The Edward T. LeBlanc Memorial Dime Novel Bibliography

Item - Shiner, the New York Bootblack; or, The Secret of a Boy's Life

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(Boys of New York edition - source: NIU Libraries)
(Pluck and Luck edition - source: NIU Libraries)

Combined Summary

Online Full Text: Internet Archive (Happy Days edition)
Northern Illinois University (Boys of New York edition) (Note: damage to pages 7-8)
Northern Illinois University (Pluck and Luck edition)
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Series: The Boys of New York no. 998
The Boys of New York no. 1000
The Boys of New York v. 20 no. 999 — chapters IV-VI, pages 5-6
Happy Days v. 1 no. 1 — chapters X-XII, pages 13-14
Happy Days v. 1 no. 2 — chapters XIII-XV, pages 13-14
Happy Days v. 1 no. 3 — chapters XVI-XVIII, pages 6-7
Happy Days v. 1 no. 4 — chapters XIX-XXI, pages 6-7
Happy Days v. 1 no. 5 — chapters XXII-XXIII (conclusion), pages 5-6
Pluck and Luck no. 1288
Subjects / Tags: Awards
Bildungsromans
Brigands and robbers
Detective and mystery stories
Inheritance and succession
Mistaken identity
New York (N.Y.)
Rescues
Shoe shiners
Traitors
Wealth
Authors: Arnold, Allan (pseudonym used by multiple people) (Pluck and Luck edition)
Wood, N. S. (pseudonym used by multiple people) (Boys of New York edition; Happy Days edition)
Dates: September 29, 1894 (Boys of New York edition)
October 6, 1894 (Boys of New York edition)
October 13, 1894 (Boys of New York edition)
October 20, 1894 (Happy Days edition)
October 27, 1894 (Happy Days edition)
November 3, 1894 (Happy Days edition)
November 10, 1894 (Happy Days edition)
November 17, 1894 (Happy Days edition)
February 7, 1923 (Pluck and Luck edition)
Last Sentence: Mr. Winterton never found his own son, but he now bestows upon his grandson, Dave's namesake, all the love and devotion that he would have given to the boy once known as Shiner, the New York Bootblack. (Happy Days edition)

Known Editions

Boys of New York edition (in Boys of New York #998)
Boys of New York edition (in Boys of New York #1000)
Boys of New York edition (chapters IV-VI, pages 5-6 in The Boys of New York, v. XX, no. 999, October 6, 1894)
Happy Days edition (chapters X-XII, pages 13-14 in Happy Days, v. I, no. 1, October 20, 1894)
Happy Days edition (chapters XIII-XV, pages 13-14 in Happy Days, v. I, no. 2, October 27, 1894)
Happy Days edition (chapters XVI-XVIII, pages 6-7 in Happy Days, v. I, no. 3, November 3, 1894)
Happy Days edition (chapters XIX-XXI, pages 6-7 in Happy Days, v. I, no. 4, November 10, 1894)
Happy Days edition (chapters XXII-XXIII (conclusion), pages 5-6 in Happy Days, v. I, no. 5, November 17, 1894)
Pluck and Luck edition (in Pluck and luck no. 1288)

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