The Edward T. LeBlanc Memorial Dime Novel Bibliography

Item - The Allens. A Tale of the Great Kanawha Valley

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Alternate Title: Ben Bramble, the Hunter King of the Kenawha. A Tale of Kentucky
Subjects / Tags: Adventure stories
African Americans
Detective and mystery stories
Dogs
Fraud
Frontier and pioneer life
Hunters
Kanawha River Valley (W. Va.)
Kentucky
Kidnapping
Land tenure
Murder
Pioneers
Swindlers and swindling
Trials
Virginia
Women pioneers
Notes: This is an abbreviated version of John Lewis' "Young Kate," originally published by Harper & Brothers in 1844. The names of the principal characters, the Virginia merchant, his son, and his daughter, have been changed in the dime novel from Mr. Ballenger, William Ballenger, and Matilda Ballenger, to Edward Allen, Harry Allen, and Mattie Allen. The other characters remain the same.

Beadle's American Library edition

Beadle's Dime Novels edition

(source: NIU Libraries)
Online Full Text: Northern Illinois University (Note: Missing wrappers, frontispiece, and pages 115-117. Series inferred from information available in Johannsen.)
Series: Beadle's Dime Novels no. 43
Item: The Allens. A Tale of the Great Kanawha Valley
Author: Thomas, Henry J.
Date: August 29, 1862
Publisher: Beadle and Company (New York (N.Y.): 141 William St.) -- United States
OCLC Number: 07289830

Standard Library of Romance edition

(source: NIU Libraries)

Beadle's New Dime Novels edition

(source: NIU Libraries)

Beadle's Pocket Novels edition

(source: NIU Libraries)
Online Full Text: Northern Illinois University
Series: Beadle's Pocket Novels no. 246
Item: Ben Bramble, the Hunter King of the Kenawha. A Tale of Kentucky
Author: Thomas, Henry J.
Date: November 27, 1883
Publisher: Beadle and Adams (1872-1898) (New York (N.Y.): No. 98 William Street) -- United States
OCLC Number: 31810296

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