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Publication Date

1860 - 1930

(years)

Genre

Western stories (300) + -
Bildungsromans (275) + -
Detective and mystery stories (185) + -
Historical fiction (167) + -
Sea stories (161) + -
Romance fiction (152) + -
War stories (74) + -
Humorous stories (63) + -
Spy stories (23) + -
Ghost stories (9) + -

Science fiction (6) + -
College stories (5) + -
Railroad stories (5) + -
Sports stories (5) + -
Legal stories (4) + -
Biographical fiction (3) + -
Steampunk fiction (3) + -
Christmas stories (2) + -
Didactic fiction (2) + -
Domestic fiction (2) + -
Fantasy fiction (2) + -
Horror stories (2) + -
Pastoral fiction (2) + -
Animal stories (1) + -
Fan fiction (1) + -
Football stories (1) + -

Series

Five cent wide awake library (213) + -
Pluck and luck (209) + -
Fame and fortune weekly (204) + -
Beadle's dime novels (175) + -
Beadle's new dime novels (148) + -
Waverley library (quarto edition) (62) + -
Deadwood Dick library (56) + -
Blue and gray weekly (20) + -
Aldine Robin Hood library (18) + -
Deadwood Dick library (London, England) (16) + -

Nugget library (12) + -
New Buffalo Bill weekly (7) + -
Tip top weekly (7) + -
New Nick Carter weekly (New York, N.Y. : 1903) (5) + -
New York detective library (4) + -
Beadle's frontier series (2) + -
Secret service : Old and Young King Brady, detectives (2) + -
Arm chair journal (1) + -
Arm chair library (Brigham) (1) + -
Frank Reade library (Frank T. Fries) (1) + -

Author

Self-made man, 1853-1915 (204) + -
Garne, Gaston (171) + -
Wade, William (109) + -
Wheeler, Edward L. (Edward Lytton), 1854 or 1855-1885 (74) + -
Richards, J. P. (48) + -
Braddon, Paul (35) + -
Clyde, Kit (34) + -
Appleton, Horace (33) + -
Pad, Peter (33) + -
Wilson, Thomas H., Captain (32) + -

Hamilton, W. J., 1843-1892 (30) + -
Fenton, Ralph, Colonel (29) + -
Hemyng, Bracebridge, 1841-1901 (29) + -
Starbuck, Roger, 1837- (29) + -
Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 (28) + -
King, Ed (27) + -
Austin, Howard (26) + -
Armstrong, Alexander (25) + -
Sherman, John (24) + -
Badger, Jos. E. (Joseph Edward), 1848-1909 (23) + -
Warden, Ex-Firechief (22) + -
Draper, Allyn (21) + -
Teaser, Tom (21) + -
Arnold, Allan (20) + -
Lee, Harry, Lieut. (20) + -
Willett, Edward, 1830-1889 (20) + -
Old scout (18) + -
Merritt, James C. (16) + -
Victor, Metta Victoria Fuller, 1831-1885 (16) + -
Gordon, James A., General (15) + -
Whittaker, Frederick, 1838-1889 (15) + -
Montgomery, Richard R. (13) + -
Denison, Mary A. (Mary Andrews), 1826-1911 (12) + -
Ingraham, Prentiss, 1843-1904 (12) + -
Bertrew, Berton (11) + -
Iron, N. C. (Nathaniel Colchester) (11) + -
Shackleford, H. K. (Harvey King), 1841-1906 (11) + -
Southworth, Arabella (11) + -
Bowen, James L. (James Lorenzo), 1842-1919 (9) + -
Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia), 1810-1886 (9) + -
St. John, Percy B. (Percy Bolingbroke), 1821-1889 (8) + -
Claxton, Sara (7) + -
Dowd, Jno. B. (John B.), 1841-1906 (7) + -
Standish, Burt L., 1866-1945 (7) + -
Fleming, Alice May (6) + -
Henderson, J. Stanley, 1830-1889 (6) + -
Thomas, Henry J. (6) + -
Turner, Wm. Mason (William Mason), 1835-1877 (6) + -
Williams, Gus, 1847-1915 (6) + -
Aiken, Albert W., 1846-1894 (5) + -
Carter, Nick (5) + -
Clark, Charles Dunning, 1843-1892 (5) + -
Crowell, Mary Reed, Mrs., 1847-1934 (5) + -
Duganne, A. J. H. (Augustine Joseph Hickey), 1823-1884 (5) + -
Emerson, Edwin, active 1871-1890 (5) + -
Emmet, H. C. (5) + -
Hazelton, Harry (5) + -
James, Orrin, Mrs., 1831-1885 (5) + -
LaSalle, Charles E., 1840-1916 (5) + -
Small, George G. (5) + -
Taylor, Edward C. (5) + -
Ah-look, Commodore (4) + -
Coomes, Oll, 1845-1921 (4) + -
Dayton, Will, Captain (4) + -
Porter, Ann E. (Ann Emerson), 1816-1898 (4) + -
Warner, John S. (Dime novelist) (4) + -
Wood, N. S. (4) + -
Buntline, Ned, 1822 or 1823-1886 (3) + -
Dewey, Frederick H. (3) + -
Doughty, Francis Worcester, -1917 (3) + -

Publisher

Tousey, Frank (421) + -
Beadle and Adams (1872-1898) (228) + -
Wolff, Harry E. (204) + -
Beadle and Company (153) + -
M.J. Ivers & Co. (54) + -
Street & Smith (31) + -
Westbury Publishing Co., Inc. (19) + -
Aldine Publishing Company (18) + -
George Newnes, Limited (16) + -
Arthur Westbrook Company (4) + -

Irwin P. Beadle & Co. (1859-1860) (4) + -
Tousey & Small (3) + -
Fries, Frank T. (1) + -
James H. Brigham (1) + -

Topic

Young businesspeople (122) + -
History (110) + -
Frontier and pioneer life (103) + -
Indians of North America (98) + -
Escapes (89) + -
Rescues (89) + -
Stockbrokers (89) + -
Outlaws (73) + -
Man-woman relationships (64) + -
Revenge (64) + -

Treasure troves (55) + -
Women heroes (54) + -
Murder (53) + -
Pirates (43) + -
Conduct of life (42) + -
Indian captivities (42) + -
Inheritance and succession (41) + -
African Americans (37) + -
Gold mines and mining (34) + -
Cowboys (33) + -
English (33) + -
Fires (33) + -
Scalping (32) + -
Practical jokes (31) + -
Shipwrecks (31) + -
Trappers (30) + -
Brigands and robbers (29) + -
Heroes (27) + -
Apache Indians (25) + -
French (25) + -
Prisoners (25) + -
Abduction (24) + -
Disguise (23) + -
Dueling (22) + -
Fire fighters (22) + -
Hunters (22) + -
Mexicans (22) + -
Chinese (21) + -
Missing persons (21) + -
Dwarfs (20) + -
Fathers and sons (20) + -
Marriage (20) + -
Courage (19) + -
Dakota Indians (19) + -
Kidnapping (19) + -
Scouts (Reconnaissance) (19) + -
Castaways (18) + -
Indians (18) + -
Investigation (18) + -
Orphans (18) + -
Robbery (18) + -
Robin Hood (Legendary character) (18) + -
Young men (18) + -
Comanche Indians (17) + -
Deception (17) + -
Enemies (17) + -
Fortune (16) + -
Schoolboys (16) + -
Business (15) + -
Friendship (15) + -
Irish Americans (15) + -
Shawnee Indians (15) + -
Interpersonal relations (14) + -
Jealousy (14) + -
Lakota Indians (14) + -
Mutiny (14) + -
Spaniards (14) + -
American loyalists (13) + -
Heirs (13) + -
Massacres (13) + -

Character

United States (24) + -
Deadwood Dick (Fictitious character) (23) + -
Clark, Jack (Fictitious character) (20) + -
Prentiss, Will (Fictitious character) (20) + -
Harkaway, Jack (Fictitious character) (19) + -
Confederate States of America (18) + -
Calamity Jane, 1856-1903 (15) + -
Shortys (Fictitious characters) (14) + -
Washington, George, 1732-1799 (11) + -
Muldoon, Terence (Fictitious character) (9) + -

Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917 (8) + -
Rosebud Rob (Fictitious character) (8) + -
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 (7) + -
Sitting Bull, 1831-1890 (7) + -
Baltimore Bess (Fictitious character) (6) + -
Beauregard, G. T., 1818-1893 (5) + -
Carter, Nick (5) + -
Crockett, Davy, 1786-1836 (5) + -
McClellan, George B., 1826-1885 (5) + -
Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801 (4) + -
Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820 (4) + -
Bounce, Tommy (Fictitious character) (4) + -
Brant, Joseph, 1742-1807 (4) + -
Denver Doll (Fictitious character) (4) + -
Lightheart, Dick (Fictitious character) (4) + -
Marion, Francis, 1732-1795 (4) + -
Sam Slocum (Sierra Sam) (Fictitious character) (4) + -
Alexander II, Emperor of Russia, 1818-1881 (3) + -
Butler, John, 1728-1796 (3) + -
Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876 (3) + -
Denver Dan (Fictitious character) (3) + -
Frontenac, Louis de Buade, comte de, 1620-1698 (3) + -
Harkaway, Jack, Jr. (Fictitious character) (3) + -
Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814 (3) + -
James, Jesse, 1847-1882 (3) + -
Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792 (3) + -
Kenton, Simon, 1755-1836 (3) + -
Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 (3) + -
Leone Harris (Fictitious character) (3) + -
Montcalm de Saint-Véran, Louis-Joseph, marquis de, 1712-1759 (3) + -
Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia, 1796-1855 (3) + -
Sumter, Thomas, 1734-1832 (3) + -
William Bethel (Little Bill) (Fictitious character) (3) + -
Arnold, Thomas, 1795-1842 (2) + -
Carson, Kit, 1809-1868 (2) + -
Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685 (2) + -
Clark, George Rogers, 1752-1818 (2) + -
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805 (2) + -
Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658 (2) + -
Gaines, Myra Clark, 1805-1885 (2) + -
Gansevoort, Peter, 1749-1812 (2) + -
Halleck, H. W., 1815-1872 (2) + -
James, Frank, 1844-1915 (2) + -
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (2) + -
Longstreet, James, 1821-1904 (2) + -
Magruder, John Bankhead, 1807-1871 (2) + -
Merriwell, Dick (Fictitious character) (2) + -
Napoleon, I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 (2) + -
Old King Brady (Fictitious character) (2) + -
Osceola, Seminole chief, 1804-1838 (2) + -
Rugby School (2) + -
Sherman, William T., 1820-1891 (2) + -
St. Leger, Barry, 1799-1829 (2) + -
Standish, Myles, 1584?-1656 (2) + -
Stuart, Jeb, 1833-1864 (2) + -
University of Oxford (2) + -
Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796 (2) + -
United States. Army. Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1933) (1) + -
Abercromby, James, 1706-1781 (1) + -
Adams, Grizzly, 1812-1860 (1) + -

Place

United States (95) + -
Wall Street (New York, N.Y.) (90) + -
New York (N.Y.) (85) + -
New York (State) (29) + -
Texas (26) + -
Kentucky (20) + -
Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.) (17) + -
Mexico (17) + -
Ohio (17) + -
California (16) + -

Colorado (16) + -
West (U.S.) (14) + -
Philadelphia (Pa.) (13) + -
Pennsylvania (12) + -
South Carolina (12) + -
Boston (Mass.) (11) + -
England (11) + -
Arizona (10) + -
Michigan (10) + -
Minnesota (10) + -
Russia (10) + -
Atlantic Ocean (9) + -
New Mexico (9) + -
Arctic regions (8) + -
Great Plains (8) + -
Ireland (8) + -
Missouri (8) + -
Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) (8) + -
Leadville (Colo.) (7) + -
London (England) (7) + -
Massachusetts (7) + -
New England (7) + -
Southwestern States (7) + -
Wyoming (7) + -
Yellowstone River (7) + -
Chicago (Ill.) (6) + -
Florida (6) + -
France (6) + -
Montana (6) + -
South Pacific Ocean (6) + -
West Indies (6) + -
Arctic Ocean (5) + -
Australia (5) + -
Connecticut (5) + -
Erie, Lake (5) + -
India (5) + -
Maine (5) + -
Missouri River (5) + -
North Carolina (5) + -
Ontario (5) + -
Virginia (5) + -
Arkansas (4) + -
Atlantic Ocean Region (4) + -
Illinois (4) + -
Mohawk River Valley (N.Y.) (4) + -
New Orleans (La.) (4) + -
North Pole (4) + -
Northwestern States (4) + -
Ohio River (4) + -
Siberia (Russia) (4) + -
South Dakota (4) + -
Africa (3) + -
Atlantic Coast (North America) (3) + -
Atlantic Coast (U.S.) (3) + -
Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) (3) + -
Cheyenne (Wyo.) (3) + -
Cuba (3) + -
Fort Laramie (Wyo. : Fort) (3) + -
Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) (3) + -
Iowa (3) + -

Format

Nickel weeklies (819) + -
Dime novels (323) + -
Penny dreadfuls (18) + -
Reprint libraries (1) + -

Collection

Edward T. LeBlanc Collection. Rare Books and Special Collections, Northern Illinois University. (747) + -
Johannsen Collection. Rare Books and Special Collections, Northern Illinois University. (404) + -
Merriwell Collection. Rare Books and Special Collections, Northern Illinois University. (7) + -

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Enabled Filters

(-) ≠ Chin Chin (Fictitious character)
(-) ≠ "Noname
(-) ≠ Adventure stories
(-) ≠ Gold
(-) ≠ Stevens, D. W., 1849-1901
(-) ≠ Senarens, Luis, 1863-1939
(-) ≠ Baseball stories
(-) ≠ Old Avalanche the Annihilator (Fictitious character)

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