George R. Sims
1847-1922
 

George Robert Sims was born in Kennington, London. He was an author, playwright, poet, dramatist, and journalist. He is the creator of 'Dorcas Dene', a female private detective.

 

Titles and year of publication:  

 'Dorcas Dene' Novels
 1) Dorcas Dene, Detective: First Series (short stories)  1897
 2) Dorcas Dene, Detective: Second Series (short stories)  1898
 Other Novels
 1) The Social Kaleidoscope. First Series (short stories)  1879
 2) Zeph and Other Stories (short stories)  1880
 3) The Social Kaleidoscope. Second Series (short stories)  1881
 4) The Theatre of Life (short stories)  1881
 5) Three Brass Balls (short stories)  1882
 6) Rogues and Vagabonds  1885
 7) Stories in Black and White (short stories)  1885
 8) The Ring o'Bells (short stories)  1886
 9) Mary Jane's Memoirs (short stories)  1887
10) Mary Jane Married (short stories)  1888
11) Tales of Today (short stories)  1889
12) The Case of George Candlemas  1890
13) Dramas of Life (short stories)  1890
14) A Missing Husband and Other Tales (short stories)  1890
15) Tinkletop’s Crime and Other Tales (short stories)  1891
16) Memoirs of a Landlady (short stories)  1894
17) My Two Wives and Other Stories (short stories)  1894
18) Scenes from the Show (short stories)  1895
19) As It Was in the Beginning (short stories)  1896
20) The Ten Commandments (short stories)  1896
21) The Coachman's Club; or, Tales Told Out of School (short stories)  1897
22) Once Upon a Christmas Time (short stories)  1898
23) In London's Heart  1900
24) The Small-Part Lady, and Other Stories (short stories)  1900
25) A Blind Marriage, and Other Stories (short stories)  1901
26) Biographs of Babylon (short stories)  1902
27) The Life We Live (short stories)  1904
28) Young Mrs. Caudle  1904
29) Li Ting of London and Other Stories (short stories)  1905
30) For Life and After  1906
31) The Mysteries of Modern London (short stories)  1906
32) His Wife's Revenge  1907
33) The Mystery of Mary Anne and Other Stories (short stories)  1907
34) Watches of the Night (short stories)  1907
35) The Devil in London (short stories)  1908
36) Joyce Pleasantry and Other Stories (short stories)  1908
37) The Death Gamble (short stories)  1909
38) The Cabinet Minister's Wife and Other Stories (short stories)  1910
39) Off the Track in London  1911
40) Behind the Veil (short stories)  1913
41) Anne of the Underworld  1916
42) Detective Inspector Chance (short stories)  1973

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