NMLP P-036333 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-09

Robert Elsmere

Mrs. Humphry Ward (Mary Augusta Ward) · Smith, Elder & Co. (London) · 1888

The three-volume Smith, Elder London edition of April 1888 is the true first edition; Macmillan & Co. issued the first American edition the same year. The novel's popularity was such that some 19 further editions and formats (both three-decker and single-volume) had appeared before the end of 1888.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-036333 for "Robert Elsmere" by Mrs. Humphry Ward (Mary Augusta Ward) (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-036333, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).