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Publication Date

1851 - 1930

(years)

Genre

Detective and mystery stories (2340) + -
Western stories (2204) + -
Romance fiction (841) + -
Bildungsromans (613) + -
Sea stories (537) + -
War stories (343) + -
Historical fiction (332) + -
Adventure stories (217) + -
Songbooks (95) + -
Spy stories (81) + -

Humorous stories (78) + -
Ghost stories (71) + -
Popular music (53) + -
Songs (53) + -
Biographical fiction (48) + -
Hunting stories (28) + -
Science fiction (26) + -
Railroad stories (13) + -
College stories (12) + -
Sports stories (12) + -
Autobiographical fiction (8) + -
Fantasy fiction (7) + -
Legal stories (6) + -
Baseball stories (5) + -
Fan fiction (4) + -
Horror stories (4) + -
Christmas stories (3) + -
Didactic fiction (3) + -
Domestic fiction (3) + -
Love stories (3) + -
Wit and humor (3) + -
Bildungsromane (2) + -
Epic poetry (2) + -
Narrative poetry (2) + -
Pastoral fiction (2) + -
Steampunk fiction (2) + -
Western fiction (2) + -
Animal stories (1) + -
Fairy tales (1) + -
Football stories (1) + -
Songsters (1) + -

Series

Beadle's half dime library (1098) + -
Beadle's New York dime library (1011) + -
The banner weekly (604) + -
Fame and fortune weekly (515) + -
Beadle's pocket library (414) + -
New York Saturday journal (311) + -
New Nick Carter weekly (New York, N.Y. : 1903) (281) + -
Five cent wide awake library (254) + -
Pluck and luck (245) + -
Beadle's boy's library of sport, story, and adventure (Octavo edition) (235) + -

Beadle's new dime novels (222) + -
Beadle's dime novels (209) + -
Waverley library (quarto edition) (173) + -
Beadle's pocket novels (169) + -
Beadle's weekly (155) + -
The New York Saturday star journal (146) + -
Beadle's boy's library of sport, story, and adventure (Quarto edition) (115) + -
Fireside library (Beadle and Adams (1872-1898)) (107) + -
Waverley library (octavo edition) (101) + -
The Saturday weekly journal (96) + -
Nick Carter weekly (77) + -
Deadwood Dick library (63) + -
The star journal (61) + -
Beadle's American library (52) + -
Beadle's dime dialogues (49) + -
Street and Smith's New York weekly (49) + -
Frank Starr's American novels (47) + -
Beadle's half-dime singer's library (41) + -
Nick Carter stories (41) + -
The Saturday journal (37) + -
Speaker series (36) + -
Beadle's dime song books (35) + -
Beadle's boy's library of sport, story and adventure (M.J. Ivers & Co.) (33) + -
Blue and gray weekly (32) + -
American tales (29) + -
Deadwood Dick library (London, England) (26) + -
The Young New Yorker (26) + -
The home monthly (25) + -
Beadle's dime handbooks (22) + -
Aldine Robin Hood library (18) + -
Nugget library (18) + -
Beadle's dime base-ball player (17) + -
New Nick Carter weekly (New York, N.Y. : 1897) (17) + -
Beadle & Adams' twenty cent novels (16) + -
The Youth's casket (14) + -
Beadle's dime biographical library (13) + -
Belles and beaux (13) + -
New and old friends (13) + -
Beadle's dime tales, traditions and romance of border and revolutionary times (12) + -
Cheap edition of popular authors (11) + -
The New York Saturday journal (10) + -
Beadle's one cent song books (9) + -
Beadle's popular library (9) + -
Irwin P. Beadle's American novels (9) + -
Tip top weekly (9) + -
Frank Starr's fifteen cent illustrated novels (8) + -
Lives of great Americans (8) + -
New Buffalo Bill weekly (7) + -
Sunnyside library (6) + -
Beadle's dime fiction (5) + -
Irwin P. Beadle's ten cent novels (5) + -
New York detective library (5) + -
Frank Reade library (4) + -
Frank Reade library (Frank T. Fries) (4) + -
Frank Reade weekly magazine (4) + -
Beadle's sixpenny tales (3) + -
Boys' books of romance and adventure (3) + -
Frank Starr's New York dime library (3) + -
Log cabin library (3) + -
Men of the time (3) + -

Author

Self-made man, 1853-1915 (515) + -
Garne, Gaston (469) + -
Ingraham, Prentiss, 1843-1904 (434) + -
Carter, Nick (416) + -
Wheeler, Edward L. (Edward Lytton), 1854 or 1855-1885 (308) + -
Badger, Jos. E. (Joseph Edward), 1848-1909 (250) + -
Aiken, Albert W., 1846-1894 (151) + -
Harbaugh, T. C. (Thomas Chalmers), 1849-1924 (136) + -
Wade, William (120) + -
Coomes, Oll, 1845-1921 (117) + -

King, Ed (116) + -
Willett, Edward, 1830-1889 (113) + -
Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 (110) + -
Morris, Charles, 1833-1922 (110) + -
Whittaker, Frederick, 1838-1889 (103) + -
Cowdrick, J. C. (Jesse C.), 1859-1899 (99) + -
Hamilton, W. J., 1843-1892 (95) + -
Starbuck, Roger, 1837- (86) + -
Eyster, William R. (William Reynolds), 1841-1918 (77) + -
Clyde, Kit (68) + -
Warne, Philip S. (65) + -
Holmes, Howard, Captain (64) + -
Appleton, Horace (63) + -
Fenton, Ralph, Colonel (58) + -
Hemyng, Bracebridge, 1841-1901 (58) + -
Braddon, Paul (56) + -
Manning, William H. (William Henry), 1852-1929 (55) + -
Hall, Samuel Stone, 1838-1886 (54) + -
Richards, J. P. (54) + -
Armstrong, Alexander (52) + -
Victor, Metta Victoria Fuller, 1831-1885 (51) + -
Pierce, Jo, 1852-1929 (48) + -
Patten, William G. (William Gilbert), 1866-1945 (45) + -
Stevens, D. W., 1849-1901 (45) + -
Clark, Charles Dunning, 1843-1892 (44) + -
Sims, A. K., 1854-1936 (43) + -
Reid, Mayne, 1818-1883 (40) + -
Sherman, John (40) + -
Bowen, James L. (James Lorenzo), 1842-1919 (36) + -
Pad, Peter (36) + -
Legrand, Louis (34) + -
Wilson, Thomas H., Captain (34) + -
Finn, Frank S. (Frank Stanislaus), 1840- (33) + -
Adams, J. F. C., Captain (32) + -
Buntline, Ned, 1822 or 1823-1886 (32) + -
Lee, Harry, Lieut. (32) + -
Southworth, Arabella (31) + -
Warden, Ex-Firechief (31) + -
Austin, Howard (30) + -
Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917 (30) + -
Draper, Allyn (28) + -
Howard, Charles, Captain (28) + -
Hazard, Harry (27) + -
Payne, Harold, 1849-1895 (27) + -
Henderson, J. Stanley, 1830-1889 (26) + -
Crowell, Mary Reed, Mrs., 1847-1934 (25) + -
Claxton, Sara (24) + -
Jenks, George C. (24) + -
Wilton, Mark, 1852-1929 (24) + -
Cushman, Corinne (22) + -
Iron, N. C. (Nathaniel Colchester) (22) + -
Morris, Anthony P. (Anthony Paschal), Jr., 1849-1921 (22) + -
Turner, Wm. Mason (William Mason), 1835-1877 (22) + -
Denison, Mary A. (Mary Andrews), 1826-1911 (21) + -
Old scout (21) + -
Teaser, Tom (21) + -
Thomas, Henry J. (21) + -
Arnold, Allan (20) + -
Browne, George Waldo, 1851-1930 (19) + -
Merritt, James C. (19) + -

Publisher

Beadle and Adams (1872-1898) (5073) + -
Tousey, Frank (594) + -
Street & Smith (504) + -
Beadle and Company (465) + -
Wolff, Harry E. (371) + -
M.J. Ivers & Co. (249) + -
Westbury Publishing Co., Inc. (80) + -
Frank Starr & Co. (59) + -
Beadle and Adams (1856-1860) (37) + -
George Routledge and Sons (28) + -

George Newnes, Limited (26) + -
Aldine Publishing Company (18) + -
Irwin P. Beadle & Co. (1859-1860) (16) + -
Beadle & Brother (12) + -
American News Company (11) + -
Adams, Victor & Co. (6) + -
Irwin P. Beadle & Co. (1862-1864) (6) + -
M.J. Ivers & Co (6) + -
Irwin P. Beadle (Firm) (5) + -
Arthur Westbrook Company (4) + -
Fries, Frank T. (4) + -
Irwin & Co. (4) + -
Tousey & Small (3) + -
Tousey, Sinclair, 1818-1887 (3) + -
American Novel Publishing Co. (2) + -
Beadle, Erastus Flavel, 1821-1894 (2) + -
Bonner, Robert, 1824-1899 (2) + -
Waters, Eberts & Co. (2) + -
James H. Brigham (1) + -

Topic

Murder (1238) + -
Outlaws (1047) + -
Investigation (856) + -
Revenge (773) + -
Indians of North America (752) + -
Inheritance and succession (688) + -
Abduction (535) + -
Rescues (511) + -
Frontier and pioneer life (491) + -
History (489) + -

Man-woman relationships (420) + -
Mexicans (403) + -
Indian captivities (388) + -
Kidnapping (388) + -
Scouts (Reconnaissance) (377) + -
African Americans (373) + -
Brigands and robbers (353) + -
Gold mines and mining (333) + -
English (321) + -
Robbery (316) + -
Young businesspeople (307) + -
Robbery investigation (305) + -
Mining camps (298) + -
Disguise (287) + -
Soldiers (279) + -
Escapes (278) + -
Pirates (274) + -
Private investigators (270) + -
Cowboys (258) + -
Gamblers (249) + -
Missing persons (245) + -
Attempted murder (226) + -
Hunters (223) + -
Female offenders (220) + -
Stockbrokers (212) + -
Unrequited love (211) + -
French (206) + -
Treasure troves (203) + -
Dueling (198) + -
Trappers (193) + -
Jealousy (192) + -
Indians (181) + -
Women heroes (171) + -
Deception (168) + -
False imprisonment (149) + -
Heroes (147) + -
Bars (Drinking establishments) (145) + -
Apache Indians (142) + -
Orphans (140) + -
Gambling (132) + -
Spaniards (128) + -
Dakota Indians (127) + -
Miners (120) + -
Shipwrecks (120) + -
Wagon trains (120) + -
Battles (118) + -
Escaped prisoners (116) + -
Vigilantes (115) + -
Conduct of life (114) + -
Wills (113) + -
Marriage (112) + -
Prisoners (110) + -
Racially mixed people (110) + -
Comanche Indians (108) + -
Shooters of firearms (103) + -
Stagecoaches (103) + -
Fugitives from justice (102) + -
Chinese (101) + -
Nobility (101) + -
Women (98) + -

Character

Carter, Nick (301) + -
Carter, Chick (Fictitious character) (167) + -
Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917 (124) + -
Murphy, Patsy (Fictitious character) (114) + -
Deadwood Dick (Fictitious character) (89) + -
Deadwood Dick, Jr. (Fictitious character) (81) + -
United States (70) + -
Powell, David Franklin, 1847-1906 (54) + -
Calamity Jane, 1856-1903 (43) + -
Washington, George, 1732-1799 (41) + -

Broadway Billy (William Weston) (Fictitious character) (39) + -
Ten-Ichi (Fictitious character) (36) + -
Harkaway, Jack (Fictitious character) (33) + -
Clark, Jack (Fictitious character) (32) + -
Prentiss, Will (Fictitious character) (32) + -
Omohundro, John Burwell, 1846-1880 (31) + -
Confederate States of America (29) + -
Hickok, Wild Bill, 1837-1876 (29) + -
Talbot, Dick (Fictitious character) (27) + -
Old Avalanche the Annihilator (Fictitious character) (26) + -
Phenix, Joe (Fictitious character) (24) + -
Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814 (21) + -
Sitting Bull, 1831-1890 (20) + -
Burr, Thad (Fictitious character) (18) + -
Bowers, Joe (Fictitious character) (17) + -
Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820 (16) + -
Girty, Simon, 1741-1818 (16) + -
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 (15) + -
Texas Rangers (15) + -
Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801 (14) + -
Byrnes, Thomas, 1842-1910 (14) + -
Carson, Kit, 1809-1868 (14) + -
Dick Doom (Fictitious character) (14) + -
Monte, Merle (Fictitious character) (14) + -
Powell, William A., 1849- (14) + -
Shortys (Fictitious characters) (14) + -
Carter, Trim (Fictitious character) (13) + -
Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795 (13) + -
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805 (13) + -
Marion, Francis, 1732-1795 (13) + -
Rosebud Rob (Fictitious character) (13) + -
Brandt the buccaneer (Fictitious character) (12) + -
Brant, Joseph, 1742-1807 (12) + -
Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876 (12) + -
Hall, Samuel Stone, 1838-1886 (12) + -
Harkaway, Jack, Jr. (Fictitious character) (12) + -
Jones, Ida (Fictitious character) (12) + -