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Publication Date

1860 - 1930

(years)

Genre

Western stories (260) + -
Bildungsromans (191) + -
Romance fiction (148) + -
Historical fiction (118) + -
Detective and mystery stories (90) + -
Sea stories (81) + -
Adventure stories (52) + -
War stories (33) + -
Spy stories (15) + -
American Revolutionary War stories (14) + -

Bandit, outlaw, and highwayman stories (12) + -
Fire fighters and firefighting stories (10) + -
Pirates and privateering stories (9) + -
Fan fiction (4) + -
Success stories (4) + -
Biographical fiction (3) + -
Ghost stories (3) + -
Polar exploration stories (3) + -
Civil War stories (2) + -
Fantasy fiction (2) + -
Humorous stories (2) + -
Legal stories (2) + -
Railroad stories (2) + -
School and sports stories (2) + -
Domestic fiction (1) + -
Klondike gold rush stories (1) + -
Science fiction (1) + -
Sports stories (1) + -
Temperance stories (1) + -
Travel and exploration stories (1) + -

Series

Beadle's dime novels (208) + -
Beadle's new dime novels (156) + -
Fame and fortune weekly (154) + -
Pluck and luck (86) + -
Deadwood Dick library (59) + -
Waverley library (quarto edition) (54) + -
Deadwood Dick library (London, England) (26) + -
Aldine Robin Hood library (18) + -
Nugget library (16) + -
New Nick Carter weekly (New York, N.Y. : 1903) (5) + -

Frank Reade library (Frank T. Fries) (4) + -
Beadle's frontier series (2) + -
Arm chair journal (1) + -
Arm chair library (Brigham) (1) + -
New tip top weekly (1) + -

Author

Garne, Gaston (154) + -
Self-made man, 1853-1915 (154) + -
Wade, William (84) + -
Wheeler, Edward L. (Edward Lytton), 1854 or 1855-1885 (61) + -
Hamilton, W. J., 1843-1892 (41) + -
Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 (30) + -
Badger, Jos. E. (Joseph Edward), 1848-1909 (25) + -
Willett, Edward, 1830-1889 (24) + -
Starbuck, Roger, 1837- (21) + -
Richards, J. P. (20) + -

Appleton, Horace (16) + -
Victor, Metta Victoria Fuller, 1831-1885 (16) + -
Braddon, Paul (15) + -
Whittaker, Frederick, 1838-1889 (15) + -
Denison, Mary A. (Mary Andrews), 1826-1911 (14) + -
Fenton, Ralph, Colonel (14) + -
Sherman, John (14) + -
Wilson, Thomas H., Captain (14) + -
Iron, N. C. (Nathaniel Colchester) (13) + -
Austin, Howard (11) + -
Bowen, James L. (James Lorenzo), 1842-1919 (11) + -
Clyde, Kit (11) + -
Southworth, Arabella (11) + -
Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia), 1810-1886 (11) + -
Draper, Allyn (10) + -
Warden, Ex-Firechief (10) + -
Arnold, Allan (9) + -
Gordon, James A., General (9) + -
St. John, Percy B. (Percy Bolingbroke), 1821-1889 (9) + -
Henderson, J. Stanley, 1830-1889 (8) + -
Old scout (8) + -
Armstrong, Alexander (7) + -
Aiken, Albert W., 1846-1894 (6) + -
Clark, Charles Dunning, 1843-1892 (6) + -
Claxton, Sara (6) + -
LaSalle, Charles E., 1840-1916 (6) + -
Montgomery, Richard R. (6) + -
Stevens, D. W., 1849-1901 (6) + -
Thomas, Henry J. (6) + -
Carter, Nick (5) + -
Coomes, Oll, 1845-1921 (5) + -
Duganne, A. J. H. (Augustine Joseph Hickey), 1823-1884 (5) + -
Emerson, Edwin, active 1871-1890 (5) + -
Fleming, Alice May (5) + -
Hazelton, Harry (5) + -
Ingraham, Prentiss, 1843-1904 (5) + -
James, Orrin, Mrs., 1831-1885 (5) + -
Reid, Mayne, 1818-1883 (4) + -
Smith, Ralph P. (4) + -
Turner, Wm. Mason (William Mason), 1835-1877 (4) + -
Warner, John S. (Dime novelist) (4) + -
Adams, Bruin, 1840-1916 (3) + -
Bertrew, Berton (3) + -
Crowell, Mary Reed, Mrs., 1847-1934 (3) + -
Dewey, Frederick H. (3) + -
Neal, John, 1793-1876 (3) + -
Porter, Ann E. (Ann Emerson), 1816-1898 (3) + -
Senarens, Luis, 1863-1939 (3) + -
Smith, Elizabeth Oakes Prince, 1806-1893 (3) + -
St. John, Warren (3) + -
Thackeray, Henrietta (3) + -
Townley, Arthur (3) + -
Armstrong, Frank P., Captain, 1846-1894 (2) + -
Augusta, Clara (2) + -
Barritt, Frances Fuller, Mrs., 1826-1902 (2) + -
Bernhardt, Rachel (2) + -
Bibbs, Paul (2) + -
Buntline, Ned, 1822 or 1823-1886 (2) + -
Caldwell, J. R. (2) + -
Campbell, Bartley, 1843-1888 (2) + -
Carson, Lewis W., Major (2) + -
Cavendish, Harry, 1819-1887 (2) + -
Comstock, Captain (2) + -
Cowan, John F. (John Franklin), 1854-1942 (2) + -
Frank (2) + -
Hazard, Harry (2) + -
Howard, Charles, Captain (2) + -
Howland, William Henry, 1831-1869 (2) + -
Hungerford, James, 1814-1883 (2) + -
Johnstone, Herrick (2) + -
King, Ed (2) + -
Merritt, James C. (2) + -
Paulding, Decatur (2) + -
Penne, Agile (2) + -
Randolph, J. H., Lieutenant (2) + -
Sherwood, Scott Rathburn, 1842-1910 (2) + -
"Noname" (1) + -
Abarbanell, Jacob (Jacob Ralph), 1852-1922 (1) + -
Adams, J. F. C., Captain (1) + -
Archer, Edward W. (1) + -
Author of "Alone in the World" (1) + -
Author of "Clifton" (1) + -
Ballou, Maturin Murray, 1820-1895 (1) + -
Barker, Colin (1) + -
Barnard, Charles (1) + -
Burrage, E. Harcourt (Edwin Harcourt) (1) + -
Burton, Jennie Davis, Mrs. (1) + -
Busteed, N. Wm. (Nicholas William), 1814-1872 (1) + -
Cushman, Corinne (1) + -
Cuyler, Duke (1) + -

Publisher

Beadle and Adams (1872-1898) (235) + -
Wolff, Harry E. (215) + -
Beadle and Company (177) + -
M.J. Ivers & Co. (57) + -
George Newnes, Limited (26) + -
Street & Smith (22) + -
Westbury Publishing Co., Inc. (20) + -
Aldine Publishing Company (18) + -
Irwin P. Beadle & Co. (1859-1860) (6) + -
Arthur Westbrook Company (4) + -

Fries, Frank T. (4) + -
James H. Brigham (1) + -

Topic

Frontier and pioneer life (111) + -
Young businesspeople (94) + -
Indians of North America (85) + -
History (80) + -
Outlaws (73) + -
Stockbrokers (70) + -
Man-woman relationships (55) + -
Women heroes (55) + -
Revenge (54) + -
Escapes (49) + -

Rescues (48) + -
Cowboys (47) + -
Indian captivities (43) + -
Treasure troves (40) + -
English (32) + -
Gold mines and mining (32) + -
Inheritance and succession (30) + -
Scalping (30) + -
Trappers (29) + -
African Americans (26) + -
Apache Indians (23) + -
Mexicans (23) + -
Conduct of life (22) + -
French (22) + -
Abduction (21) + -
Pirates (21) + -
Dakota Indians (19) + -
Hunters (19) + -
Fires (18) + -
Lakota Indians (18) + -
Robin Hood (Legendary character) (18) + -
Comanche Indians (17) + -
Kidnapping (17) + -
Marriage (17) + -
Shipwrecks (17) + -
Dueling (16) + -
Gold (16) + -
Shawnee Indians (16) + -
Heroes (15) + -
Wagon trains (15) + -
Deception (14) + -
Disguise (14) + -
Fortune (14) + -
Missing persons (14) + -
Brigands and robbers (13) + -
Chinese (13) + -
Dutch (13) + -
Heirs (13) + -
Scouts (Reconnaissance) (13) + -
Fathers and sons (12) + -
Jealousy (12) + -
Massacres (12) + -
Orphans (12) + -
Prisoners (12) + -
Wealth (12) + -
Fire fighters (11) + -
Interpersonal relations (11) + -
Irish (11) + -
Mohawk Indians (11) + -
Sihasapa Indians (11) + -
Slavery (11) + -
Spaniards (11) + -
Trials (11) + -
Silver mines and mining (10) + -
Spies (10) + -
Women outlaws (10) + -
Young men (10) + -
American loyalists (9) + -
Castaways (9) + -
Delaware Indians (9) + -
Friendship (9) + -
Heiresses (9) + -
Horse stealing (9) + -
Mutiny (9) + -
Unrequited love (9) + -
Vigilantes (9) + -
Whaling (9) + -
Women (9) + -
Aztecs (8) + -
Business (8) + -
Courage (8) + -
Enemies (8) + -
Germans (8) + -
Hermits (8) + -
Islands (8) + -
Jews (8) + -
Weddings (8) + -
Wyandot Indians (8) + -
Artists (7) + -
Balls (Parties) (7) + -
Battles (7) + -
Boys (7) + -
Brides (7) + -
Cherokee Indians (7) + -
Circus (7) + -
Deserts (7) + -
Gambling (7) + -
Indians (7) + -
Mistaken identity (7) + -
Privateering (7) + -

Character

Deadwood Dick (Fictitious character) (33) + -
Calamity Jane, 1856-1903 (18) + -
Old Avalanche the Annihilator (Fictitious character) (13) + -
Washington, George, 1732-1799 (12) + -
Leone Harris (Fictitious character) (11) + -
Edith Stone (Fictitious character) (8) + -
Rosebud Rob (Fictitious character) (8) + -
Baltimore Bess (Fictitious character) (6) + -
Carter, Nick (5) + -
Sitting Bull, 1831-1890 (5) + -

Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801 (4) + -
Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820 (4) + -
Brant, Joseph, 1742-1807 (4) + -
Marion, Francis, 1732-1795 (4) + -
Sam Slocum (Sierra Sam) (Fictitious character) (4) + -
Butler, John, 1728-1796 (3) + -
Crockett, Davy, 1786-1836 (3) + -
Denver Doll (Fictitious character) (3) + -
Frontenac, Louis de Buade, comte de, 1620-1698 (3) + -
Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814 (3) + -
Kenton, Simon, 1755-1836 (3) + -
Montcalm de Saint-Véran, Louis-Joseph, marquis de, 1712-1759 (3) + -
Sumter, Thomas, 1734-1832 (3) + -
Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796 (3) + -
Alexander II, Emperor of Russia, 1818-1881 (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) + -
Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841 (2) + -
Osceola, Seminole chief, 1804-1838 (2) + -
St. Leger, Barry, 1799-1829 (2) + -
Standish, Myles, 1584?-1656 (2) + -
Tarleton, Lieutenant-General, 1754-1833 (2) + -
Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief, 1768-1813 (2) + -
William Bethel (Little Bill) (Fictitious character) (2) + -
United States. Army. Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1933) (1) + -
Abercromby, James, 1706-1781 (1) + -
Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825 (1) + -
Allen, Ethan, 1738-1789 (1) + -
Allen, Ira, 1751-1814 (1) + -
American Fur Company (1) + -
Andros, Edmund, Sir, 1637-1714 (1) + -
Bainbridge, William, 1774-1833 (1) + -
Baker, Remember, 1737-1775 (1) + -
Barclay, Robert Heriot, 1786-1837 (1) + -
Bent's Fort (Colo.) (1) + -
Black Hawk, Sauk chief, 1767-1838 (1) + -
Bowlegs, Billy, 1808?-1863 or 1864 (1) + -
Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792 (1) + -
Burgoyne, John, 1739-1785 (1) + -
Butler, Zebulon, 1731-1795 (1) + -
Carleton, James Henry, 1814-1873 (1) + -
Carriére, Zulime (1) + -
Carson, Kit, 1809-1868 (1) + -
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649 (1) + -
Chicago Board of Trade Building (Chicago, Ill.) (1) + -
Clark, Daniel, Jr., 1766-1813 (1) + -
Claus, Daniel, 1727-1787 (1) + -
Coacoochee, Seminole chief, approximately 1810- (1) + -
Coffee, John, 1772-1833 (1) + -
Colve, Anthony, active 1667-1695 (1) + -
D'Ghies, Mohammed, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1) + -
Dubuc de Rivery, Aimée, 1776-1817 (1) + -
Eastern Railroad Company (1) + -
Eaton, William, 1764-1811 (1) + -
Etherington, George, 1733- (1) + -
Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890 (1) + -
Gage, Thomas, 1721-1787 (1) + -
Girty, George (1) + -
Girty, Simon, 1741-1818 (1) + -
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 (1) + -
Great Britain (1) + -
Hamet Karamanli, Ruler of Tripoli, active 1793-1795 (1) + -
Herkimer, Nicholas, 1728-1777 (1) + -
Hopkins, Samuel, 1753-1819 (1) + -
Hopkins, Samuel, Major General, 1753-1819 (1) + -
Hudson's Bay Company (1) + -
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 (1) + -
James, Jesse, 1847-1882 (1) + -
Johnson, John, Sir, 1742-1830 (1) + -
Johnson, William Samuel, 1727-1819 (1) + -
Johnson, William, 1715-1774 (1) + -
Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792 (1) + -
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 (1) + -
Massasoit, 1580-1661 (1) + -
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728 (1) + -
Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 1832-1867 (1) + -
McCulloch's Texas Rangers (1) + -
Metsys, Quentin, 1465 or 1466-1530 (1) + -
Montezuma II, Emperor of Mexico, approximately 1480-1520 (1) + -
Morgan, Henry, 1635?-1688 (1) + -
Musgrove, Mary, 1700-1765 (1) + -
Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia, 1796-1855 (1) + -
Oglethorpe, James, 1696-1785 (1) + -
Pawnee Bill, 1860-1942 (1) + -
Philip, Sachem of the Wampanoags, -1676 (1) + -
Pontiac, Ottawa Chief, -1769 (1) + -

Place

Wall Street (New York, N.Y.) (67) + -
United States (64) + -
Texas (26) + -
Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.) (23) + -
Kentucky (21) + -
New York (State) (21) + -
Mexico (19) + -
New York (N.Y.) (18) + -
Ohio (15) + -
California (14) + -

Colorado (13) + -
Philadelphia (Pa.) (11) + -
Leadville (Colo.) (10) + -
Minnesota (10) + -
New Mexico (10) + -
South Carolina (10) + -
Arizona (9) + -
Missouri (8) + -
Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) (8) + -
Boston (Mass.) (7) + -
Michigan (7) + -
West (U.S.) (7) + -
Wyoming (7) + -
Yellowstone River (7) + -
Connecticut (6) + -
Great Plains (6) + -
Montana (6) + -
New Orleans (La.) (6) + -
South Pacific Ocean (6) + -
Arkansas (5) + -
Erie, Lake (5) + -
Florida (5) + -
Illinois (5) + -
Massachusetts (5) + -
Missouri River (5) + -
Mohawk River Valley (N.Y.) (5) + -
New England (5) + -
Northwestern States (5) + -
Ontario (5) + -
Pennsylvania (5) + -
Southwestern States (5) + -
West Indies (5) + -
Arctic Ocean (4) + -
Cuba (4) + -
England (4) + -
Kansas (4) + -
Maine (4) + -
Nebraska (4) + -
North Carolina (4) + -
Ohio River (4) + -
Russia (4) + -
South Dakota (4) + -
Virginia (4) + -
Yankton (S.D.) (4) + -
Africa (3) + -
Arctic regions (3) + -
Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) (3) + -
Fort Laramie (Wyo. : Fort) (3) + -
Georgia (3) + -
Idaho (3) + -
Iowa (3) + -
Montréal (Québec) (3) + -
New Bedford (Mass.) (3) + -
North Dakota (3) + -
Pikes Peak (Colo.) (3) + -
Rocky Mountains (3) + -
San Francisco (Calif.) (3) + -
Sierra Madre (Mexico) (3) + -
Silverton (Colo.) (3) + -
Valley Forge (Pa.) (3) + -
Alabama (2) + -
Atlantic Coast (Brazil) (2) + -
Atlantic Ocean (2) + -
Atlantic Ocean Region (2) + -
Bighorn Mountains (Wyo. and Mont.) (2) + -
Caribbean Sea (2) + -
Champlain, Lake (2) + -
Cherry Valley (N.Y.) (2) + -
Cheyenne (Wyo.) (2) + -
Chicago (Ill.) (2) + -
Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.) (2) + -
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) (2) + -
Cumberland River Valley (Ky. and Tenn.) (2) + -
Del Norte (Colo.) (2) + -
Denver (Colo.) (2) + -
Drum Point (Md.) (2) + -
Fort Benton (Fort Benton, Mont. : Fort) (2) + -
France (2) + -
Gila River (N.M. and Ariz.) (2) + -
Great Salt Lake (Utah) (2) + -
Green River (Utah) (2) + -
Hawaii (2) + -
High Plains (U.S.) (2) + -
India (2) + -
Indiana (2) + -
Ireland (2) + -
Kaskaskia (Ill.) (2) + -
Llano Estacado (2) + -
Long Island Sound (N.Y. and Conn.) (2) + -
Madawaska (Me.) (2) + -

Format

Nickel weeklies (405) + -
Dime novels (364) + -
Penny dreadfuls (19) +