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Title Author
Castle Spectre Lewis, M.G.
Demon of the Desert Campbell, A.L.V.
Demons's Bracelets Hazlewood, C.H.
Dominique the Possessed Barnett, C.Z.
Earthquake, or the Spectre of the Nile Fitzball, E.
Flying Dutchman Fitzball, E.
Flying Dutchman Jerrold, D.W.
Ice-Witch Buckstone, J.B.
Phantom Bride Barnett, C.Z.
Skeleton Hand Barnett, C.Z.
Spectre Bridegroom Moncrieff, W.T
Vampire Planche, J.R.
Vampire Bride Blink, G.

Nautical

Title Author
Ashore & Afloat Hazlewood, C.H.
Ben the Boatswain Wilks, T.E.
Bill Jones; or the Spectre by sea and land Kerr, J.
Black Ey'd Susan Jerrold, D.W.
Cabin Boy Stirling, E.
The Charming Polly Haines, J.T.
Laid up in Port Higgie, T.H.
The Marine's Dream Barnett, C.Z.
Minute Gun at Sea Barnett, C.Z.
My Poll and my Partner Joe Haines, J.T.
Mutineer's Widow Townsend, W.T.
Nelson Fitzball, E.
Ocean of Life Haines, J.T.
Rule Britannia Campbell, A.L.V.
Sole Survivor Conquest, G.

Temperance

Title Author
Aunt Dinah's Pledge Seymour, H.
Bottle Cooper, F.F.
Bottle Denvil, Mrs.
Bottle Taylor, T.P.
Drunkard Smith, W.H.
Drunkard's Children Johnstone, J.B.
Drunkard's Children Pitt, G.D.
Drunkard's Doom Pitt, G.D
Drunkard's Daughter Stephenson, C.H.
Drunkard's Warning Taylor, C.W/
Fifteen years of a Drunkard's Life Jerrold, D.
Fruits of the the Wine Cup Allen, J.H.
Ten nights in a Bar-Room Pratt, W.W.

Factory and industrial

Title Author
Arkwright's Wife Taylor, T.
The Dumb Man of Manchester Cooper, H.
The Dumb Man of Manchester Rayner, B.F.
Factory Boy Haines, J.T.
Factory Lad Walker, J.
Factory Strike Taylor, G.F.
Long Strike Boucicault, D.

Speech or sight impaired major character

Title Author
Blind Boy Kenney, J.
Blind Beggar of Bethnell Green Milner, H.W.
Dumb Conscript Grattan, H.P.
Dumb Guide of the Tyrol Blake, T.G.
Dumb Maid of Genoa Farrell, John
Dumb Man of Manchester Rayner, B.F.
Dumb Man of Manchester Cooper, H.
The Lamplighter; or the Blind Girl & Little Gerty Seamen, W.
Masaniello; or the Dumb Girl of Portici Kenney, J.

Social drama

Title Author
The last shilling; or the spendthrift's fate Saville, J.F.
Luke the Labourer Buckstone, J.B.
Martha Willis the Servant Maid Jerrold, D.W.
Poor of New York Boucicault, D.
Rent Day Jerrold, D.W.
Rent Day Anon
Work Girls of London Hazlewood, C.H.

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