The Beadle Collection Of Dime Novels (1922) - Paperback

by New York Public Library (Author)

The Beadle Collection of Dime Novels is a book published in 1922 by the New York Public Library. It is a collection of dime novels, which were popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Dime novels were cheap, mass-produced books that were sold for ten cents each. They were often sensational stories of adventure, romance, and crime, and were a form of entertainment for the working-class population. The Beadle Collection includes over 2,000 dime novels published by Beadle and Adams, a major publisher of dime novels in the mid-1800s. The collection is a valuable resource for scholars and researchers interested in the history of popular culture and the development of the American publishing industry. The book includes an introduction by the New York Public Library, as well as a bibliography of the dime novels in the collection. Overall, The Beadle Collection of Dime Novels is a fascinating glimpse into a bygone era of American literature and popular culture.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.