The Edward T. LeBlanc Memorial Dime Novel Bibliography

Item - Six Hours with Death; or, A Desperate Chance

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(The Golden Weekly edition - source: NIU Libraries)
(Fame and Fortune Weekly Edition - source: NIU Libraries)

Combined Summary

Online Full Text: Northern Illinois University (Fame and Fortune Weekly Edition)
Northern Illinois University (The Golden Weekly edition)
Series: Fame and Fortune Weekly no. 254 — pages 28-29
The Golden Weekly v. 1 no. 44 — pages 4-5
Alternate Title: Six Hours with Death
Author: Stevens, D. W. (pseudonym used by multiple people)
Dates: September 11, 1890 (The Golden Weekly edition)
August 12, 1910 (Fame and Fortune Weekly Edition)
First Sentence: Monsieur Lapine, the celebrated aeronaut, direct from Paris, had come to the small New England city of Montfort by special solicitation of the managers of the Agricultural Fair, to make an ascent in his mammoth balloon, the La Belle France, for the edification of thousands of sightseers. (The Golden Weekly edition)
Last Sentence: He reckoned that the legnth of time they were in the air was six hours, which he regarded practically as six hours with death, from which they were saved by the bravery of little Pierre in taking what the reader will certainly agree was a most desperate chance. (The Golden Weekly edition)

Known Editions

The Golden Weekly edition (pages 4-5 in The Golden Weekly, v. I, no. 44, September 11, 1890)
Fame and Fortune Weekly Edition (pages 28-29 in Fame and Fortune #254)

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