Anthony P. Morris. The French Spy; or, The Bride of Paris. A Thrilling Story of the Commune. August 11, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 441; Dime Library, no. 100.

Albert W. Aiken. The Man from New York; or, The Romance of a Rich Young Woman. August 25, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 515; Dime Library, no. 101.

George L. Aiken. The Masked Band; or, The Man without a Name. September 8, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 252; Dime Library, no. 102.

Prentiss Ingraham. Merle, the Mutineer; or, The Brand of the Red Anchor. A Romance of Sunny Lands and Blue Waters. September 22, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 457; Dime Library, no. 103.

Companion story to Dime Library, no. 94, followed by Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 104.

Prentiss Ingraham. Montezuma, the Merciless; or, The Eagle and the Serpent. A Romance of Strange Mystery. October 6, 1880.

Sequence of series, Dime Library, no. 94, Dime Library, no. 103, Dime Library, no. 104.

New Orleans and Mexico City.

Joseph E. Badger. Dan Brown of Denver; or, The Rocky Mountain Detective. October 20, 1880.

A blood-and-thunder western detective story of Colorado.

Delle Sara. Shamus O'Brien, the Bould Boy of Glingal; or, Irish Hearts and Irish Homes. November 3, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 527; Dime Library, no. 106.

Albert W. Aiken. Richard Talbot of Cinnibar; or, The Brothers of the Red Hand. A Strange Tale of a Lonely Californian Camp and the Rude Mortals who Dwelt There. November 10, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 530; Dime Library, no. 107; Dime Library, no. 1051.

Frederick Whittaker. The Duke of Diamonds; or, The Flower of Calcutta. A Story of Strange Lands and Seas. November 17, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 532; Dime Library, no. 108; Dime Library, no. 1052.

Prentiss Ingraham. Captain Kyd, the King of the Black Flag; or, The Witch of Death Castle. November 24, 1880.

Found in: Dime Library, no. 109; Dime Library, no. 1053. Followed by Dime Library, no. 116.

This story was written originally by J. H. Ingraham in 1839. Here, with characters renamed and the plot somewhat changed, it is attributed to Prentiss Ingraham. This is history very much warped--as history usually is.

† Vol. II, pages 153-54, for an excerpt.

Henry W. Herbert. The Silent Rifleman. A Tale of Texan Plains. December 1, 1880.

Found in: American Tales, no. 62; Starr's American Novels, no. 174; Dime Library, no. 110; Dime Library, no. 1054.

Ned Buntline. The Smuggler Captain; or, The Shipper's Crime. December 8, 1880.

Found in: American Tales, no. 79; Starr's American Novels, no. 183; Dime Library, no. 111.

Albert W. Aiken. Joe Phenix, Private Detective; or, The League of the Skeleton Keys. December 15, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 541; Dime Library, no. 112.

J. H. Ingraham. The Sea Slipper; or, The Amateur Freebooters. December 22, 1880.

Originally published by The Yankee Office, Boston, in 1844 and 1845, as "The Dancing Feather; or, The Amateur Freebooter" and "Morris Graeme; or, The Cruise of the Sea-Slipper." Somewhat abridged in Dime Library, no. 113.

Philip S. Warne. The Gentleman from Pike; or, The Ghost of the Canyon. A Tale of the American Wonder-Land. December 29, 1880.

A cloud-burst in a canyon, an Indian fight, a near hanging, smallpox in camp, and a gallant road agent.

Frederick Whittaker. The Severed Head; or, The Secret of Castle Coucy. A Legend of the Great Crusade. January 5, 1881.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 498; Dime Library, no. 115; Dime Library, no. 1055.

Prentiss Ingraham. Black Plume, the Devil of the Sea; or, The Sorceress of Hell Gate. A Romance of New York and its Waters in the "Days of Captain Kyd." January 12, 1881.

Sequel to Dime Library 109.

New York in 1698.

Dangerfield Burr. Dashing Dandy, the Hotspur of the Hills; or, The Pony Prince's Strange Pard. A Romance of the Colorado Mines. January 19, 1881.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 543; Dime Library, no. 117.

J. H. Ingraham. The Burglar Captain; or, The Fallen Star. A Romance of Mystery and Crime in New York Forty Years Ago. January 26, 1881.

Cecilia, poor but honest, is reduced to working in a place where she "has to encounter the gaze of young men"--Oh, horrors!--in a cigar-store! Most of the characters are permanently disposed of toward the end of the story.

Joseph E. Badger. Alabama Joe; or, The Yazoo Man-Hunters. A Tale of the Big Black Swamp. February 2, 1881.

Adventures in the backwoods of Alabama.

Newton M. Curtis. The Texan Spy; or, The Prairie Guide. February 9, 1881.

Found in: American Tales, no. 70; Starr's American Novels, no. 142; Dime Library, no. 120; Dime Library, no. 1056 .

Prentiss Ingraham. The Sea Cadet; or, The Rover of the Rigolette. A Romance of Green Shores and Blue Waters. February 16, 1881.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 547; Dime Library, no. 121; Dime Library, no. 1006.

Ned Buntline. Saul Sabberday, the Idiot Spy; or, Luliona, the Seminole. February 23, 1881.

Found in: American Tales, no. 54; Starr's Fifteen Cent Illustrated Novels, no. 11; Starr's American Novels, no. 171; Dime Library, no. 122 .

Francis Johnson. Alapaha, the Squaw, or, The Renegades of the Border. March 2, 1881.

Found in: American Tales, no. 67; Starr's American Novels, no. 168; Dime Library, no. 123 .

Sequence of the story: Dime Library, no. 123, Dime Library, no. 138, Dime Library, no. 124.

Found in: American Tales, no. 69; Starr's American Novels, no. 170; Dime Library, no. 124 .

Sequence of the story: Dime Library, no. 123, Dime Library, no. 138, Dime Library, no. 124.

Harrison Ainsworth. The Blacksmith Outlaw; or, Merrie England. March 16, 1881.

Found in: Dime Library, no. 125; Dime Library, no. 1057.

Originally published in Bow Bells, XX, 1874, 495 et seq .

The story, as here published, is somewhat abbreviated.

Wat Tyler, in Kent, England, 1381, when peasants were virtually slaves of their lords. Here they attempt to throw off the yoke.

Thomas Hoyer Monstery. The Demon Duelist; or, The League of Steel. A Story of German Student Life. March 23, 1881.

Heidelberg in 1816.

Joseph E. Badger. Sol Scott, the Masked Miner; or, Dan Brown's Double. March 30, 1881.

Found in: Dime Library, no. 127; Dime Library, no. 1058.

Golconda, Colorado, in 1878. A good "double" motive in the story.

Prentiss Ingraham. The Chevalier Corsair; or, The Heritage of Hatred. A Romance of Northern and Southern Lands and Seas. April 6, 1881.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 558; Dime Library, no. 128; Dime Library, no. 1059.

Edward Willett. Mississippi Mose; or, A Strong Man's Sacrifice. A Tale of Love, Intrigue and Adventure in the South west. April 13, 1881.

Melodramatic story of the Mississippi River, with gamblers and a fortune hunter as characters. Locales: Vicksburg, Memphis, Louisiana, and the river.

Albert W. Aiken. Captain Volcano; or, The Man of the Red Revolvers. A Story of Life against Life for a Big Stake. April 20, 1881.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 561; Dime Library, no. 130; Dime Library, no. 1060.

Prentiss Ingraham. Buckskin Sam, the Texas Trailer; or, The Bandits of the Bravo. A Life Story of a True Trail. Founded upon Incidents in the Adventurous Career of the Noted Texas Ranger, Major Sam S. Hall--"Buckskin Sam,"--from Notes Furnished by his Comrades on Plaza and Plain. April 27, 1881.

Found in: Dime Library, no. 131; Dime Library, no. 1061.

San Antonio, Texas; battle at the Laredo Ford. Big Foot Wallace, Cortina, and Sam Hall are characters in the story.

Frederick Whittaker. Nemo, King of the Tramps; or, The Romany Girl's Vengeance. A Story of the Great Railroad Riots. May 4, 1881.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 564; Dime Library, no. 132; Dime Library, no. 1062.

William Carleton. Rody, the Rover; or, The Ribbonman of Ireland. May 11, 1881.

Originally published in Dublin in 1845. An Irish tragedy of Ballybracken, about 1814.

Prentiss Ingraham. Darkie Dan, the Colored Detective; or, The Mississippi Mystery. May 18, 1881.

Found in: Dime Library, no. 134; Dime Library, no. 1063.

Mississippi River gamblers, before the war. Locales: The river, New Orleans, and Kentucky. Locked up--escape--death by poison--gambling for high stakes with marked cards.

Francis Johnson. The Bush Ranger; or, The Half-Breed Brigade. May 25, 1881.

Found in: American Tales, no. 74; Starr's American Novels, no. 189; Dime Library, no. 135.

Followed by Dime Library, no. 136.

Francis Johnson. The Outlaw-Hunter; or, Red John, the Bush Ranger. June 1, 1881.

Found in: American Tales, no. 75; Starr's American Novels, no. 190; Dime Library, no. 136.

Preceded by Dime Library, no. 135.

Oll Coomes. Long Beard, the Giant Spy; or, Happy Harry, the Wild Boy of the Woods. June 8, 1881.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 301; Dime Library, no. 137; Dime Library, no. 1064.

Francis Johnson. The Border Bandits; or, The Horse-Thief's Trail. June 15, 1881.

Found in: American Tales, no. 68; Starr's American Novels, no. 169; Dime Library, no. 138.

Sequence of stories: Dime Library, no. 123, Dime Library, no. 138, Dime Library, no. 124.

Prentiss Ingraham. Fire-Eye, the Sea Hyena; or, The Bride of a Buccaneer. A Romance of the Reality of Piracy during the Bygone Century. June 22, 1881.

Found in: Dime Library, no. 139; Dime Library, no. 1065.

London in the eighteenth century. Jewish money lender, Tudor Vashte, the son of the king; coast smugglers, pirates, etc.

George Walker. The Three Spaniards. June 29, 1881.

Originally published in London in 1800.

Madrid in the late eighteenth century, with stories within stories, and much fighting.

Joseph E. Badger. Equinox Tom, the Bully of Red Rock; or, Dan Brown's Masterstroke. July 6, 1881.

A story of road agents, counterfeiters, and retribution at Red Rock.

Dangerfield Burr. Captain Crimson, the Man of the Iron Face; or, The Nemesis of the Plains. A Romance of Love and Adventure in the "Land of the Setting Sun." July 13, 1881.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 573; Dime Library, no. 142.

Thomas Hoyer Monstery. The Czar's Spy; or, The Nihilist League. A Sequel to "Iron Wrist, the Sword-master." July 20, 1881.

Found in: Dime Library, no. 143; Dime Library, no. 995.

Sequel to Dime Library, no. 82, thirty-five years later. Dime Library, no. 150 follows.

Alexander II was czar of Russia. The recovery of the Orloff diamond by Olaf Svenson, the sword-master, is told in this story.

Victor Hugo. The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. July 27, 1881.

Published originally in Paris, under the title "Notre Dame de Paris," in 1831.

Fifty-five pages of tragedy in Paris from 1482 to 1488.

William R. Eyster. Pistol Pards; or, Soft Hand,the Silent Sport from Cinnabar. August 3, 1881.

Blood-and-thunder in Spanish California.

George Lemuel. The Doctor Detective; or, The Mystery of the Golden Coffin. A Strange Story of Hidden, Inner Life of New York's Great City. August 10, 1881.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 576; Dime Library, no. 146.

This story is entirely different and has no connection with Dime Library, no. 832, although the titles are very similar.

Prentiss Ingraham. Gold Spur, the Gentleman from Texas; or, The Child of the Regiment. The Romance of a Frontier Garrison. August 17, 1881.

Kansas-Colorado border on the Republican River. Twin brother mixup; Buckskin Mose and others.

Oll Coomes. One-Armed Alf, the Giant Hunter of the Great Lakes; or, The Maid of Michigan. A Romance of the War of 1812. August 25 [sic], 1881.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 199; Dime Library, no. 148.

Gustav Aimard. The Border Rifles. A Tale of the Texan War. August 31, 1881.

Sequence of stories: Dime Library, no. 149, Dime Library, no. 151, Dime Library, no. 153.

Indians, hunters, etc. in Texas and on the Upper Missouri River.

Thomas Hoyer Monstery. El Rubio Bravo, King of the Swordsmen; or, The Terrible Brothers of Tabasco. A Story of Tropical Love and Adventure. September 7, 1881.

Honduras when Guartiola was President, then Mexico. A companion story to Dime Library, no. 143, continuing the adventures of Olaf Svenson.

Gustav Aimard. The Freebooters. A Story of the Texan War. September 14, 1881

Sequence of stories: Dime Library, no. 149, Dime Library, no. 151, Dime Library, no. 153.

Marmaduke Dey. Captain Ironnerve, the Counterfeiter Chief; or, The Gypsy Queen's Legacy. September 21, 1881.

Melodramatic story of counterfeiters in Virginia.

Gustav Aimard. The White Scalper. A Story of the Texan War. September 28, 1881.

Sequence of the story: Dime Library, no. 149, Dime Library, no. 151, Dime Library, no. 153.

Joseph E. Badger. Joaquin, the Saddle King. A Romance of Murieta's First Fight. October 5, 1881.

On page 4 there is a half-page biography of Murieta.

Brought $10 at the O'Brien sale.

A story of Joaquin Murieta, in the early days of California. Preceded by Dime Library, no. 88 and followed by Dime Library, no. 165 and Dime Library, no. 201.

Prentiss Ingraham. The Corsair Queen; or, The Gipsies of the Sea. A romance of Strange Mystery and Thrilling Adventure. October 12, 1881.

Dime Library, no. 155, Dime Library, no. 1066.

Gipsies in Spain in 1812, then in Maryland. A privateer on the Chesapeake.

Dangerfield Burr. Velvet Face, the Border Bravo; or, Muriel, the Danite's Bride. A Romance of Border Mystery. October 19, 1881.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 582; Dime Library, no. 156.

Thomas Hoyer Monstery. Mourad, the Mameluke; or, The Three Sword-masters. A Tale of the Grand Army. October 26, 1881.

Napoleon in Egypt in 1798. Three sword-masters set out on an expedition, carrying a letter to France, and meet with adventures much after the style of those encountered by Dumas' four musketeers when they went to England to recover from the Duke of Buckingham the diamonds given to him by the Queen of Spain (Anne of Austria).

Frank Powell. The Doomed Dozen; or, Dolores, the Danite's Daughter. A Romance of Border Trails and Mormon Mysteries. November 2, 1881.

From New York to Utah. Danites, two captive maidens, Buffalo Bill, and many adventures.

Frederick Whittaker. Red Rudiger, the Archer; or, The Lady Bertha's Treachery. A Romance of the Alps. November 9, 1881.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 577; Dime Library, no. 159.

William R. Eyster. Soft Hand Sharp; or, The Man with the Sand, November 16, 1881.

Along the Gila River in Arizona among gold hunters and bad men.

Albert W. Aiken. The Wolves of New York; or, Joe Phenix's Great Man-Hunt. November 23, 1881.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 585; Dime Library, no. 161.

Prentiss Ingraham. The Mad Mariner; or, Dishonored and Disowned. A Sea and Shore Romance of Wrong and Retribution. November 30, 1881.

Before the War of 1812 in Mobile Bay, Baltimore, and along the Massachusetts coast. Love turned to hate--pirates--disinheritance, etc.

Dr. J. H. Robinson. Ben Brian, the Trapper Captain; or, Redpath, the Avenger. A Romance of the Rival Fur Brigades. December 7, 1881.

Found in: American Tales, no. 59; Starr's American Novels, no. 181; Dime Library, no. 163.

C. Dunning Clark. The King's Fool; or, The Knights of the Clasped Hands and Red Branch, A Romance of Irish Chivalry. December 14, 1881.

Ireland when it had a king. The king is slain and Redmond, knight of Ulster, rules for a while but eventually is slain by the prince.

Joseph E. Badger. Joaquin, the Terrible. The True History of the Three Bitter Blows that Changed an Honest Man to a Merciless Demon. December 21, 1881.

The third Joaquin Murieta tale; preceded by Dime Library, no. 88 and Dime Library, no. 154, and followed by Dime Library, no. 201.

$25 was asked in a recent bookseller's catalogue. California in the early 1850's. The death of Joaquin's wife, Carmela.

Septimus R. Urban. Owlet, the Robber Prince; or, The Unknown Highwayman. A Tale of the Road. December 28, 1881.

Found in: American Tales, no. 77; Dime Library, no. 166; Dime Library, no. 1069.

A pretender to the throne and a betrayal when George III was king in 1761.

Anthony P. Morris. The Man of Steel; or, The Masked Knight of the White Plume. A Tale of Love and Terror. January 4, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 454; Dime Library, no. 167.

Prentiss Ingraham. Wild Bill, the Pistol Dead Shot; or, Dagger Don's Double. January 11, 1882.

Followed by Dime Library, no. 175 and Dime Library, no. 189.

Wild Bill Hickok in Kansas. Duels, shooting, treachery, hanging, a ghost, a secret mine, and a pack-horse's pack that could shoot.

Thomas Hoyer Monstery. Corporal Cannon, the Man of Forty Duels. A True Story of the African Chasseurs. January 18, 1882.

A kidnapping in Italy in 1809, a sea waif in 1818, a chasseur in France in 1829. Bad blood between French soldiers 38 duels in 3 weeks.

Joseph E. Badger. Sweet William, the Trapper Detective; or, The Chief of the Crimson Clan. January 25, 1882.

The prophet, Joseph Smith, in Missouri, and a hooded vigilance committee.

Philip S. Warne. Tiger Dick, the Man of the Iron Heart; or, The Dumb Bandit. An Episode of Freeze-Out Camp. February 1, 1882.

Bandits, a holdup, love and revenge in the Sierras. Seven horses with seven riders whose hands were tied behind them and whose necks were encircled by nooses, stand under a tree. Seven horses leap forward and six bodies dangle from the branches.

Preceded by Dime Library, no. 29 and followed by Dime Library, no. 251.

Prentiss Ingraham. The Black Pirate; or, The Mystery of the Golden Fetters. A Romance of the Last Days of Piracy. February 8, 1882. "A wild flash of lightning rent the heavens in twain and every eye beheld a sight that must go with them to their graves. . . . From her yard arms, mizzen gaff, and end of the flying jib-booms were swinging human forms."

Albert W. Aiken. California John, the Pacific Thoroughbred. A Romance of Needle Bar. February 15, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 599; Dime Library, no. 173.

Frederick Whittaker. The Phantom Knights. A Tale of Chivalry. February 22, 1882.

Found in: Dime Library, no. 74, Dime Library, no. 1067.

Spain in the eleventh century.

Dangerfield Burr. Wild Bill's Trump Card; or,The Indian Heiress. A Romance of Thrilling Adventure, founded upon Real Incidents in the Life of J. B. Hickok--"Wild Bill." March 1, 1882.

Sequence of the story: Dime Library, no. 168, Dime Library, no. 175, Dime Library, no. 189.

In a recent bookseller's catalogue, Nos. 175 and 189 were priced $20.

Mark Wilton. Lady Jaguar, the Robber Queen. A Romance of the Black Chaparral. March 8, 1882.

A story of old Mexico.

Prentiss Ingraham. Don Diablo, the Planter-Corsair; or, The Rivals of the Sea. March 15, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 593; Dime Library, no. 177.

Followed by Dime Library, no. 181.

Sam S. Hall. Dark Dashwood, the Desperate; or, The Child of the Sun. A Tale of the Apache Land. March 22, 1882.

On the Guadalupe, Texas, and in the Apache Mountains. A kidnapping for revenge and retribution.

S. Gildersleeve. Conrad, the Convict; or, Was He Guilty? A Story of Circumstantial Evidence. March 29, 1882.

A Sing Sing prisoner's escape--shadowed in London, Paris, and Naples--captured by bandits--a queer crowd of girls. All's well that ends well.

Joseph E. Badger. Old '49; or, The Amazon of Arizona. April 5, 1882.

Mistaken identity in Arizona.

Prentiss Ingraham. The Scarlet Schooner; or, The Nemesis of the Sea. April 12, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 605; Dime Library, no. 181.

This is a sequel to Dime Library, no. 177.

William R. Eyster. Hands Up; or, The Knights of the Canyon. April 19, 1882.

Road agents, etc. in a mining town near the southernborder of Arizona.

C. Dunning Clark. Gilbert, the Guide; or, Lost in the Wilderness. April 26, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 235; Dime Library, no. 183.

Prentiss Ingraham. The Ocean Vampire; or, The Heiress of Castle Curse. A Sequel to "The Black Pirate" (Dime Library, no. 172). May 3, 1882.

American waters in the early part of the nineteenth century.

Anthony P. Morris. Man Spider; or, The Beautiful Sphinx. May 10, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 237; Dime Library, no. 185.

Sam S. Hall. The Black Bravo; or, The Tonkaway's Triumph. A Romance of the Frio Ranch. May 17, 1882.

Southern Texas in 1860. Big Foot Wallace takes part in the story.

Frederick Whittaker. The Death's Head Cuirassiers; or, Brave of All Braves. A Legend of the Old Guard. May 24, 1882.

Sequence of stories: Dime Library, no. 187, Dime Library, no. 193, Dime Library, no. 206.

French swashbucklers in 1805-1807. Napoleon is one of the characters.

Dangerfield Burr. The Phantom Mazeppa; or, The Hyena of the Chaparrals. A Romance of Love and Adventure on the Nebraska Plains. May 31, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 611; Dime Library, no. 188.

Prentiss Ingraham. Wild Bill's Gold Trail; or, The Desperado Dozen. June 7, 1882.

Sequence of stories: Dime Library, no. 168, Dime Library, no. 175, Dime Library, no. 189.

Wild Bill Hickok in "Poker City," (Black Hills?).

Alexandre Dumas. The Three Guardsmen. June 14, 1882.

Originally published in Paris, under the title "Les Trois Mousquetaires," in 1845. Much of it was written by Dumas' collaborator, Auguste Maquet.

Enmity between Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu in France, 1625. The prototype of swashbuckling adventure tales, with sustained interest from d'Artagnan's adventures on his way to Paris to the death of Lady Winter at the end.

Sam S. Hall. The Terrible Tonkaway; or, Old Rocky and His Pards. A Wild Tale of a Wild Texan Trail. June 21, 1882.

Bandera Hills and the Rio Houdo, Texas, about 1860.

William R. Eyster. The Lightning Sport; or, The Bad Men at Slaughter Bar. June 28, 1882.

Found in: Dime Library, no. 192, Dime Library, no. 1069.

Sequence of the series: Dime Library, no. 192, Dime Library, no. 229, Dime Library, no. 300, Dime Library, no. 333. Contemporary mining story, with the usual complement of outlaws and the like.

Frederick Whittaker. The Man in Red; or, The Ghost of the Old Guard. A Story of the Burning of Moscow. July 5, 1882.

Sequence of stories: Dime Library, no. 187, Dime Library, no. 193, Dime Library, no. 206.

Napoleon at Fontainebleau in 1809, to moscow and back in 1812, defeat at Leipzig, Elba, the Hundred Days, 1815, Waterloo.

Mark Wilton. Don Sombrero, the California Road Gent; or, The Three Men of Mount Tabor. July 12, 1882.

Brought $3 at the O'Brien sale. Early days in California.

Sam S. Hall. The Lone Star Gambler; or, The Maid of the Magnolias. A Romance of Texan Mystery. July 19, 1882.

Found in: Dime Library, no. 195, Dime Library, no. 1070.

From the Gulf Coast of Texas to San Antonio, about 1855.

Albert W. Aiken. La Marmoset, the Detective Queen; or, The Lost Heir of Morel. July 26, 1882.

Followed by Dime Library, no. 203.

Joseph E. Badger. Revolver Rob, the Red-Handed; or, The Belle of Nugget Camp. August 2, 1882.

Found in: Dime Library, no. 197, Dime Library, no. 1071.

Locale: Arizona. A story with a trick ending, which was unusual in these novels.

Prentiss Ingraham. The Skeleton Schooner; or, The Skimmer of the Seas. A Tale of Buccaneering Times on our Southern Coast . August 9, 1882.

Companion story to Dime Library, no. 205, Dime Library, no. 210, and Dime Library, no. 216.

Louisiana. Early nineteenth-century pirate story.

Sam S. Hall. Diamond Dick, the Dandy from Denver. A True Story of the Mines of Mexico. August 16, 1882.

Brought $3.50 at the O'Brien sale. Near Taos, New Mexico.