The dime novel is a form of late 19th-century and early 20th-century U.S. popular fiction issued in series of inexpensive paperbound editions. The term dime novel has been used as a catchall …

May 7, 2024 · Dime novels were a format of inexpensive popular fiction produced in the United States between 1860 and 1930. Available for as little as a nickel or as much as a dime, they …

Dime novels typically told the dramatic adventure stories of a single hero or heroine who often found himself or herself in the midst of a moral dilemma. The novels were ethically sound, …

Jul 1, 2023 · Note: This collection includes uncensored images and content from the historical record, some of which are objectionable and offensive. Our reproduction of this material does …

The Edward T. LeBlanc Dime Novel Bibliography project aims to create a comprehensive online database of dime novels, story papers, reprint libraries and related materials. Learn More →. …

This collection contains dime novels, nickel weeklies, reprint libraries (some of which contain both fiction and non-fiction but are collected here), and related popular fiction titles from the dime …

Essentially, any cheaply produced popular fiction published in the United States between 1860 and 1930 might be called a dime novel, whether it cost a nickel or a dime and whether it had 8 …

dime novel, a type of inexpensive, usually paperback, melodramatic novel of adventure popular in the United States roughly between 1860 and 1915; it often featured a western theme.

Any cheaply produced popular fiction published in the United States between 1860 and 1930 might be called a dime novel, providing it was published in paper covers and issued in a series.

Mar 30, 2017 · A dime novel was a cheap and generally sensational tale of adventure sold as popular entertainment in the 1800s. Dime novels can be considered the paperback books of …