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Publication Date

1879 - 1888
(years)

Genre

  • Detective and mystery stories (3) + -

Series

  • Beadle's New York dime library (2) + -
  • Beadle's half dime library (1) + -

Author

  • Aiken, Albert W., 1846-1894 (2) + -
  • Harbaugh, T. C. (Thomas Chalmers), 1849-1924 (1) + -

Publisher

  • Beadle and Adams (1872-1898) (3) + -

Topic

  • Conspiracy (2) + -
  • African Americans (1) + -
  • Divorce (1) + -
  • False imprisonment (1) + -
  • Fortune-tellers (1) + -
  • Homeless persons (1) + -
  • Household employees (1) + -
  • Inheritance and succession (1) + -
  • Investigation (1) + -
  • Jews (1) + -
  • Lawyers (1) + -
  • Livestock brands (1) + -
  • Lookalikes (1) + -
  • Murder (1) + -
  • Romanies (1) + -
  • Secret societies (1) + -
  • Soldiers (1) + -
  • Twins (1) + -
  • Unrequited love (1) + -
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Character

  • Phenix, Joe (Fictitious character) (2) + -
  • Sing Sing Prison (1) + -

Place

  • New York (N.Y.) (3) + -

Format

  • Nickel weeklies (3) + -

Collection

  • Johannsen Collection. Rare Books and Special Collections, Northern Illinois University. (3) + -

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wolves of New York, or, Joe Phenix's great man hunt
Title
The wolves of New York, or, Joe Phenix's great man hunt : a strange story of the inner life of the great Metropolis by day and by night, a tale of the wiles of the human wild beasts who have their lairs in the heart of the great city, and of the honest watch-dogs who guard society against them
Author
Aiken, Albert W., 1846-1894
Publisher
Beadle & Adams, Publishers, 98 William Street
Publication Date
1881-11-23
Genre
Detective and mystery stories
Series
Beadle's New York dime library
Number
Beadle's New York dime library ; no. 161
Joe Phenix, the police spy
Title
Joe Phenix, the police spy
Author
Aiken, Albert W., 1846-1894
Publisher
Beadle & Adams, Publishers, 98 William Street
Publication Date
1879-10-22
Genre
Detective and mystery stories
Series
Beadle's New York dime library
Number
Beadle's New York dime library ; no. 79
Branded Ben, the night ferret, or, The Octopus League of New York
Title
Branded Ben, the night ferret, or, The Octopus League of New York
Author
Harbaugh, T. C. (Thomas Chalmers), 1849-1924
Publisher
Beadle and Adams, No. 98 William Street
Publication Date
1887-03-08
Genre
Detective and mystery stories
Series
Beadle's half dime library
Number
Beadle's half dime library ; no. 502

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