The Edward T. LeBlanc Memorial Dime Novel Bibliography

Item - Missing from School; or, The Mysterious Disappearance of Billy Bird

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(Happy Days edition - source: Digital Library @ Villanova University)
(Happy Days edition - source: Digital Library @ Villanova University)
(Happy Days edition - source: Digital Library @ Villanova University)
(Happy Days edition - source: Digital Library @ Villanova University)
(Happy Days edition - source: Digital Library @ Villanova University)
(Happy Days edition - source: Digital Library @ Villanova University)
(Happy Days edition - source: Digital Library @ Villanova University)
(Happy Days edition - source: Digital Library @ Villanova University)
(Pluck and Luck edition, first appearance - source: NIU Libraries)

Combined Summary

Online Full Text: Digital Library @ Villanova University (Happy Days edition)
Northern Illinois University (Pluck and Luck edition, first appearance)
University of South Florida (Pluck and Luck edition, second appearance)
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Series: Happy Days v. 11 no. 285 — chapters I-III, pages 2-3
Happy Days v. 11 no. 286 — chapters IV-VI, pages 8 and 11
Happy Days v. 12 no. 287 — chapters VII-IX, pages 7 and 10
Happy Days v. 12 no. 288 — chapters X-XII, pages 7 and 10
Happy Days v. 12 no. 289 — chapters XIII-XV, pages 5-6
Happy Days v. 12 no. 290 — chapters XVI-XVIII, pages 13-14
Happy Days v. 12 no. 291 — chapters XIX-XXI, pages 7 and 10-11
Happy Days v. 12 no. 292 — chapters XXII-XXIV (conclusion), pages 7 and 10-11
Pluck and Luck — no. 1521
Pluck and Luck no. 736
Subjects / Tags: Bullying
Canoes and canoeing
Detective and mystery stories
Lakes
Michigan
Missing persons
Authors: Austin, Howard (pseudonym used by Doughty, Francis Worcester, -1917) (Pluck and Luck edition, first appearance; Pluck and Luck edition, second appearance)
Garne, Gaston (pseudonym used by Doughty, Francis Worcester, -1917) (Happy Days edition)
Dates: March 31, 1900 (Happy Days edition)
April 7, 1900 (Happy Days edition)
April 14, 1900 (Happy Days edition)
April 21, 1900 (Happy Days edition)
April 28, 1900 (Happy Days edition)
May 5, 1900 (Happy Days edition)
May 12, 1900 (Happy Days edition)
May 19, 1900 (Happy Days edition)
July 10, 1912 (Pluck and Luck edition, first appearance)
July 27, 1927 (Pluck and Luck edition, second appearance)
First Sentence: "Look out for Billy! Hey, boys, look out for Billy Bird!" (Happy Days edition)
Last Sentence: As might have been expected, the stirring adventures of the past were lived over again at the festive board, and the principal topic of conversation was about the time that Billy Bird was Missing from School. (Happy Days edition)

Known Editions

Happy Days edition (chapters I-III, pages 2-3 in Happy Days, v. XI, no. 285, March 31, 1900)
Happy Days edition (chapters IV-VI, pages 8 and 11 in Happy Days, v. XI, no. 286, April 7, 1900)
Happy Days edition (chapters VII-IX, pages 7 and 10 in Happy Days, v. XII, no. 287, April 14, 1900)
Happy Days edition (chapters X-XII, pages 7 and 10 in Happy Days, v. XII, no. 288, April 21, 1900)
Happy Days edition (chapters XIII-XV, pages 5-6 in Happy Days, v. XII, no. 289, April 28, 1900)
Happy Days edition (chapters XVI-XVIII, pages 13-14 in Happy Days, v. XII, no. 290, May 5, 1900)
Happy Days edition (chapters XIX-XXI, pages 7 and 10-11 in Happy Days, v. XII, no. 291, May 12, 1900)
Happy Days edition (chapters XXII-XXIV (conclusion), pages 7 and 10-11 in Happy Days, v. XII, no. 292, May 19, 1900)
Pluck and Luck edition, first appearance (in Pluck and luck no. 736)
Pluck and Luck edition, second appearance

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