The Dime Novel Companion

The Dime Novel Companion
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 372
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ISBN-10 : 9780313095368
ISBN-13 : 0313095361
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Book Synopsis The Dime Novel Companion by : J Randolph Cox

Download or read book The Dime Novel Companion written by J Randolph Cox and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2000-05-30 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This encyclopedic guide to the American dime novel contains over 1,200 entries on serial publications, major writers and editors, publishers, and major characters, fiction genres, themes, and locales. An introduction provides a brief history of the dime novel. A discussion of dime novel scholarship includes a selected directory of libraries and museums with significant collections of dime novels. An appendix contains a publishing chronology of the more than 300 serial publications, and a selected bibliography suggests further reading. This comprehensive reference will appeal to popular culture scholars and to dime novel collectors. As an important research tool, entries are cross-referenced throughout. An index is included.


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