Thomas Richards (1800-1877): A Bibliography in Progress

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The following is a collection of identified fictional and non–fictional writing by Thomas Richards (1800-1877). Originally from Dolgellau, the young medical practitioner Richards published a considerable number of antiquarian and critical essays, editorials, travel writing, short stories and poetry in literary periodicals in England, Scotland and Tasmania throughout the 1820s and early 1830s. Owing to his reluctance of signing his stories and the later adoption of the pseudonym ‘Edward Trevor Anwyl’, it had been difficult to identify him as the original author of many of these works, although suggestions had been made previously, albeit without reliable information. For example, in Welsh Gothic (2013) Jane Aaron draws attention to Richards as the author of the two anonymously published short story collections and the novel Reginal Trevor (1829) published under the pseudonym ‘Edward Trevor Anwyl’ (35–6). However, as Aaron’s discussion was focused on Richards’s Gothic fiction, his antiquarian output received no further attention. Thanks a brief literary note in an issue of the Cambrian Quarterly from 1829, it has now been possible to verify Richards not only as the author of hitherto suspected works, such as the historical novel Reginald Trevor, but also a series of formerly unattributed antiquarian writing

The majority of titles in this bibliography previously appeared in the anthology Rob the Red-Hand (2017), which was published under the kind guidance, support and encouragement from Jane Aaron. Since then, I have been able to identify further works. However, the original disclaimer still applies: while attempting to give a comprehensive overview of Richards’s publications, this bibliography cannot claim to be complete due to the author’s habit of publishing anonymously or under changing pseudonyms throughout his life. As part of this ongoing work of attribution, I have also removed some titles from the bibliography where authorship could no longer be attributed to Richards thanks to additional information which has since come to light.

This bibliography is greatly indebted to the work undertaken by E. Morris Miller who compiled an extensive list of Richards’s Tasmanian writing. Texts where Miller was in doubt about their authorship, but which he included in his chapter on Richards, have been omitted from this present bibliography. This accounts largely for unsigned poetry from the Hobart Town Magazine. See: E. Morris Miller, ‘Thomas Richards’, Pressmen and Governors: Australian Editors and Writers in Early Tasmania (Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1952), pp. 93–117.

Thanks are also in order to Michael Freeman who supports the argument that Richards is the man behind the pseudonym ‘Mervinius’. All of Mervinius’s contributions are here compiled for the first time as a full set.

It is hoped that in due course, more of Richards’s works will come to light.

For ease of navigation, the titles below are listed according to text type and content and given in the chronological order of their publication. Wherever possible, I have included links to digital, open access copies of the original texts.

Contributions to the Periodical Press and Newspapers

Non–Fiction

T[homas] R[ichards], ‘Sketches of Society’, The Cambro–Briton, December 1819, 1(4), pp. 143–4. —Ed. Resemblances between Scottish and Welsh Manners. Richards reused this material for the ‘Nugæ Cambricæ’ series in The Edinburgh Magazine, and Literary Miscellany (Oct.–Dec. 1823).

T[homas] R[ichards], ‘Sketches of Society’, The Cambro–Briton, January 1820, 1(5), pp. 184–6. —Ed. Covering the Red Bandids of Mawddwy and Margaret ferch Ivan. Richards reused this material for the ‘Nugæ Cambricæ’ series in The Edinburgh Magazine, and Literary Miscellany (Oct.–Dec. 1823).

R[ichards, Thomas], ‘Illustrations of Cambrian History and Antiquities’, The Gentleman’s Magazine, January 1820, 90(1), pp. 11–13. —Ed. Much of the content also covered at the same time in the Cambro-Briton. Added 20 July 2023.

T[homas] R[ichards], ‘Ceubren yr Ellyll’, The Cambro–Briton, February 1820, 1(6), pp. 226–8. —Ed. Richards reused this material for the ‘Nugæ Cambricæ’ series in The Edinburgh Magazine, and Literary Miscellany (Oct.–Dec. 1823).

T[homas] R[ichards], ‘Cambrian Antiquities, No. II’, The Gentleman’s Magazine, February 1820, 90(2), pp. 109–10. —Ed. Much of the content also covered at the same time in the Cambro-Briton. Added 20 July 2023.

Mervinius [pseud., Thomas Richards], ‘A Visit to Vanner’, The Cambro–Briton, April 1820, 1(8), pp. 305–09.

X.Y.Z. [?pseud., Thomas Richards], ‘Davydd Llwyd ab Llewelyn’, The Cambro–Briton, April 1820, 1(8), pp. 310.

T[homas] R[ichards], ‘Sketches of Society’, The Cambro–Briton, May 1820, 1(9), pp. 347–50. —Ed. Section ‘Popular Superstitions of the Welsh’; section ‘All-Saints’ Eve’. Richards reused this material for ‘On the Popular Superstitions of the Welsh’ in The Edinburgh Magazine, and Literary Miscellany (Aug. 1823).

Mervinius [pseud., Thomas Richards], ‘Furze-Firing’, The Cambro–Briton, August 1820, 1(12), pp. 465–7.

Mervinius [pseud., Thomas Richards], ‘Walks round Dolgellau: Walk I’, The Cambro–Briton, September 1820, 2(13), pp. 21–28.

Mervinius [pseud. Thomas Richards], ‘Walks round Dolgellau: Walk II. Dolgellau to Nannau’, The Cambro–Briton, October 1820, 2(14), pp. 79–83.

Mervinius [pseud. Thomas Richards], ‘Walks round Dolgellau: Walk III. Dolgellau to Towyn [sic]’, The Cambro–Briton, November 1820, 2(15), pp. 114–21.

R[ichards, Thomas], ‘Ascent of Cader Idris’, The Cambro–Briton, December 1820, 2(4), pp. 171–5.

T[homas] R[ichards], ‘Sketches of Society’, The Cambro–Briton, February 1821, 2(18), pp. 276–8. —Ed. Section ‘Gypsies and Witches’.

Mervinius [pseud. Thomas Richards], ‘Walks round Dolgellau: Walk IV. Dolgellau to Mallwyd’, The Cambro–Briton, April 1821, 2(20), pp. 362–5.

R[ichards, Thomas], ‘Sketches of Society’, The Cambro–Briton, May 1821, 2(21), pp. 411–3. —Ed. ‘Pride of Ancestry’.

R[ichards, Thomas], ‘Extract from a Manuscript Tour’, The Cambro–Briton, June 1821, 2(22), pp. 448–51. —Ed. This short extract from a MS tour identifies the author as ‘R’, who is subsequently identified as ‘Mervinius’ in a footnote to the biographical essay about Owain Glyndwr in the following issue. See below.

Mervinius [pseud. Thomas Richards], ‘Biography: Owain Glyndwr’, The Cambro–Briton, November 1821, 3(23), pp. 17–27.

θ [pseud., Thomas Richards], ‘An Excursion through North Wales’, The Cambro–Briton, December 1821, 3(24), pp. 91–102. —Ed. In a footnote of the third instalment of this series in the February 1822 issue, the editor identifies the author as the same of the previously published ‘Extract from a Manuscript Tour’ (p.212).

θ [pseud., Thomas Richards], ‘An Excursion through North Wales [cont.]’, The Cambro–Briton, January 1822, 3(25), pp. 153–60.

θ [pseud., Thomas Richards], ‘Excursion through North Wales [cont.]’, The Cambro–Briton, February 1822, 3(26), pp. 210–5.

θ [pseud., Thomas Richards], ‘Excursion in North Wales [concl.]’, The Cambro–Briton, March 1822, 3(27), pp. 275–81.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘Wanderings in Wales. No. I.—The Funeral’, The New European Magazine, August 1822, 1(1), pp. 150–7.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘Wanderings in Wales. No. II.—Sun Rise from Cader Idris’, The New European Magazine, October 1822, 1(2), pp. 324–9.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘Wanderings in Wales. No. III.—The Spectre of Pont Vathu’, The New European Magazine, December 1822, 1(3), pp. 508–14. —Ed. The ghost tale appears to be an original work of fiction by Richards, but published as part of a series of antiquarian notes and travel observations.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘Wanderings in Wales. No. IV.—Anna of Llynn’, The New European Magazine, March 1823, 2(1), pp. 252–63.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘The Spectre of Pont Vathu’, The Brighton Gleaner, March 1823, 2(8), pp. 366–73. —Ed. This is a republication of the original essay from the New European Magazine.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘The Funeral’, The Brighton Gleaner, April 1823, 2(9), pp. 436–45. —Ed. This is a republication of the original essay from the New European Magazine.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘Wanderings in Wales. No. V.—The Gipsies of Mowddwy’, The New European Magazine, June 1823, 2(2), pp. 521–31.

R[ichards, Thomas], ‘On the Popular Superstitions of the Welsh’, The Edinburgh Magazine, and Literary Miscellany, August 1823 2(2), pp. 166–76.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘Wanderings in Wales. No. VI.—The Snow Storm’, The New European Magazine, October 1823, 3(2), pp. 521–31.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘Nugæ Cambricæ’, The Edinburgh Magazine, and Literary Miscellany: A New Series of the Scots Magazine, October–December 1823, 13(4–6), pp. 418–28, 529–39, 670–80.

U. [Richards, Thomas], ‘Incidents for a Series of Welsh Tales of my Landlord’, The Oxford Quarterly Magazine, June 1825, 1(2), pp. 28–46. —Ed. A large part of this essay was later integrated into the essay ‘Welsh Manners and Traditions’ (1830) as well as the opening paragraphs of the short story ‘The Forayer of Flintshire’ (1831).

[Richards, Thomas], ‘Cambrian Sketches No. I.—The Spectre of Pont Vathew’, The Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions, Manufactures, &c., November 1825, 6(35), pp. 268–74. —Ed. This is a slightly edited version of the Gothic short story published first in the New European Magazine. This time, the story is only framed by the discussion of nervous disorders.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘Cambrian Sketches No. II.—The Welch Wedding’, The Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions, Manufactures, &c., December 1825, 6(36), pp. 334–40.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘The Spectre of Pont Vathew’, Spirit of the English Magazines, 15 March 1826, 4(12), pp. 471–6. —Ed. See note for Repository of Arts.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘Professional Sketches (No. I): Mr. Abernethy’, New Monthly Magazine, November 1828, 23, pp. 403–9.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘Professional Sketches (No. II): Mr. Charles Bell’, New Monthly Magazine, December 1828, 23, pp. 489–95.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘Professional Sketches (No. III): Dr. Armstrong and the College of Physicians’, New Monthly Magazine, January 1829, 25, pp. 39–46.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘Professional Sketches (No. IV): Mr. Brodie’, New Monthly Magazine, February 1829, 25, pp. 149–153.

Mervinius. [pseud. Thomas Richards], ‘Wanderings in Wales. Excursion to Tal-y-llyn’, The Cambrian Quarterly Magazine, April 1829, 1(2), pp. 182–91.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘Professional Sketches (No. V): Mr. Lawrence’, New Monthly Magazine, April 1829, 25, pp. 373–9.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘Wanderings in Wales. No. II. Towyn—Ynysmaengwyn—The Ghost of Pont Vathew’, The Cambrian Quarterly Magazine, July 1829, 1(3), pp. 385–94.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘Welsh Manners and Traditions’, The British Magazine: A Monthly Journal of Literature, Science and Art, January to June 1830, 1, pp.94–7, 194–9. —Ed. ‘By the author of “Tales of Welsh Society and Scenery”.’

[Richards, Thomas], ‘A Sketch of Origin of Monastic Institutions’, The British Magazine: A Monthly Journal of Literature, Science and Art, January to June 1830, 1, pp. 329–36, 417–22. —Ed. ‘By the author of “Tales of Welsh Society and Scenery,” &c.’

[Richards, Thomas], ‘Popular Superstitions of the Welsh’, The British Magazine: A Monthly Journal of Literature, Science and Art, [?January to June 1830], 1, pp. 264–73; fragment.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘The Philosophy of Apparitions’, Fraser’s Magazine for Town and Country, August 1830, 2(7), pp. 33–41.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘Fatal Presentiments’, Fraser’s Magazine for Town and Country, February 1831, 3(1), pp. 34–9.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘The Philosophy of Apparitions’, American Railroad Journal, 18 August 1832, pp. 541–3. —Ed. Republished from Fraser’s Magazine (1830).

[Richards, Thomas], ‘Art. VII. Cambrian Superstitions’, The Westminster Review, October 1832, 17(34), pp. 382–406.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘The Van Diemen’s Land Almanack for 1833’, Hobart Town Magazine, March 1833, 1(1), pp. 26–32.

Piscator [pseud., Thomas Richards], ‘A Day’s Fishing in the Plenty’, Hobart Town Magazine, March 1833, 1(1), pp. 33–42.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘The Van Diemen’s Land Annual, and Hobart Town Almanack for the Year 1833’, Hobart Town Magazine, April 1833, 1(2), pp. 65–76.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘Education of the People’, Hobart Town Magazine, May 1833, 1(3), pp. 119–24.

T[homas Richards], ‘Fair Sex’, Hobart Town Magazine, May 1833, 1(3), pp. 133–5.

T[homas Richards], ‘The Serious Student’, Hobart Town Magazine, May 1833, 1(3), pp. 186–9.

T[homas Richards], ‘On Criticism’, Hobart Town Magazine, June 1833, 1(4), pp. 168–9.

R[ichards, Thomas], ‘The Philosophy of Apparitions’, Hobart Town Magazine, July 1833, 1(5), pp. 227–9.

R[ichards, Thomas], ‘On Emigration; with some remarks on the Shipment per “Princess Royal”’, Hobart Town Magazine, August 1833, 1(6), pp. 281–291.

T[homas Richards], ‘Dinner’, Hobart Town Magazine, August 1833, 1(6), pp. 320–4.

R[ichards, Thomas], ‘Fatal Presentiments’, Hobart Town Magazine, September 1833, 2(7), pp. 1–9.

Y. Z. [pseud., Thomas Richards], ‘A Day in the Supreme Court’, Hobart Town Magazine, November 1833, 2(9), pp. 113–6.

R[ichards, Thomas], ‘A Few Words on Bathing’, Hobart Town Magazine, November 1833, 2(9), pp.118–23.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘Notes of a Reader’, Hobart Town Magazine, November 1833 & January 1834, 2(9; 11), pp. 140–7; 251–8.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘A Chapter on Ghosts’, Hobart Town Magazine, November 1833, 2(9), pp. 151–7.

R[ichards, Thomas], ‘Eating and Drinking’, Hobart Town Magazine, December 1833, 2(10), pp. 169–79.

J. [pseud., Thomas Richards], ‘The Medical Profession of Van Diemen’s Land’, Hobart Town Magazine, February 1834, 2(12), pp. 281–4.

R[ichards, Thomas], ‘On Transportation; as a Means of Reform’, Hobart Town Magazine, March 1834, 3(13), pp. 1–9.

T[homas Richards], ‘On Scandal and Defamation’, Hobart Town Magazine, March 1834, 3(13), pp. 15–8.

R[ichards, Thomas], ‘On the Salubrity of Hobart Town, and its Vicinity, with Regard to Residence’, Hobart Town Magazine, March 1834, 3(13), pp. 19–24.

R[ichards, Thomas], ‘Present State of the Colony’, Hobart Town Magazine, May 1834, 3(15), pp. 113–8.

R[ichards, Thomas], ‘The New Jury Act’, Hobart Town Magazine, June 1834, 3(16), pp. 167–73.

R[ichards, Thomas], ‘A Few Words on the State of Things’, Hobart Town Magazine, July 1834, 3(17), pp. 223–31.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘A Few Words on Road Parties’, Hobart Town Magazine, July 1834, 3(17), pp. 252–4.

T[homas Richards], ‘Free Representation by a Legislative Assembly’, Hobart Town Magazine, August 1834, 3(18), pp. 279–86.

Y [pseud., Thomas Richards], ‘An Enquiry into the Causes of Misgovernment in the British Colonies’, Hobart Town Magazine, August 1834, 3(18), pp. 320–5.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘Fatal Presentiments’, American Magazine of Useful Knowledge, July 1837, vol. 3, pp. 385–9. —Ed. Republished from Fraser’s Magazine.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘Fugitive Recollections of London some Years ago; No. 1’, Colonial Times, 2 January 1838, pp. 6–7.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘Random Collections of London; No. 2’, Colonial Times, 9 January 1838, p. 6.

Peregrine [pseud., Thomas Richards], ‘Dottings along the Streets’, Colonial Times, 21 June 1845, p. 3.

Peregrine [pseud., Thomas Richards], ‘Walks about Town’, Colonial Times, 18 April 1848, p. 4.

Letters to editors

T[homas] R[ichards], ‘To the Editor of the Cambro–Briton’, The Cambro–Briton, November 1819, 1(3), pp. 106–7.

Richards, Thomas, ‘To the Editor of the Colonial Times’, Colonial Times, 16 October 1832, p. 3. —Ed. Letter to the editor concerning the poor conditions on board the Princess Royal, an emigration ship travelling between the UK and Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania), and the intention to write and publish an account based on his own diary.

Richards, Thomas, ‘To the Editor of the Colonial Times’, Colonial Times, 30 October 1832, p. 2. —Ed. Letter to the editor about the poor conditions on board the Princess Royal, an emigration ship travelling between the UK and Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania).

[Richards, Thomas], ‘From a Correspondent’, The Tasmanian, 1 March 1833, p. 3.

Richards, Thomas, ‘To the Editor of the Colonial Times’, Colonial Times, 4 June 1833, pp. 2–3. —Ed. Letter to the editor about accidental slander of Henry Savery.

Richards, Thomas, ‘To the Editor of the Tasmanian’, The Tasmanian, 7 June 1833, pp. 5. —Ed. Letter to the editor about a negative article about himself in the latest issue of the Colonist. Added 26 July 2023.

Richards, Thomas, ‘To the Editor of the Tasmanian’, The Tasmanian, 2 August 1833, p. 5. —Ed. Letter to the editor about the slander of his character.

Richards, Thomas, ‘To the Editor of the Hobart Town Courier’, The Hobart Town Courier, 29 November 1833, p. 5. —Ed. Letter to the editor about resigning his post as editor of the Tasmanian a month earlier. Added 26 July 2023.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘The Letter of “Civis” to The Courier’, Hobart Town Magazine, July 1834, 3(17), pp. 232–6.

Fiction

[Richards, Thomas], ‘Memoirs of a Misanthrope’, The Edinburgh Magazine, and Literary Miscellany, Being a New Series of The Scots Magazine, September and October 1822, 11(3–4), pp. 345–54, 477–85. —Ed. The short story ‘Memoirs of a Misanthrope’ was revised, expanded and renamed as ‘Frederic Anwyl’.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘Frederic Anwyl’, The European Magazine and London Review, February, March, April 1825, 87(1–3), pp. 49–62, 124–47, 222–36.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘Alice Denby’, The European Magazine and London Review, March and April 1825, 87(2–3), pp. 110–2, 209–21.

Peregrine [pseud., Thomas Richards], ‘The Wanderer’s Return’, Forget Me Not; A Christmas and New Year’s Present for 1826 (London: R. Ackermann, 1826), pp. 142–55.

Peregrine [pseud., Thomas Richards], ‘The Wanderer’s Return’, The Selector, or Cornish Magazine; Devoted to Original and Select Articles, on Literary Subjects, Combining Instruction with Amusement, with a Record of Provincial Improvements and Events, May–June 1826, 1(5–6), pp. 76–9, 85–6. —Ed. Identified as a reprint from Forget Me Not (1826).

Peregrine! [pseud., Thomas Richards], ‘The Wanderer’s Return’, The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany, June 1826, 18(6), pp. 653–8.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘The Betrothed’, Sharpe’s London Magazine, September 1829, ?(3), pp.??.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘The Betrothed’, American Masonick Record and Albany Saturday Magazine, 28 November, 5 December, 12 December 1829, 3(44–46), pp. 348–9, 356–7, 364–5. —Ed. Reprinted from Sharpe’s London Magazine.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘The Mutiny; an Event in the Life of a Settler’, Hobart Town Magazine, March 1833, 1(1), pp. 46–58.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘An Adventure with the Bushrangers’, Hobart Town Magazine, April 1833, 1(2), pp. 79–86.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘My First Essay (A Romance)’, Hobart Town Magazine, May 1833, 1(3), pp. 125–6. —Ed. E. Morris Miller identified this as a non-fictional essay based on the title. However, the addition in parentheses as well as the content show this is a historical short story.

T / ∃ [pseuds., Thomas Richards], ‘A Tale of Blood’, Hobart Town Magazine, May, June, August 1833, 1(3–4, 6), pp. 152–6, 191–1, 315–9; fragment.

T[homas Richards], ‘The Voyage Out’, Hobart Town Magazine, June 1833, 1(4), pp. 206–17.

Abraham Scott [pseud., Thomas Richards], ‘Letters Home. From Abraham Scott, of Hobart Town, to Robert Chambers, Student, in London’, Hobart Town Magazine, August 1833, 1(6), pp. 307–11. —Ed. E. Morris Miller identified this piece as non-fiction, but I am inclined to reclassify this as a short story in epistolary form.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘The Life and Adventures of Timothy Templeton, a Turnkey in His Majesty’s Jail at Newgate’, Hobart Town Magazine, September and October 1833, 2(7–8), pp. 20–7, 63–71; fragment.

A. S. [pseud., Thomas Richards], ‘Letters Home’, Hobart Town Magazine, October & December 1833, 2(8; 10), pp. 73–6; 211–4. —Ed. See note for ‘Letters Home, From Abraham Scott […]’.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘Extracts from the Diary of a Young Physician’, Hobart Town Magazine, September–October 1833, 2(7–8), pp. 57–62; 130–2. —Ed. According to E. Morris Miller, this is a non-fictional text. While the ‘Extracts’ show some overlap with Richards’s own biography, it is possible that this is a work of fiction. Particularly part ‘III’ shows a noticeable shift in style and tone. Also note the erroneous chapter count as the series jumps from part ‘I’ to ‘III’.

Y [pseud., Thomas Richards], ‘Rob the Red–Hand’, Hobart Town Magazine, November 1833 to February 1834, 2(9–12), pp. 125–9, 191–7, 225–35, 301–6; April 1834, 3(14), pp. 96–102.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘The Incendiary’, Hobart Town Magazine, February 1834, 2(9), pp. 132–6.

J [pseud., Thomas Richards], ‘The Confessions of Edward Williams’, Hobart Town Magazine, February 1834, 2(12), pp. 307–11; March to June 1834, 3(13–16), pp. 29–34, 102–5, 154–9, 180–5.

R[ichards, Thomas], ‘Petter Potter’s Robbery by Bushrangers’, Hobart Town Magazine, February 1834, 2(12), pp. 312–7.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘The Betrothed’, The Magazine of the Beau Monde; or Monthly Journal of Fashion, 1 January 1834, 4(37), pp. 1–8.

Tyro [pseud., Thomas Richards], ‘Odds and Ends: from the Scrapbook of a Student’, Hobart Town Magazine, April, June & July 1834, 3(14, 16, 17), pp. 60–4, 193–8, 257–64.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘Lost and Found; or, The Bushranger’s Confederate’, Hobart Town Magazine, April to August 1834, 3(14–18), pp. 70–7, 144–51, 207–12, 241–7, 303–8.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘Mystification’, Hobart Town Magazine, July 1834, 3(17), pp. 237–40.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘Lawrence Mertoun; or, a Summer in Wales’, Hobart Town Magazine, July and August 1834, 3(17–18), pp. 266–73, 287–296; fragment. —Ed. The publication of this novel ‘by the author of Reginald Trevor‘ was first advertised in 1829 in the Cambrian Quarterly Magazine and The New Monthly Magazine. However, no such volume appeared and the two chapters in the HTM are the only ones known to have ever published.

[Richards, Thomas], ‘The Betrothed’, Hobart Town Magazine, August 1834, 3(18), pp. 326–330; fragment. —Ed. This is the same story published previously under the same title or as ‘The Betrothed’ in various literary periodicals as well under the title ‘The Cousins, or The Betrothing’ in Tales of Welshland and Welsherie (1831).

Peregrine [pseud., Thomas Richards], ‘To the Editor of the Colonial Times […] The Wanderer’s Return’, Colonial Times, 25 February 1848, p. 4.

Poetry

T[homas Richards], ‘Poetry: [The sun’s ruddy beam, illumined the stream]’, Hobart Town Magazine, April 1833, 1(2), p. 93.

∃ [pseud., Thomas Richards], ‘A Tasmanian Song’, Hobart Town Magazine, May 1833, 1(3), p. 186.

[E] [pseud., Thomas Richards], ‘A Summer’s Dream’, Hobart Town Magazine, July 1833, 1(5), pp. 239-40. —Ed. Typesetter use of an ‘E’ turned 90° clockwise.

R[ichards, Thomas], ‘The Dream of a Wounded Soldier on the Field of Battle’, Hobart Town Magazine, October 1833, 2(8), pp. 71–3.

R[ichards, Thomas], ‘Moonlight’, Hobart Town Magazine, October 1833, 2(8), p. 94.

E [pseud., Thomas Richards], ‘To Sorrow’, Hobart Town Magazine, December 1833, 2(10), p. 179.

Tyro [pseud., Thomas Richards], ‘The Gift of Mary’, Hobart Town Magazine, December 1833, 2(10), p. 204–5.

R[ichards, Thomas], ‘[1] Lines on the Death of Dr. Spurzheim; [2] The Dominic’s Legacy’, Hobart Town Magazine, December 1833, 2(10), p. 214–5.

T[homas] R[ichards], ‘The Calm Sea’, Hobart Town Magazine, July 1834, 3(17), pp. 231–2.

R[ichards, Thomas], ‘To a Departed Child’, Hobart Town Magazine, August 1834, 3(18), pp. 314–5.

Monographs and Collected Writing

Non–Fiction

Richards, Thomas, A Treatise on Nervous Disorders; Including Observations of Dietetic and Medicinal Remedies (London: Hurst, Chance and Co., 1829).

Fiction

[Richards, Thomas], Tales of Welsh Society and Scenery, 2 vols. (London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1827), vol.1, vol. 2. —Ed. Contents for volume 1: The Youth of Edward Ellis; The Cousins. Contents for volume 2: Frederic Anwyl; The Prediction.

[Richards, Thomas], Youth and Manhood of Edward Ellis, and the Cousins; Romantic Tales of Welch Society and Scenery, 2 vols (London: W. Reeves, 1829). —Ed. Youth and Manhood of Edward Ellis is the renamed republication of Tales of Welsh Society and Scenery.

Edward Trevor Anwyl [pseud., Thomas Richards], Reginald Trevor; or, The Welsh Loyalists. A Tale of the Seventeenth Century, 3 vols (London: A. K. Newman and Co., 1829).

[Richards, Thomas], Tales of Welshland and Welsherie, 2 vols (London: A. K. Newman and Co., 1831). —Ed. ‘By the author of Reginald Trevor, Youth of Edward Ellis, &c.’ Contents for volume 1: The Curate and His Lodger; The Death of the Broken-Hearted; The Forayer of Flintshire; Alice Denby. Contents for volume 2: The Cousins, or The Betrothing; The Mountaineers.

Works in translation

[Richards, Thomas], Romantische Darstellungen aus Wallis. Aus dem Englischen frei übersetzt von A.K., 2 vols (Leipzig: C. H. F. Hartmann, 1828). —Ed. This is a contemporary German adaptation of Tales of Welsh Society and Scenery.