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Walter Besant

A novelist and historian who lived largely in London.
Brother-in-law to Annie Wood Besant.

English novelist and historian (1836–1901)

Born	14 August 1836
Died	9 June 1901

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History of London

by Walter Besant First published in 2008
28 editions

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Jerusalem, the city of Herod and Saladin.

by Walter Besant and Edward Henry Palmer
First published in 1871
20 editions, 3 ebooks
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Autobiography of Sir Walter Besant

by Walter Besant First published in 1902
18 editions

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All sorts and conditions of men: an impossible story

by Walter Besant
First published in 1856
17 editions, 9 ebooks
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Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology; Volume 1

by Walter Besant, Edward Henry Palmer, and C R. 1848-1910 Conder First published in 2017
12 editions

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London: south of the Thames

by Walter Besant
First published in 1892
12 editions, 10 ebooks
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Lady of Lynn

by Walter Besant First published in 2009
10 editions

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Westminster

by Walter Besant
First published in 1895
10 editions, 4 ebooks
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Revolt of Man

by Walter Besant First published in 2015
9 editions

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The golden butterfly

by Walter Besant
First published in 1800
9 editions, 5 ebooks
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Ready-money Mortiboy: a matter-of-fact story

by Walter Besant
First published in 1872
9 editions, 4 ebooks
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The chaplain of the Fleet

by Walter Besant
First published in 1881
8 editions, 5 ebooks
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For faith and freedom: a novel

by Walter Besant
First published in 1880
8 editions, 3 ebooks
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The ivory gate.

by Walter Besant
First published in 1890
8 editions, 6 ebooks
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Revolt of Man

by Walter Besant First published in 2009
7 editions

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Children of Gibeon

by Walter Besant
First published in 1886
7 editions, 5 ebooks
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Rabelais.

by Walter Besant
First published in 1879
7 editions, 3 ebooks
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Dorothy Forster: a novel.

by Walter Besant First published in 1892
7 editions

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Art of Fiction: A Lecture Delivered at the Royal Institution on Friday Evening, April 25, 1884, with Notes and Additions

by Walter Besant First published in 2018
6 editions

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The world went very well then

by Walter Besant
First published in 1887
6 editions, 3 ebooks
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English novelist and historian (1836–1901)

Born	14 August 1836
Died	9 June 1901

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OLID: OL158906A
ISNI: 0000000081408489
IMDb: nm0078601
Library of Congress Names: n82206026
LibriVox: 898
Project Gutenberg: 5404
VIAF: 61640533
Wikidata: Q974852
Inventaire.io: wd:Q974852

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