Dashing Diamond Dick and Other Classic Dime Novels - (Penguin Classics) by Various (Paperback)

Name: Dashing Diamond Dick and Other Classic Dime Novels - (Penguin Classics) by Various (Paperback)
Brand: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
SKU: 91627955
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A one-of-a-kind compendium of popular fiction from a bygone era Dime novels, as fundamentally American as baseball and jazz, were an inexpensive and inexhaustible source of popular entertainment for millions of Americans in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
About the Author: J. Randolph Cox is the editor of Dime Novel Round-Up and a professor emeritus at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.
384 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Anthologies (multiple authors)
Series Name: Penguin Classics

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A one-of-a-kind compendium of popular fiction from a bygone era

Dime novels, as fundamentally American as baseball and jazz, were an inexpensive and inexhaustible source of popular entertainment for millions of Americans in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The five novels in this unique anthology are classic examples of the form, which encompassed Westerns, early science fiction, detective and mystery yarns, and Revolutionary War historicals. From the handsome gambler "Dashing Diamond Dick" and the daring inventor in "Over the Andes with Frank Reade, Jr., in His New Air-Ship" to the mythic baseball player in "Frank Merriwell's Finish," here are some of the most valiant heroes and notorious rogues in the pantheon. Read together, these novels are fascinating time capsules from a young nation in love with its larger-than-life characters.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

About the Author

J. Randolph Cox is the editor of Dime Novel Round-Up and a professor emeritus at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.

Dimensions (Overall): 7.78 Inches (H) x 5.14 Inches (W) x .73 Inches (D)

Weight: .59 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 384

Series Title: Penguin Classics

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Sub-Genre: Anthologies (multiple authors)

Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr

Format: Paperback

Author: Various

Language: English

Street Date: July 1, 2007

TCIN: 91627955

UPC: 9780143104971

Item Number (DPCI): 247-12-7487

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship weight: 0.59 pounds

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