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Author:   Larry E Sullivan ,  Lydia C Schurman
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.750kg
ISBN:  

9780789000163

ISBN 10:   0789000164
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   28 February 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Contents Preface Introduction A Brief History of Dime Novels: Formats and Contents, 1860-1933 Librarian in Disguise: V. Valta Parma and the Development of Popular Culture Collections at the Library of Congress They Came from the Newsstand: Pulp Magazines and Vintage Paperbacks in the Popular Culture Library Keeping Abreast of Series Fiction Publishing: A Challenge for Children’s Literature Bibliographers The Librarian of Congress Argues Against Cheap Novels Getting Low Postal Rates Authors Who Wrote Dime Novels and Series Books, 1890-1914 Unearthing the Historical Reader, or, Reading Girls’ Reading The Anglo-American Pulp Wars: Edwin Brett vs. Frank Leslie Paperback Detective: The Evolution of the Nick Carter Series from Dime Novel to Paperback, 1886-1990 The Possibilities of Flight: The Golden Age of American Aviation Series Books, 1927–1932 World War II Combat in American Juvenile and Paperback Series Books Parallel Pugilists: John L. Jr. and Gentleman Jack Stories in the New(in ital) York(in ital) Five(in ital) Cent(in ital) Library(in ital) Capitalism, Counterfeiting, and Literary Representation: The Case of Lizzie Borden The Discovery of Louisa May Alcott’s Pseudonym Dime Novels by “The Children’s Friend” Advocating War Preparedness: H. Irving Hancock’s Conquest(in ital) of(in ital) the(in ital) United(in ital) States(in ital) Series(in ital) “The Bride of the Tomb” or, The Story Paper Debut of Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller From Immorality to Immortality: Character Transplant From Victorian Romances to the Oz Series Romancing the Reader: From Laura Jean Libbey to Harlequin Romance and Beyond Index

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