebery by "Bos." 1840. 43 numbers. By Thomas Prest.
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9. Mister Humfries Clock. By Bos. A Miscellany of Striking Interest. 1840. 12 numbers. By Thomas Prest. Pickwick and his comrades appear in the later numbers.
10. The Witch's Cliff. 1839. 10 numbers.
11. The Posthumous Papers of the Cadgers Club. 1840. 12 numbers.
12. The Tower of London. By "H. Hainsforth." 1840. 28 numbers. A flagrant piracy, which does not even respect the name of Harrison Ainsworth. Possibly by Thomas Prest.
13. Current American Notes. By "Buz." 1840. 9 numbers.
14. Valentine Vaux. By "Timothy Portwine." 1840. 32 numbers. Another obvious piracy which needs no comment.
15. Mary Bateman, the Yorkshire Witch. 1840. 24 numbers.
16. Kathleen; Or, the Secret Marriage. 1840. 80 numbers. Possibly by Thomas Prest, but Malcolm J. Errym also claims authorship. A most deceptively-titled story, abounding in smugglers and pirates.
17. Bellgrove Castle; or, The Hour of Retribution. About 1841. 16 numbers. A fine tale of bloody daggers in invisible hands.
18. The Black Vulture; or, The Rival Brothers. About 1841. 7 numbers.
19. Adeline; or, the Grave of the Forsaken. 1841. 52 numbers. By Thomas Prest.
20. Fatherless Fanny; or,The Mysterious Orphan. 1841. 52 numbers. By Thomas Prest.
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21. Pickwick in America. Detailing all the Remarkable Adventures of that Illustrious Individual and his Learned Companions. Edited by "Bos." About 1842. 44 numbers. Double column. By Thomas Prest.
22. The Hebrew Maiden; or, The Lost Diamond. 1841. 104 numbers. Probably by Malcolm J. Errym, although Prest is also mentioned as author. A piracy on Scott's "Ivanhoe."
23. The Hebrew Maiden; or, The Lost Diamond. 1851. 66 numbers. Second edition. Double column. Many new illustrations, but less amusing than the originals.
24. Gallant Tom; or, the Perils of a Sailor Ashore and Afloat. 1841. 19 numbers. By Thomas Prest.
25. Gallant Tom; or, the Perils of a Sailor Ashore and Afloat. 1849. 30 numbers. Second edition (story extended). Double column. It will be noted that the perils ashore are given precedence.
26. Angelina; or, the Mystery of St Mark's Abbey. 1841. 30 numbers. By Thomas Prest. Another Gothic Horror in disguise.
27. Angelina; or, the Mystery of St Mark's Abbey. 1849, 25 numbers. Second edition. Double column.
28. Susan Hoply; or, The Trials and Vicissitudes of a Servant Girl. 1842. 56 numbers. Another piracy; this time by Malcolm J. Errym.
29. Mysteries of Philadelphia. 1842. 18 numbers.
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30. Agnes Primrose; or, The Wreck of the Heart. 1842. 52 numbers. By George Dibdin Pitt. Also issued with title and sub-title reversed.
31. Emily Fitzormond; or, The Deserted One. 1842. 36 numbers. By Thomas Prest.
32. The Highland Watch Tower; or, The Sons of Glenalvon. 1842. 36 numbers. By Thomas Prest.
33. May Grayson; or, Love and Treachery. 1842. 32 numbers. By Thomas Prest.
34. Julie St. Pierre. A Tale of the French Revolution. 1842. 11 numbers. A suitable theme for a blood. No author.
35. Evalina; or, Poverty, Crime, and Sorrow. 1842. 20 numbers. By Thomas Prest. A harrowing tale in the author's best vein.
36. Vileroy; or, the Horrors of Zindorf Castle. 1842. 52 numbers. One of Thomas Prest's finest horrors.
37. Vileroy; or, The Horrors of Zindorf Castle. 1850. 30 numbers. Second edition. No illustrations to [sic] this edition.
38. The Maniac Father; or, The Victim of Seduction. 1842. 76 numbers. By Thomas Prest. Judging from the number of copies which have been preserved, this romance had a large scale.
39. The Maniac Father; or, The Victim of Seduction. 1850. 50 numbers. Second edition. Double column.
40. Ernestine de Lacy; or, The Robbers' Foundling. 1842. 36 numbers. A fine tale of mysterious castles and wicked barons, by Thomas Prest.
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41. Ernestine de Lacy; or, The Robbers' Foundling. 1854. 25 numbers. Second edition. Double column.
42. Phoebe; or, The Miller's Maid. 1842. 52 numbers. By Thomas Prest.
43. The Golden Marriage. 1843. 10 numbers.
44. The Dream of a Life. 1843. 16 numbers.
45. The Wife's Dream; or, The Profligate's Lesson. 1843. 19 numbers. By Thomas Prest.
46. Moreton; or, The Doomed House. About 1843. 21 numbers. A tale of horror from an unknown source.
47. Almira's Curser; or, The Black Tower of Bransdorf. 1843. 25 numbers. A Gothic story in native setting by Thomas Prest.
48. The Protector's Secret; or, the Puritan's Daughter. About 1843. 12 numbers.
49. The Virgin Bride. A Tale of Mexico. About 1843. 8 numbers.
50. The Secret Warning; or, The Fatal Hour. 1844. 8 numbers.
51. Gilbert Copley the Reprobate. 1844. 24 numbers. By Thomas Prest. The title hardly suggests pirates, but they abound.
52. Therese the Orphan of Geneva. 1844. 32 numbers. By Thomas Prest.
53. The Conspirator. 1844. 20 numbers.
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54. The Death Grasp; or, A Father's Curse. About 1844. 28 numbers. A perfect example of a Gothic blood in Thomas Prest's best style.
55. The Death Grasp; or, A Father's Curse. 1850. 18 numbers. Second edition.
56. The Smuggler King; or, The Foundling of the Wreck. 1844. 52 numbers. By Thomas Prest. Priates and smugglers at their goriest.
57. Captain Kyd; or, The Wizard of the Sea. About 1844. 6 numbers.
58. Geraldine; or, The Secret Assassins of the Old Stone Cross. 1844. 26 numbers. A perfevt example of a lurid sub-title. By Thomas Prest.
59. Martha Willis; or, The Maid, the Profligate, and the Felon. 1844. 36 numbers. By Thomas Prest. This sub-title makes comment unnecessary.
60. The Black Pirate; or, The Phantom Ship. About 1844. 36 numbers. A lurid romance by an unknown author.
61. Grace Rivers; or, The Merchant's Daughter. 1844. 52 numbers. By Malcolm J. Errum. A second edition in double column was issued later, but I am uncertain of date and numbers.
62. The Black Monk; or, The Secret of the Grey Turret. 1844. 52 numbers. A fine Gothic horror, abounding in apparitions, mysterious passages, and bewildering anachronisms. By Malcolm J. Errym.
63. The Black Monk; or, the Secret of the Grey Turret. 1849. 30 numbers. Second edition. Double column.
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64. Don Caesar de Bazan. A Romance of Old Spain. 1845. 32 numbers. Large size. By Malcolm J. Errym.
65. The Ranger of the Tomb; or, The Gipsy's Prophecy. 1845. 34 numbers. By Wilhelmina Johnson.
66. Luke Somerton; or, The English Renegade. 1845. 32 numbers. Both Prest and Errym claimed authorship, but it was probably by Errym.
67. The Wandering Jew. 1845. Lloyd's version of Eugene Sue's famous story. The only penny-numbers Lloyd which was not illustrated.
68. The Young Indian. 1845. 7 numbers.
69. Abdalla the Moor; or, the Spanish Knight. 1845. 10 numbers.
70. The Bottle; or, The First Step to Crime. 1845. 12 numbers.
71. The Drunkard's Family. 1846. 8 numbers. Sequel to the above item.
72. The White Slave. A Romance of the 19th Century. 1845. 32 numbers. Large size. By Malcolm J. Errym.
73. The Lone Cottage; or, Who's the Stranger? 1845. 35 numbers. By Thomas Prest.
74. The Appointed Hour; or, The Murderers of Venice. 1845. 20 numbers. This sub-title sounds too good to be true, and it is one of the few I cannot cerify. Author unknown.
75. The Hampstead Murder; or, The Prediction. 1845. 12 numbers.
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76. Ela the Outcast; or, the Gipsy of Rosemary Dell. 1845. 103 numbers. This title suggests Hannah Maria Jones. Far from it!--The author was Thomas Prest at his intensest.
77. Ela the Outcast; or, The Gipsy of Rosemary Dell. 1856. 76 numbers. Second edition, with several fresh illustrations.
78. Black Eyed Susan; or, The Sailor's Bride. 1845. 25 numbers. Second edition. By E.F. Marriott. A first edition was issued around 1840, but I cannot, so far, trace a copy.
79. Jeannette and Jannot; or, The Conscript's Vow. 1846. 24 numbers.
80. The Ordeal by Touch. 1846. 12 numbers. This was Lloyd's 100-guinea prize romance.
81. The Black Mantle; or, The Murder at the Old Ferry. 1846. 53 numbers. Both Thomas Prest and Malcolm J. Errym claim authorship, but I incline toward the former.
82. Paul the Reckless; or, The Fugitive's Doom. 1846. 12 numbers. Probably by Malcolm J. Errym.
83. Jonathan Bradford; or, The Murder at the Roadside Inn. 1846. 18 numbers. A famous crime retold by Thomas Prest.
84. Family Secrets; or, The Skeleton. 1846. 60 numbers.
85. The Death Ship; or, The Pirate's Bride and the Maniac of the Deep. 1846. 32 numbers. By Thomas Prest. Would that all Lloyd titles were as satisfying as this!
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86. The Sea Fiend; or, The Abbot of St Mark's. 1846. 12 numbers. By George Dibdin Pitt.
87. Marianne, the Child of Charity. 1845. 34 numbers.
88. The Nun of Gnadenzell. 1846. 17 numbers. By Robert Huish.
89. Jane Shore; or, London in the Reign of Edward IV. 1846. 40 numbers. By Malcolm J. Errym.
90. Seduction; or, the Perils of a Woman's Life. 1846. 35 numbers. Probably by Malcolm J. Errym.
91. The Gambler's Wife; or, Murder Will Out. 1846. 17 numbers.
92. The Convict. 1846. 20 numbers.
93. Brentwood of Brentwood; or, The Oath. 1846. 52 numbers. By Malcolm J. Errym.
94. Woman's Life; or, The Trials of the Heart. 1846. 32 numbers.
95. Adventures by Night. 1846. 22 numbers. An intriguing title to a real thriller.
96. Mabel; or, The Child of the Battlefield. 1846. 54 numbers.
97. The Old House of West Street; or, London in the Last Century. 1846. 104 numbers. A fine romance of highwaymen and their old haunts, by Thomas Prest.
98. The First False Step; or, The Path of Crime. 1846. 22 numbers. By Thomas Prest.
99. The Miser's Fate. 1846. 12 numbers.
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100. The Apparition. 1846. 22 numbers. The experiences of a group of adventurers into the supernatural and their terrifying repercussions. By Thomas Prest.
101. The Oath; or, The Buried Treasure.
102. The Christmas Log. 1846. [Not issued in numbers.] A piracy on Dickens's "A Christmas Carol." Small size, 180 pp., illustrated.
103. Arabian Nights. 1847. 39 numbers. Large size.
104. Manuscripts from the Diary of a Physician. 1847. 73 numbers. Large size.
105. The Gipsy Boy: A Romance of the Woods and Wilds. 1847. 58 numbers. By Thomas Prest.
106. Clarisse; or, The Merchant's Daughter. 1847. 89 numbers.
107. Newgate: A Romance. 1847. 97 numbers. A fine series of highwayman stories by Thomas Prest. This was one of many similar Lloyds poached by later publishers in search of plots.
108. The Outlaw's Bride. 1847. 13 numbers.
109. Helen Porter; or, A Wife's Tragedy and a Sister's Trials. A Secret of the Sewers of London. 1847. 103 numbers. A title persistently misquoted. By Thomas Prest.
110. Ravensdale. 1847. 15 numbers. By Ellen T---.
111. Ada the Betrayed; or, The Murder at the Old Smithy. 1847. 56 numbers. Malcolm J. Errym's best-known romance, which first appeared a few years previously in Lloyd's Penny Miscellany.
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112. The Commodore's Daughter. 1847. 9 numbers. By B. Barker. A horrific romance of the sea.
113. Florence Graham; or, The Pirate's Daughter. 1847. 34 numbers. A tale of the Jolly Roger at its goriest and best.
114. The Adventures of a Vagabond. 1847. 16 numbers. A horrific story along the lines of "The Apparition."
115. The Divorce; or, The Mystery of the Wreck. 1847. 22 numbers.
116. A Lady in Search of a Husband. 1847. 10 numbers. A theme ever new.
117. The Corsair; or, The Foundling of the Sea. 1847. 6 numbers. By Harry Hazel.
118. The Jew and the Foundling. 1847. 49 numbers.
119. The Double Courtship: A Romance of Deep Interest. 1847. 12 numbers. By Mrs. M.L. Sweetser. The scene is laid in America.
120. Helen Halsey: A Tale of the Borders. 1847. 10 numbers.
121. Nick of the Woods. 1847. 22 numbers. Large size.
122. Rose Sommerville; or, A Husband's Mystery and a Wife's Devotion. 1847. 22 numbers. By Ellen T---.
123. I'm Afloat! I'm Afloat!; or, Roderick the Rover. 1847. 12 numbers. A ridiculous titles for a gory pirate yarn, and I am full sympathy with a late friend who ignored it and used the sub-title.
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124. Retribution; or, The Murder at the Old Dyke. 1847. 37 numbers.
125. The Love Child; or, The Little Heroine. 1847. 59 numbers. By Thomas Prest.
126. Mary, the Primrose Girl. 1847. 34 numbers.
127. Heads of the Headless: A Romance of the Reign of Henry Tudor. 1847. 33 numbers. By Faucit Saville. A gruesome story of executioners and the scaffold.
128. The Lady in Black; or, The Widow and the Wife. 1847. 71 numbers. By Thomas Prest.
129. Emily Percy; or, The Heiress of Sackville. 1847. 27 numbers. By Ellen T---. Also published by George Purkess and W. Strange.
130. Gold; or, The Stranger of the Wreck. 1847. 30 numbers.
131. Marriette; or, The Forger's Wife. 1847. 17 numbers. By Thomas Prest.
132. Ernest Clavering; or, The Fatal Marriage. 1847. 9 numbers.
133. The Ocean Child: or, The Lost Vessel. About 1847. 12 numbers.
134. The Maid of the Village; or, The Farmer's Daughter. 1847. 32 numbers. By Mrs. Kentish. The village rose beleaguered and betrayed.
135. Jane Brightwell, the Farmer's Daughter; or, The Beggar's Petition. 1847. 49 numbers. By Malcolm J. Errym.
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136. The Rivals; or, The Spectre of the Hall. 1847. 103 numbers. One of Thomas Prest's finest tales of horror.
137. Amy; or, Love and Madness. 1847. 54 numbers. By Thomas Prest. Stories of this type sold largely, factory girls and others simply couldn't wait for their turn at the communal number so purchased their own.
138. Varney the Vampyre; or, The Feast of Blood. 1847. 109 numbers. Thomas Prest's most famous story, and deservedly so. The best known and desired of all the Lloyd bloods, but not the scarcest as many supposed.
139. The Green Bushes; or, A Hundred Years Ago. 1847. 8 numbers.
140. Blanche Langdale; or, The Outlaw's Bride. 1847.
141. Pedlar's Acre; or, The Wife of Seven Husbands. 1848. 29 numbers. The latent possibilities of the subtitle are fully borne out in the story.
142. The Star of the Ballet. 1848. 11 numbers.
143. Ethelinde: or, The Fatal Vow. 1848. 12 numbers. By Thomas Prest.
144. Miranda, the Heiress of the Grange. 1848. 69 numbers. By Malcolm J. Errym. Reissued 35 years later in abridged form as "Rankley Grange."
145. The Old Sanctuary. A Romance of the Ashley. 1848. 12 numbers.
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146. The Secretary; or, Circumstantial Evidence. 1848. 25 numbers.
147. Alice Horne; or, The Revenge of the Blighted One. 1848. 52 numbers. A tale of purple passion by Malcolm J. Errym.
148. The Child of Two Fathers; or, The Mysteries of the Days of Old. 1848. 40 numbers.
149. Mildred Winnerley; or, The Curse of Beauty. 1848. 19 numbers. A damsel betrayed in 19 parts.
150. The Deceiver's Doom. 1848. 29 numbers.
151. The Royal Twins; or, The Sisters of Mystery. 1848. 19 numbers, each with a full-page illustration. By Thomas Prest.
152. The Mysteries of the Forest; or, The Deformed Transformed. About 1848. 12 numbers.
153. Blanche Heriot; or, The Chertsey Curfew. About 1848. 18 numbers. The illustrations present an amusing mixture of costume from the Elizabethan to the Victorian periods.
154. Tales of Minstrelsy. 1848. 52 numbers.
155. The Ringdove. 1848.
156. Lady Hamilton; or, Nelson's Legacy. 1849. 12 numbers.
157. Agnes, the Unknown; or, The Beggar's Secret. 1849. 21 numbers. Thomas Prest maintains his standard in this lurid tale.
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158. Lady Godiva; or, Peeping Tom of Coventry. 1849. 31 numbers. A very finely illustrated story of a famous pilgrimage.
159. Jack Junk, the Tar for All Weathers. 1849. 22 numbers. A tale of pirates and nefarious doings on land and sea. By Thomas Prest.
160. Love and Mystery. 1849. 52 numbers.
161. The Pirate Queen. About 1849. 6 numbers. One would have thought that such a progressive lady would have adopted a more convenient costume than her voluminous Victorian garments.
162. Poor Mary; or, The Love Engagement. About 1849. 7 numbers. Story based upon an earlier one from an American source.
163. The Miller and his Men; or, The Secret Robbers of Bohemia. 1850. 53 numbers. Llloyd's edition of this well-known story.
164. Obi; or, Three-Fingered Jack. 1850. 51 numbers. By Thomas Frost.
165. Felicia; or, The Tempter and his Victim. 1850. 43 numbers.
166. The String of Pearls; or, The Barber of Fleet Street. 1850. 92 numbers. The original penny number version of "Sweeney Todd," by Thomas Prest. I rate this the equal of "Varney the Vampyre."
167. Eardley Hall; or, The Midnight Crime. 1850. 45 numbers. By Ellen T---
168. The Wolf of the Black Forest; or, The Mysterious Murder. 1850. 20 numbers. By J.W. James.
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169. The Wife's Secret. 1850. 14 numbers.
170. Mazeppa; or, The Wild Horse of the Ukraine. 1850. 110 numbers.
171. The Widow Mortimer; or, The Marriage in the Dark. 1850. 12 numbers.
172. The Bridal Ring; or, The Maiden's Sacrifice. 1851. 30 numbers.
173. The Blighted Heart; or, The Old Priory Ruins. 1851. 54 numbers. A fine tale of love, murder, and seduction. By Thomas Prest.
174. My Poll and My Partner Joe; or, Pretty Poll of Putney. 1851. 48 numbers. A story of pirates, which itself was pirated later. By Thomas Prest.
175. Captain Hawk; or, The Shadow of Death. 1851. 66 numbers. Gallant highwaymen and lovely ladies by Thomas Prest.
176. Richard Parker; or, The Mutiny at the Nore. 1851. 66 numbers. By Thomas Prest.
177. The Brigand; or, The Mountain Chief. 1851. 104 numbers. By Thomas Prest.
178. Yarns of the Ocean. 1852. 24 numbers.
179. The Robber's Wife. 1852. 9 numbers.
180. Fanny Goodwin; or, The Delusion of Pride. 1852. 29 numbers.
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181. The Harvest Home: A Domestic Romance. 1852. 42 numbers. Thomas Prest must have had a very peculiar home life if this lurid tale is his idea of a domestic romance.
182. Jessie Arnold; or, The Murder at the Old Well. 1852. 19 numbers.
183. Gentleman Jack; or, Life on the Road. 1852. 205 numbers. The first of Lloyd's long highwayman romances. Several slightly different issues appeared. Authorship uncertain. Reissued years later in drastically abridged form as "The Nightriders."
184. Tom King: The Bold Highwayman. 1853. 52 numbers. One of the scarcest of the Lloyds; only one copy believed to exist.
185. The Twin Roses. 1853. 31 numbers.
186. Paul Clifford; or, Hurrah for the Road! 1853. 162 numbers. The second of the long highwayman romances, and, probably, the scarcest of the three. Reissue in abridged form appeared years later as "Paul's Perils."
187. Claude Duval: The Dashing Highwayman. 1854. 202 numbers. The third of the long highwayman romances. In the main, the illustrations conformed to the period of the story, but a few Victorian scenes found their way in, including a charming shot of Claude Duval in frock coat and tall hat crossing Waterloo Bridge.
188. Stanfield Hall. 1856. 59 numbers. By J.F. Smith. This version contains only the first two Chronicles. A complete issue of the first three Chronicles was announced by Lloyd, but I have never seen a copy.
189. The Scottish Chieftains. 1856. 59 numbers.
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190. The Chronicles of Stanfield Hall: The Young Chevalier; or, The Wars of the Guelphs and the Stuarts. Not dated. 20 numbers, large size. By J.F. Smith. This is the fourth Chronicles.
191. The Monk. Not dated. 24 numbers. This version of "Monk" Lewis's gruesome classic was published by Lloyd from 1 Shoe Lane, Fleet Street.
Lloyd also issued the following romances, but some exist only in fragments while others are inaccessible at present; hence, I am unable to furnish definite details of numbers and dates.
192. The Rosebud. About 7 numbers. Also published by G. Purkess.
193. The Temptation; or, The Mysterious Casket. Large size.
194. Victoria; or, The Mysterious Stranger. About 1843.
195. Mary: The Maid of the Inn; or, Virtue in Distress. About 1843.
196. Rosalie: The Vagrant's Daughter.
197. The Compact; or, The First and Last. By Malcolm J. Errym.
198. Gilderoy; or, The Freebooter of Scotland. About 1844.
199. Grace Walton; or, The Wanderer of the Heath.
200. Florence: The Wild Mountain Maid.
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