1.

Lennox Wylder. Hand, not Heart; or, The Double Betrothal. I, No. 1, March 19, 1870, to I, No. 11, May 28, 1870. Three illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 1; Fireside Library (partim), no. 4; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 56; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 40.

New York State. Too much law and not enough justice. Melodrama and ghosts.

1.

Paul J. Prescott. Wild Nathan, the Rocky Mountain Ranger. I, No. 1, March 19, 1870, to I, No. 6, April 23, 1870. One illustration.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 1, Starr's American Novels, no. 84; Pocket Novels, no. 41; Dime Novels, no. 593; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 148; Pocket Library, no. 462.

On the plains southeast of the Great South Pass, on the Sweetwater River in Wyoming, and Cincinnati, Ohio. An Indian tale.

1.

Lafayette Laforest. Cruiser Crusoe; or, Life on a Tropic Isle. I, No. 1, March 19, 1870, to I, No. 52, March 11, 1871. Twelve illustrations.

A boy, shipwrecked off the west coast of Africa, meets lions, gorillas, boa constrictors, and a beautiful native girl.

4.

Mary Reed Crowell. The Footprint in the Snow.

Complete in I, No. 4, April 9, 1870. One illustration.

5.

Mary Reed Crowell. The Ebon Mask; or, The Mysterious Guardian. I, No. 5, April 16, 1870, to I, No. 11, May 28, 1870. One illustration.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 5; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 58; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 44.

Pensacola, Florida, in Spanish days, 177 — .

6.

Charles E. Lasalle. Duke White; or, The Green Ranger of the Scioto. I, No. 6, April 23, 1870, to I, No. 12, June 4, 1870. Two illustrations.

Scioto River region, Ohio. A girl, beloved by a young settler and a Yankee, is captured by Indians. She is rescued by Duke White.

9.

Albert W. Aiken. The Ace of Spades; or, Iola, the Street Sweeper. I, No. 9, May 14, 1870, to I, No. 21, August 6, 1870. Seven illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 9; Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 227; Dime Library, no. 31.

New York City, September 20, 1852, and sixteen years later. Iola, the crossing sweeper — a youthful guardian — dance house in Water Street — all ends well.

12.

Mary Reed Crowell. Shadowed Heart; or, The Ill-Starred Marriage. I, No. 12, June 4, 1870, to I, No. 21, August 6, 1870. One illustration.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 12; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 18; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 26.

Philadelphia and vicinity. She loved him although she knew that he was married. After her death, "from the ashes of the past" arose a new love of husband for wife.

15.

Dr. William Mason Turner. The Masked Miner; or, The Iron-Merchant's Daughter. A Tale of Pittsburgh. I, No. 15, June 25, 1870, to I, No. 26, September 10, 1870. Five illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 15; Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 318; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 398; Dime Library, no. 917.

Pittsburg in 1859. False imprisonment for the lover, abduction for the maid. A story of the Molly Maguires.

20.

Albert W. Aiken. The Scarlet Hand; or, The Orphan Heiress of Fifth Avenue. A Story of New York Hearths and New York Homes. I, No. 20, July 30, 1870, to I, No. 31, October 15, 1870. Five illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 20; Twenty Cent Novels, no. 23; Dime Library, no. 72.

New York in 1870. Plot and counterplot, but Edmund Mordant marries the sewing girl.

22.

George S. Kaime. The Banker's Ward; or, The Shadowy Terror of Arrancourt. I, No. 22, August 13, 1870, to I, No. 31, October 15, 1870. No illustration.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 22; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 54; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 39.

New York City and vicinity in 1860.

25.

William M. Turner. $50,000 Reward; or, The Romance of a Ruby Ring. I, No. 25, September 3, 1870, to I, No. 36, November 19, 1870. Five illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 25; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 53; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 59; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 556.

Melodrama. Philadelphia in 1867.

30.

Albert W. Aiken. The Heart of Fire; or, Mother versus Daughter. A Revelation of Chicago Life. I, No. 30, October 8, 1870, to I, No. 42, December 31, 1870. Five illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 30; Twenty Cent Novels, no. 25; Dime Library, no. 81.

The story begins at the corner of Randolph and Clark Streets, Chicago, in 1870. "The face of an angel and the heart of a devil." Edmund Kelford marries a seamstress. Aiken, in both dramas and stories, loved to play up the "rags to riches" theme.

35.

Albert W. Aiken. Red Arrow, the Wolf Demon; or, The Queen of the Kanawha. I, No. 35, November 12, 1870, to I, No. 49, February 18, 1871. Six illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 35; Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 190; Twenty cent Novels, no. 16; Dime Library, no. 49.

The Ohio Valley settlements in 1780. Girty, Kenton, and Boone are characters in the story.

36.

Mrs. Metta V. Victor. Maud Arnold's Trials; or, The Broken Betrothal. I, No. 36, November 19, 1870, to I, No. 44, January 14, 1871. One illustration.

Found in: Beadle's Monthy, no. II; Fifty Cent Book, no. 50; Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 36; Cheap Edition of Popular Authors, no. 3; Fireside Library, no. 43.

41.

Agile Penne. Orphan Nell, the Orange Girl; or, The Lost Heir of the Livingstones. A Romance of City Life. I, No. 41, December 24, 1870, to I, No. 51, March 4, 1871. Three illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 41; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 20; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 29; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 507; Dime Library, no. 932.

New York City, Buffalo, and Colorado, circa 1869. Regular "mellerdrammer." A lost heir, a murder most foul, a false arrest, and an escape.

44.

Dr. William Mason Turner. The College Rivals; or, The Belle of Providence. I, No. 44, January 14, 1871, to II, No. 53, March 18, 1871. Two illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 44; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 2; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 3; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 674.

Collegians in Providence, Rhode Island.

46.

J. F. C. Adams. The Phantom Princess; or, Ned Hazel, the Boy Trapper. I, No. 46, January 28, 1871, to I, No. 52, March 11, 1871. Three illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 46; Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes)(partim), no. 295; Twenty Cent Novels (partim), no. 28; Half-Dime Library, no. 54; Pocket Library, no. 38; Half-Dime Library, no. 1152.

Followed by Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 52.

A Nick Whiffles story. Oregon Territory, near British Columbia, probably Washington state.

49.

Albert W. Aiken. The White Witch; or, The League of Three. I, No. 49, February 18, 1871, to II, No. 61, May 13, 1871. Three illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 49; Twenty Cent Novels, no. 26; Dime Library, no. 84.

Newport and a masquerade ball; New York and a league of three against one.

52.

J. F. C. Adams. The Blackfoot Queen; or, Old Nick Whiffles in the Valley of Death. A Sequel to "The Phantom Princess." I, No. 52, March 11, 1871, to II, No. 58, April 22, 1871. One illustration.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 52; Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes)(partim), no. 295; Twenty Cent Novels (partim), no. 28; Half-Dime Library, no. 56; Pocket Library, no. 40; Half-Dime Library, no. 1133.

Preceded by Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 46.

Oregon Territory (Washington state), Indian and scout story. Nick Whiffles and his dog "Calamity."

53.

Mrs. Mary Reed Crowell. Oath-Bound; or, The Masked Bride. II, No. 53, March 18, 1871, to II, No. 60, May 6, 1871. Two illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 53; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 1; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 5.

On the Hudson, New York state.

55.

By the author of "The Silent Hunter." [Percy B. St. John]. The Avenging Angels; or, The Bandit Brothers of the Scioto. II, No. 55, April 1, 1871, to II, No. 75, August 19, 1871. Two illustrations.

Date, 1769. Locale: The hunting grounds of the Cherokee and Shawnee Indians along the Ohio River.

57.

Albert W. Aiken. The Winged Whale; or, The Mystery of Red Rupert. II, No. 57, April 15, 1871, to II, No. 69, July 8, 1871. Two illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 57; Twenty Cent Novels, no. 10; Dime Library, no. 63.

Pensacola, Florida, when it still belonged to Spain. "The Winged Whale" was an American privateer.

59.

Anthony P. Morris, Jr. Hoodwinked; or, Dead and Alive. A Tale of Man's Perfidy and Woman's Faith. II, No. 59, April 29, 1871, to II, No. 68, July 1, 1871.

Two illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 59, Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 575; Dime Library, no. 951.

"Many years ago" in Philadelphia and London. A scheming Englishman commits murder and accuses a doctor of the crime.

61.

Edwin South. In the Web; or, The Girl-Wife's Trials. A Heart and Life Romance of the Crescent City. II, No. 61, May 13, 1871, to II, No. 71, July 22, 1871. Four illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 61; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 3; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 2;Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 618.

A New Orleans love story.

65.

Agile Penne. The Detective's Ward; or, The Fortunes of a Bowery Girl. II, No. 65, June 10, 1871, to II, No. 71, July 22, 1871. Three illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 65; Half-Dime Library, no. 11; Pocket Library, no. 5; Half-Dime Library, no. 1108.

A melodrama of New York City.

68.

Albert W. Aiken. Overland Kit; or, The Idyl of White Pine. II, No. 68, July I, 1871, to II, No. 82, October 7, 1871. Three illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 68; Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 264; Twenty Cent Novel, no. 1; Dime Library, no. 33; Dime Library, no. 976.

The first of the "Dick Talbot" stories. Bernice, heir to her uncle's property, goes to California to seek her disinherited cousin, and sees saloons, gambling, a stage robbery, and vigilantes

71.

Mrs. Mary Reed Crowell. Love-Blind; or, Was She Guilty? II, No. 71, July 22, 1871, to II, No. 77, September 2, 1871. Two illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 71; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 7; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 9.

New York City. Murder, and a wife, apparently with two husbands.

73.

Dr. Wm. Mason Turner. Bessie Raynor, the Factory Girl. A Tale of the Lawrence Looms. II, No. 73, August 5, 1871, to II, No. 85, October 28, 1871. Three illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 73; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 5; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 64; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 512.

Merrimac River, Lawrence and Newburyport, Mass., in 1859. The mill girl has three lovers, Black Phil, the banker, and the mill hand.

76.

Frank Stanislaus Finn. The Boy Clown; or, The Queen of the Arena. A Romance of the Ring. II, No. 76, August 26, 1871, to II, No. 79, September 16, 1871. One illustration.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 76; Half-Dime Library, no. 36; Pocket Library, no. 21; Half-Dime Library, no. 1166.

Dirty work in a circus in "Frenchville," no state mentioned.

77.

Bartley T. Campbell. Out in the World; or, The Foundling of Rat Row. A Romance of Cincinnati. II, No. 77, September 2, 1871, to II, No. 84, October 21, 1871. Two illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 77; Girls of Today, no. 20; Fireside Library(partim), no. 40; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 15; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 7; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 562.

Ohio. From poverty to riches.

79.

Lafayette Laforest. The Ocean Girl; or, The Boy Buccaneer. II, No. 79, September 16, 1871, to II, No. 90, December 2, 1871. One illustration.

80.

Anthony P. Morris, Jr. The Black Crescent; or, Coals and Ashes of Life. A Marked Mystery of Baltimore. II, No. 80, September 23, 1871, to II, No. 90, December 2, 1871. Two illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 80; Dime Library, no. 260.

Baltimore in 1871.

82.

Capt. J. F. C. Adams. Old Grizzly, the Bear Tamer; or, The Wild Huntress of the Rocky Mountains. II, No. 82, October 7, 1871, to II. No. 91, December 9, 1871. Two illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 82, Dime Novels, no. 322; Half-Dime Library, no. 247; Pocket Novels, no. 241; Boy's Library, no. 181; Pocket Library, no. 483.

Tells of Old Grizzly's bareback ride on a bear, as well as other bear stories. Among the Blackfoot Indians in the far Northwest.

85.

Mrs. Jennie Davis Burton. Adria, the Adopted; or, The Mystery of Ellesford Grange. II, No. 85, October 28, 1871, to II, No. 94, December 30, 1871. Three illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 85; Fireside Library, no. 74; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 176; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 74; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 630.

Calvert county, Maryland, and a New England town. A murder mystery and a house with a secret room.

87.

Cousin May Carleton (Mrs. May Agnes Fleming). The Dark Secret; or, The Mystery of Fontelle Hall. II, No. 87, November 11, 1871, to III, No. 106, March 23, 1872.Three illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 87; Cheap Edition of Popular Authors, no. 1.

Appeared originally in the New York Mercury, XXIII, beginning in No. 1174, July 20, 1861, under the title, "Silver Star; or, The Mystery of Fontelle Hall."

New Jersey and the Jersey coast, early nineteenth century.

90.

Anthony P. Morris, Jr. The Flaming Talisman; or, The Unfulfilled Vow. II, No. 90, December 2, 1871, to II, No. 100, February 10, 1872. Two illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 90; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 597; Dime Library, no. 982.

A Washington, D. C., detective story.

91.

Capt. Mayne Reid and Frederick Whittaker. The Mustangers. A Tale of the Cross Timbers. II, No. 91, December 9, 1871, to II, No. 97, January 20, 1872. One illustration.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 91; Half-Dime Library, no. 4; Pocket Library, no. 79; Half-Dime Library, no. 1122.

Indians, mustangers, regulators, and settlers in Texas before the Civil War.

92.

Frederick Whittaker. The Red Rajah; or, The Scourge of the Indies. A Tale of the Malayan Isles. II, No. 92, December 16, 1871, to II, No. 102, February 24, 1872. Three illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 92; Twenty Cent Novels, no. 9; Dime Library, no. 65.

A story of whalers and Malay pirates in the South Seas.

95.

Bartley T. Campbell. Julia's Peril; or, The Wife's Victory. A Story of Love, Folly and Repentance. II, No. 95, January 6, 1872, to III, No. 106, March 23, 1872. Two illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 95, Fireside Library, no. 3; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 134; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 61; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 693.

Beginning with the second installment, the title is "Laura's Peril."

Date: 1869. In the mountains of Pennsylvania. A baby, abandoned by its mother, is brought up by the miller's wife, and later is loved by the miller's son. The miller and his son go to California while the adopted daughter remains with friends in the White Mountains, Newport, and Maryland.

97.

Capt. Mayne Reid. Tracked to Death; or, The Last Shot. II, No. 97, January 20, 1872, to III, No. 127, August 17, 1872. Twelve illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 97; Starr's New York Library, no. 12;Dime Library, no. 12.

Murder in Mississippi — a backwoods jury — a hunted slave in Texas — cypress swamp — prairie pirates — buried to the neck in the soil of the prairie.

101.

Agile Penne. Ludwig, the Wolf; or, The Pearl of Gueldres. II, No. 101, February 17, 1872, to II, No. 102, February 24, 1872. One illustration.

A story of Burgundy, in the Fifteenth century, when Charles the Bold fought France.

102.

Albert Aiken. The Red Mazeppa; or, The Madman of the Plains. A Strange Story of the Texan Frontier. II, No. 102, February 24, 1872, to III, No. 116, June 1, 1872. Three illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 102; Twenty Cent Novels, no. 6; Dime Library, no. 56.

Mexicans, Indians, and gringos in the Sabinal and Rio Sego districts, Texas, in early times. Davy Crockett figures prominently in the story.

105.

Mrs. E. F. Ellet. Madeline's Marriage; or, The Heir of Broadhurst. III, No. 105, March 16, 1872, to III, No. 120, June 29, 1872. Two illustrations. The story of a girl, survivor of a wreck, in a fishing village on the coast of Wales, "many years ago."

107.

Mrs. Jennie Davis Burton. Cecil's Deceit; or, The Diamond Legacy. III, No. 107, March 30, 1872, to III, No. 114, May 18, 1872. Two illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 107; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 60; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 55; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 686.

Vicinity of New York City. Eve Collingsbrooke and her maid, Cecil, are much alike. The hotel burns, Eve supposedly perishes, and Cecil impersonates her. The latter marries, commits murder, and is finally drowned.

110.

Anthony P. Morris, Jr. Hercules, the Hunchback; or, The Fire-Fiends of Chicago. A Revelation of the Great Conflagration. III, No. 110, April 20, 1872, to III, No. 119, June 22, 1872. Four illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 110; Starr's New York Library, no. 5; Dime Library, no. 5.

A tale of the Chicago fire of October, 1871.

114.

Bartley T. Campbell. Without Mercy; or, Threads of Pure Gold. A Tale of Two Continents. III, No. 114, May 18, 1872, to III, No. 123, July 20, 1872. Two illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 114; Fireside Library, no. 36; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 140; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 57; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 661.

Louisiana, 185 - . A "queer" Englishman, Harold Holcombe, lives with his "niece" (possibly daughter), on a 500-acre plantation, which he has leased for 50 years. Rupert Gaspard, the heir to the place, turns up. Hester runs away to New Orleans because her uncle wishes her to marry her cousin, an Englishman, who, however, was already privately married. Hester eventually marries Rupert.

116.

Oll Coomes. Hawk-Eye Harry, the Young Trapper Ranger. III, No. 116, June 1, 1872, to III, No. 121, July 6, 1872. Three illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 116; Pocket Novels, no. 1; Half-Dime Library, no. 74; Dime Novels, no. 551; Pocket Library, no. 58; Half-Dime Library, no. 1155.

Iowa in pioneer days when Indians still roamed over that part of the country.

119.

Albert W. Aiken. Royal Keene, the California Detective; or, The Witches of New York. III, No. 119, June 22, 1872, to III, No. 128, August 24, 1872. Two illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 119, Twenty Cent Novels, no. 13; Dime Library, no. 42.

Note at the beginning of the first installment: "The repeated and pressing calls for this romance, have impelled the author to write it at this time when the interest is so general in the dramatic version. Although in some of its features resembling "Orphan Nell," by Agile Penne — who, by permission used certain leading incidents — it is essentially different from that attractive story." "Agile Penne," of course, is Albert W. Aiken. Aiken himself appeared, May 13, 1872, in the Bowery Theatre, New York, in his own play, "The Witches of New York."

New York in 1869. A plot for an inheritance. Quite the melodramatic type of story.

121.

J. F. C. Adams. Lightning Joe; or, The Terror of the Santa Fé Trail. A Tale of the Present Day. III, No. 121, July 6, 1872, to III, No. 127, August 17, 1872. Two illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 121; Pocket Novels, no. 9; Half-Dime Library, no. 81; Dime Novels, no. 545; Pocket Library, no. 65.

Overland emigrants in New Mexico. Fights with Comanches.

122.

Prentiss Ingraham. The Surf Angel; or, The Hermit Wrecker. III, No. 122, July 13, 1872, to III, No. 125, July 27, 1872. No illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 122; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 565.

One of Lafitte's officers, after the War of 1812, lives as a hermit on an island off the Florida coast, and takes care of a boy and a girl.

123.

Mrs. Jennie Davis Burton. Strangely Wed; or, Where was Arthur Clare? III, No. 123, July 20, 1872, to III, No. 134, October 5, 1872. Two illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 123, Cheap Edition of Popular Authors, no. 8; Fireside Library, no. 33.

Pennsylvania. A girl of sixteen weds a man considerably older from whom she parts at the altar, but by her marriage escapes being tied to a man who is after her fortune. A wicked guardian, gypsies, etc.

125.

Anthony P. Morris, Jr. Pearl of Pearls; or, Clouds and Sunbeams. III, No. 125, August 3, 1872, to III, No. 135, October 12, 1872. Two illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 125; Fireside Library, no. 84; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 161; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 567.

London — Washington, D. C. — Catonsville and Baltimore, Maryland — St. Louis.

127.

Frederick Whittaker (Launce Poyntz). Double-Death; or, The Spy Queen of Wyoming. A Romance of the Revolution. III, No. 127, August 17, 1872, to III, No. 139, November 9, 1872. Two illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 127; Dime Library, no. 96; Dime Library, no. 1050.

The Wyoming massacre — Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary war — Arnold — capture of André — Sir Henry Clinton — George Washington.

128.

Mary Reed Crowell. The Winged Messenger; or, Risking All for a Heart. III, No. 128, August 24, 1872, to III, No. 132, September 21, 1872. No illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 128; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 52; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 37.

Vicinity of New York City. A girl is being forced into marriage with a man she hates — kidnapped and disguised as a negress — rekidnapped — rescued by her lover who does not recognize her in her makeup — finally rescued by a carrier pigeon.

129.

Henry M. Avery. Trap, Trigger and Tomahawk; or, The Camp-Fires, Wigwams and Hunting-Grounds of the Great North-West. III, No. 129, August 31, 1872, to III, No. 150, January 25, 1873. One illustration, supposedly of the author in western costume.

The tale is said to be autobiographical. Beginning with No. 130, the story is called "Mohenesto; or, Trap, Trigger and Tomahawk."

130.

Rett Winwood. The Wronged Heiress; or, The Vultures of the Great Metropolis. III, No. 130, September 7, 1872, to III, No. 140, November 16, 1872. Two illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 130; Fireside Library, no. 4; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 143; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 446.

Hoboken, New York, and New Jersey. The romance of a beautiful young woman's abuse by her aunt and of persecution for love's sake.

132.

Anthony P. Morris, Jr. The Red Scorpion; or, The Beautiful Phantom. III, No. 132, September 21, 1872, to III, No. 141, November 23, 1872. Two illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 132; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 416, Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 741.

A scorpion plays the role of an instrument of justice and of vengeance. Date, 18 — ; place, an eastern coastal town.

134.

Mrs. Jennie Davis Burton. Madame Durand's Protégés; or, The Fateful Legacy. October 5, 1872.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 134; Fireside Library, no. 76; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 192.

Pennsylvania, in the country. A disowned grandson whose plot finally literally hoists him on his own petard.

136.

Oll Coomes. Death-Notch, the Destroyer; or, The Spirit Lake Avenger. III, No. 136, October 19, 1872, to III, No. 147, January 4, 1873. Four illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 136; Starr's New York Library, no. 7; Dime Library, no. 7; Dime Library, no. 1036.

The pictorial title is marked, "Death-Notch, the Young Scalp-Hunter."

An Indian tale of 1857, in western Iowa and eastern Nebraska.

140.

Albert W. Aiken. A Strange Girl. A New England Love Story. HI, No. 140, November 16, 1872, to III, No. 153, February 15, 1873. Three illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 140; Fireside Library, no. 55; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 165; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 440.

Year 1870. Boston; Biddleford, Maine; Virginia. The rough course of true love. A prophesy fulfilled.

143.

Anthony P. Morris, Jr. Iron and Gold; or, The Night-Hawks of St. Louis. III, No. 143, December 7, 1872, to III, No. 153, February 15, 1873. Two illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 143; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 559; Dime Library, no. 942.

A St. Louis detective story.

145.

Frederick Whittaker. The Rock Rider; or, The Spirit of the Sierra. A Tale of the Three Parks. III, No. 145, December 21, 1872, to III, No. 156, March 8, 1873. Two illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 145; Dime Library, no. 98.

South Park, Colorado, before the country was settled. Hunters, Indians, and a smart dog.

147.

Oll Coomes. Old Solitary, the Hermit Trapper; or, The Dragon of Silver Lake. III, No. 147, January 4, 1873, to III, No. 153, February 15, 1873. Two illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 147; Half-Dime Library, no. 178; Pocket Library, no. 183.

The plains of Iowa, east of the Missouri River, in 1846

149.

Mrs. Jennie Davis Burton. The False Widow, or, Florien Redesdale's Fortune. III, No. 149, January 18, 1873, to IV, No. 162, April 19, 1873. Three illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 149; Fireside Library, no. 11.

A woman, believing that a certain man died in Australia, comes to America and impersonates his widow in New Jersey and New York until his reappearance spoils her game.

152.

Albert W. Aiken. Rocky Mountain Rob, the California Outlaw; or, The Vigilantes of Humbug Bar. III, No. 152, February 8, 1873, to IV, No. 167, May 24, 1873. Three illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 152; Twenty Cent Novels, no. 2; Dime Library, no. 34; Dime Library, no. 988.

A sequel to "Overland Kit."

Vigilantes in California. The second Dick Talbot story.

154.

Anthony P. Morris, Jr. Cat and Tiger; or, The Star of Diamonds. A Romance of Love and Mystery. III, No. 154, February 22, 1873, to IV, No. 164, May 3, 1873. No illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 154; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 612; Dime Library, no. 1028.

The romance of a fatal diamond star in Philadelphia.

155.

Mrs. E. F. Ellet. The Beautiful Forger; or, The Adventures of a Young Girl. HI, No. 155, March 1, 1873 (journal incorrectly dated February 29, 1873), to IV, No. 168, May 31, 1873. Four illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 155; Fireside Library, no. 77; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 428.

In the vicinity of San Francisco, in 1848.

156.

Bartley T. Campbell. The Red Queen. A Romance of Old Fort Duquesne. III, No. 156, March 8, 1873, to IV, No. 158, March 22, 1873. No illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 156; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 120.

An Indian story of Old Fort Duquesne, when Washington was a captain in the English colonial army.

159.

Mrs. Mary Reed Crowell. Barbara's Fate; or, A Bride but not a Wife. IV, No. 159, March 29, 1873, to IV, No. 173, July 5, 1873. Two illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 159; Fireside Library, no. 1; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 136.

Paterson, New Jersey, and New York City in 1865. DeLaurian goes through a mock marriage with Barbara, an adopted child, then a real marriage with her foster sister, Blanche. His apparent death on his wedding day. Barbara's lover marries the "widow" Blanche. Blanche's apparent death, removal from the burial vault and imprisonment by Barbara. Blanche meets her "dead" first husband, is kidnaped, escapes, and is reunited with her second husband. Barbara kidnaps the baby, goes on the stage, finally kills DeLaurain and herself.

161.

Frederick Whittaker. The Sea-Cat; or, The Witch of Darien. A Story of the Spanish Main. IV, No. 161, April 12, 1873, to IV, No. 168, May 31, 1873. One illustration.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 161; Half-Dime Library, no. 15; Pocket Library, no. 23; Half-Dime Library, no. 1109.

Date: 1664. Gulf of Mexico and Panama. A tale of Sir Henry Morgan, the pirate.

162.

Mrs. Jennie Davis Burton. Coral and Ruby; or, The Retribution of a Life-Time. IV, No. 162, April 19, 1873, to IV, No. 173, July 5, 1873. Three illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 162; Fireside Library, no. 79.

A girl marries a rich man to help her father save his estate. After the ceremony, her father drops dead and her sacrifice is in vain. Her husband finds that a previous marriage which he had thought false was actually legal, and when his bride discovers this, after living with him for two months, she and her husband live apart. They remain beneath the same roof for seventeen years, the world knew not why. She has a child, Coral. The first wife demands that her child, Ruby, shall also live beneath her father's roof. Tragic ending.

165.

Oll Coomes. Old Hurricane; or, The Dumb Spy of the Des Moines. IV, No. 165, May 10, 1873, to IV, No. 175, July 19, 1873. Two illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 165; Half-Dime Library, no. 13; Pocket Library, no. 24.

Iowa in 1842. Indians, Big Foot Wallace, bad men, etc.

167.

Albert W. Aiken. The Mad Detective; or, The Girls of New York. IV, No. 167, May 24, 1873, to IV, No. 181, August 30, 1873. Three illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 167; Dime Library, no. 27.

167.

Joseph E. Badger. On the Prairie; or, The Adventures of Amateur Hunters. IV, No. 167, May 24, 1873, to IV, No. 176, July 26, 1873.

170.

Anthony P. Morris, Jr. Stealing a Heart; or, The Rival Half-Sisters. A Tale of the Tides of Love. IV, No. 170, June 14, 1873, to IV, No. 180, August 23, 1873. Two illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 170; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 700.

A society story of a girl "under a cloud" in the departments of Washington, D. C. Date: 187 - .

172.

Capt. Mayne Reid. The Spectre Barque. IV, No. 172, June 28, 1873, to IV, No. 192, November 15, 1873. Three illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 172; Dime Library, no. 66.

Written expressly for the Saturday Journal. The story was reprinted in the Saturday Evening Post, Vol. 55, No. 14, October 30, 1875.

San Francisco in 1849. A specter barque in the mid Pacific.

175.

Oll Coomes. Dashing Dick; or, Trapper Tom's Castle. IV, No. 175, July 19, 1873, to IV, No. 181, August 30, 1873. Three illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 175; Dime Novels, no. 325; Half-Dime Library, no. 224; Pocket Novels, no. 244; Pocket Library, no. 208.

Clear Lake, Iowa, when Iowa was frontier Indian country.

178.

Mrs. Jennie Davis Burton. The Creole Wife; or, The Cousin's Scheme. IV, No. 178, August 9, 1873, to IV, No. 190, November 1, 1873. Two illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 178; Fireside Library, no. 58.

New Orleans and Philadelphia. Darcy Casselworth makes trouble between husband and wife, he being next heir. All ends well.

180.

C. B. Lewis (M. Quad). Mad Dan, the Boy Spy; or, False to the King but True to Her Lover. IV, No. 180, August 23, 1873, to IV, No. 186, October 4, 1873. One illustration.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 180; Twenty Cent Novels, no. 15; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 696.

Cornwallis in North Carolina in Revolutionary days.

181.

Albert W. Aiken. The Man from Texas; or, The Outlaws of Arkansas. A Story of the Arkansas Border. IV, No. 181, August 30, 1873, to IV, No. 195, December 6, 1873. Six illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 181; Twenty Cent Novels, no. 8; Dime Library, no. 59.

Smithville Landing, Arkansas — trouble between overseer and negroes — an Arkansas court — the Ku Klux Klan.

187.

Anthony P. Morris, Jr. Ytol; or, Lost, Wedded, Widowed and Rewon. A Story of Trials and Balms. IV, No. 187, October 11, 1873, to IV, No. 197, December 20, 1873. Three illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 187; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 583; Dime Library, no. 962.

A demon dwarf — the shore of Chesapeake Bay — Philadelphia — Cape May — Liverpool and London.

190.

Albert W. Aiken. Red Arrow, the Wolf Demon; or, The Queen of the Kanawha. IV, No. 190, November 1, 1873, to IV, No. 205, February 14, 1874. Six illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 35; Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 190; Twenty Cent Novels, no. 16; Dime Library, no. 49.

190.

Launce Poyntz. Dick Darling, the Pony Express Rider. A California Story. IV, No. 190, November 1, 1873, to IV, No. 195, December 6, 1873. No illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 190; Dime Novels, no. 312; Half-Dime Library, no. 43; Pocket Novels, no. 221; Pocket Library, no. 29; Half-Dime Library, no. 1112.

The pony express, Indians, etc., in Nevada and California.

192.

Capt. Frederick Whittaker. Nadia, the Russian Spy; or, The Brothers of the Starry Cross. IV, No. 192, November 15, 1873, to IV, No. 203, January 31, 1874. Two illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 192; Fireside Library, no. 5; Dime Library, no. 39.

A Russian princess, to serve her country, plays the part of a spy — the secret service and spy system of Russia under Czar Nicholas, the father of Alexander II — a fight with wolves on the Syr Daria plain, Russia — stealing an odalisque from the seraglio at Stamboul — Sebastopol — Balaklava — the mines of Siberia.

194.

Jennie Davis Burton. Wilma Wilde, the Doctor's Ward; or, The Inheritance of Hate. IV, No. 194, November 29, 1873, to IV, No. 204, February 7, 1874. Two illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 194; Fireside Library, no. 83; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 198; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 642.

Allegheny, Pennsylvania — Westmoreland. A defrauded waif comes into her own.

196.

Albert W. Aiken. Gentleman George; or, Parlor, Prison, Stage and Street. IV, No. 196, December 13, 1873, to V, No. 211, March 28, 1874. Three illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 196; Twenty Cent Novels, no. 24; Dime Library, no. 75.

New York City in 1873.

199.

Oll Coomes. One-Armed Alf, the Giant Hunter of the Great Lakes; or, The Maid of Michigan. A Romance of the War of 1812. IV, No. 199, January 3, 1874, to V, No. 210, March 21, 1874. Two illustrations.

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

Michigan, where Muskegon now stands, in 1812.

201.

Anthony P. Morris, Jr. The Silver Serpent; or, The Mystery of Willowold. IV, No. 201, January 17, 1874, to V, No. 212, April 4, 1874. Two illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 201; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 434.

203.

Frederick Whittaker. Wolfgang, the Robber of the Rhine; or, The Young Knight of the Crossicorde. IV, No, 203, January 31, 1874, to V, No. 209, March 14, 1874. Two illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 203; Half-Dime Library, no. 214.

The Rhine, then Nurnberg.

205.

Capt. Mayne Reid. The Headless Horseman. A Strange Story of Texas. IV, No. 205, February 14, 1874, to V, No. 235, September 12, 1874. Six illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 205;Starr's New York Library, no. 8; Dime Library, no. 8.

Originally published in London, in 1865-66, in twenty parts.

Mystery and mustangers in Texas; regulators, Comanches, Mexicans, an Irishman and a negro; proceedings in a Texas court.

211.

Albert W. Aiken. Kentuck, the Sport; or, Dick Talbot at the Mines. V, No. 211, March 28, 1874, to V, No. 227, July 18, 1874. Five illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 211; Twenty Cent Novels, no. 3; Dime Library, no. 35; Dime Library, no. 991.

The third Dick Talbot story. Oregon and northern California in the shadow of Mt. Shasta. A fight for cinnabar mines.

211.

Joseph E. Badger. Buffalo Hunters; or, Haps and Mishaps of Amateurs. V, No. 211, March 28, 1874, to V, No. 218, May 16, 1874. No illustrations.

212.

Anonymous. Nydia, the Beautiful Sleep Walker. V, No. 212, April 4, 1874, to V, No. 231, August 15, 1874. Five llustrations.

In Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 237, it was announced that this story is "by a well-known English author."

† A few months earlier it appeared under the title 'Nydia's Mystery; or, The Sleep-Walker's Peril,' in Wedding Bells, London, VI, No. 149, September 27,1873, to VII, No. 167, January 31, 1874.

216.

Mrs. Mary Reed Crowell. Two Girls' Lives; or, Strangely Crossed Paths. V, No. 216, May 2, 1874, to V, No. 233, August 29, 1874. Two illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 216; Fireside Library, no. 6; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 145.

New York City love story. A daughter and an adopted daughter, and a gruesome ending.

218.

Frederick Whittaker. The Irish Captain. A Tale of Fontenoy. V, No. 218, May 16, 1874, to V, No. 231, August 15, 1874. Six illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 218; Dime Library, no. 69; Dime Library, no. 1046.

1745. France in the time of Louis XV. A story of the "Three Musketeers" type. Richelieu, Voltaire, Pompadour, etc.

224.

Oll Coomes. Bowie-Knife Ben, the Little Hunter of the Far Nor'-West. V, No. 224, June 27, 1874, to V, No. 236, September 19, 1874. Three illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 224; Twenty Cent Novels, no. 30; Dime Library, no. 46; Dime Library, no. 990.

Minnesota, two years before the so-called "Minnesota Massacre."

227.

Albert W. Aiken. Little Iola; or, Lost in New York. V, No,. 227, July 18, 1874, to V, No. 239, October 10, 1874. Six illustrations.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 9; Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 227; Dime Library, no. 31.

230.

Anonymous. The Moor-Captives; or, The Adventures of Three Young Ladies. V, No. 230, August 8, 1874, to V, No. 247, December 5, 1874. Five illustrations.

† This story appeared originally under the title: 'The Rose, Shamrock and Thistle; or The Adventures of Three Young Ladies,' in the English magazine Wedding Bells, March 14, 1874, to April 18, 1874.

Three young ladies wish to run their own love affairs. They run away to sea, are captured by Moslem corsairs, and are sold as slaves.