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life's secret, or, Who was she?
"Five Points, New York City, Beverly, Connecticut, suburbs of Boston. In order to escape a rascally father, a child is given into the keeping of a minister. When she is 18 years old, her supposed father turns up, but, to her great relief, proves to be only her deceased father's cousin."--Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 314, no. 223., by Arabella Southworth., "Aug. 17, 1886"--Caption., Printed in double columns., Title from page 1., Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 319, no. 117.
Almost won, or, For her father's sake
"Tilford, not far from New York City. The plot of a clever scoundrel who impersonates a friend of the family and threatens to reveal the bigamy of the girl's father unless she marries him. The bigamy turns out to be a concocted story, and all ends well."--Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 314, no. 221., by Mrs. M. L. Fordham., "Aug. 10, 1886"--Caption., Printed in double columns., Title from page 1., Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 319, no. 116.
In his power, or, The shadow of a crime
"New York City, 'Westham' on the Long Island coast, California, and Omaha. A widow is falsely accused of the murder of her husband by a rejected suitor when he learns of her second marriage."--Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 314, no. 219., by Mrs. M. L. Fordham., "Aug. 3, 1886"--Caption., Printed in double columns., Title from page 1., Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 319, no. 115.
In the balance, or, A shadowed love
by Arabelle Southworth., "July 27, 1886"--Caption., Printed in double columns., Title from page 1., Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 319, no. 114.
thorny path, or, Playing to win
"Chester, an hour's ride from New York. Aunt Felicia, by a falsehood, nearly succeeded in destroying the happiness of two young lovers."--Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 314, no. 215., by Sara Claxton., "July 20, 1886"--Caption., Printed in double columns., Title from page 1., Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 319, no. 113.
idol of clay, or, The love that never was told
by Arabella Southworth., "July 13, 1886"--Caption., Printed in double columns., Title from page 1., Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 319, no. 112.
Cherry, or, A daughter of the South
"Southern Virginia, just before the Civil War, then two years after its close. The love story of Cherry Baskerville and how a similarity of names of two cousins caused her much grief."--Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 313, no. 209., by Arabella Southworth., "July 6, 1886"--Caption., Printed in double columns., Title from page 1., Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 319, no. 111.
hasty marriage, or, Was she an adventuress
"Asbury on the Atlantic coast, Maine, and Brussels. After a week's acquaintance, Henry Clifford marries Judith Swain, five years his senior. On the honeymoon in Europe, Judith runs away with a seedy stranger and is reported dead in the wreck of an ocean steamer. Ten years later, when Clifford is about to marry Caroline Balfour, Judith turns up again, but refuses to tell where she has been. Clifford takes her to a lonely farm in Maine. Here he finds that she had been previously married but believed her husband dead until he turned up in Brussels. She commits suicide when her previous marriage is discovered, and Clifford marries Miss Balfour."--Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 313, no. 207., by Mrs. M. L. Fordham., "June 29, 1886"--Caption., Printed in double columns., Also printed as: Waverley library ; v. 8 no. 207., Title from page 1., Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 319, no. 110.
Passion's reprisal, or, The bargain between them
by Lillian Lovejoy., "June 22, 1886"--Caption., Printed in double columns., Also printed as: Waverley library ; v. 8 no. 203., Title from page 1., Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 319, no. 109.
perilous pledge, or, Mad for love
"Buffalo, New York City, and Asbury. Time: Not long after the Civil War. Mary Taylor, a New York man's daughter by his first wife, is brought up by his brother in California. After the brother's death, Mary, dying of consumption, starts east, accompanied by her cousin, Philip, and a friend, Alice Maynard. Mary dies in Buffalo, and makes Philip and Alice swear that Alice will impersonate her, so that her father, who has not seen her since she was a child, will not mourn for her death. Alice turns out to be Mrs. Taylor's daughter by a previous husband."--Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 314, no. 217., by Georgiana Dickens., "June 15, 1886"--Caption., Printed in double columns., Title from page 1., Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 319, no. 108.
Her evil genius, or, Drifting on the tide
"Newport, R. I., Cohasset, Mass., and New York City. A man and his wife quarrel, and he is accidentally pushed off a cliff. Her 'evil genius' sees this and advises her to conceal the 'murder,' and thereby he has a hold upon her for blackmail. The husband actually escaped, and all ends well."--Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 313, no. 202., by Harriet Irving., "June 8, 1886"--Caption., Printed in double columns., Also printed as: Waverley library ; v. 8 no. 201., Title from page 1., Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 319, no. 107.
young girl's ordeal, or, I love you still
"New York City and Troy, N. Y. Cross purposes. Engaged to the wrong man, and a scheming lawyer's miscarried plans."--Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 313, no. 201., by Sara Claxton., "June 1, 1886"--Caption., Printed in double columns., Also printed as: Waverley library ; v. 8 no. 201., Title from page 1., Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 319, no. 106.
beautiful demon, or, More bitter than death
"Long Beach, Otsego Lake, N. Y., New York City, France, and Italy. Malpas Stanhope marries Effie Hayland but she is consumptive and his love strays to Olive Stahl, a Cuban girl friend of his wife. After four years of married life, the wife dies, and the husband marries Olive although she is 23 years his junior, Their temperaments differ, and they often quarrel. During a struggle for a revolver, he is accidentally killed. After his death, Olive proves a good mother to Malpas' and Effie's daughter."--Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 313, no. 199., by Frances Helen Davenport., "May 25, 1886"--Caption., Printed in double columns., Title from page 1., Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 319, no. 105.
willful wife, or, Which was to blame?
"A New England country home and New York City. A tyrannical, exacting, cold, and proud husband, and a passionate, temperamental, willful wife, are finally reunited."--Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 313, no. 213., by Lillian Lovejoy., "May 18, 1886"--Caption., Printed in double columns., Title from page 1., Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 319, no. 104.
Is love a mockery?, or, Revenge is sweet
by Arabella Southworth., "May 11, 1886"--Caption., Printed in double columns., Title from page 1., Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 319, no. 103.
sister's crime, or, Which loves him best?
by Agnes Mary Shelton., "May 4, 1886"--Caption., Printed in double columns., Title from page 1., Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 319, no. 102.
Put to a test, or, A fortune hunter's fate
by Georgiana Dickens., "April 27, 1886"--Caption., Printed in double columns., Title from page 1., Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 318, no. 101.
Her guardian's sacrifice, or, A name in the balance
"New York City. The danger, at thirty-five, of being guardian of a girl of sixteen."--Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 312, no. 189., by Arabella Southworth., "April 20, 1886"--Caption., Printed in double columns., Title from page 1., Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 318, no. 100.
hand of fate, or, The wreck of two lives
by Arabella Southworth., "April 13, 1886"--Caption., Printed in double columns., Title from page 1., Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 318, no. 99.
Tempted through love, or, One woman's error
by Lillian Lovejoy., "April 6, 1886"--Caption., Printed in double columns., Title from page 1., Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 318, no. 98.
Parted by treachery, or, After clasp of wedded hands
by Harriet Irving., "Mar. 30, 1886"--Caption., Printed in double columns., Title from page 1., Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 318, no. 97.
bitter mistake, or, A young girl's folly
by Agnes Mary Shelton., "Mar. 23, 1886"--Caption., Printed in double columns., Title from page 1., Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 318, no. 96.
What she cost him, or, Crooked paths
"'Cornwall' village, N. Y., and New York City. Engaged to one woman and married to another, a man escapes the difficulty by getting drowned."--Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 311, no. 156., by Arabella Southworth., "Mar. 16, 1886"--Caption., Printed in double columns., Title from page 1., Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 318, no. 95.
He loves me not, or, A cruel falsehood
"New York City and vicinity. In order to be revenged, a girl parts her cousin and her lover by saying falsely that there had been insanity in the family."--Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 311, no. 154., by Lillian Lovejoy., "Mar. 9, 1886"--Caption., Printed in double columns., Title from page 1., Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 318, no. 94.
cost of a folly, or, Mistaken love
by Georgiana Dickens., "Mar. 2, 1886"--Caption., Printed in double columns., Title from page 1., Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 318, no. 93.