The Edward T. LeBlanc Memorial Dime Novel Bibliography

Item - Two Planters; or, the Gambler's Fate. A Sketch of Life on the Mississippi

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(New York Weekly edition - source: Stanford Libraries)
(Good News edition - source: NIU Libraries)

Combined Summary

Online Full Text: Northern Illinois University (Good News edition)
Stanford Digital Repository (New York Weekly edition)
Series: Good News v. 7 no. 173 — pages 2758-2759
New York Weekly v. 19 no. 32 — page 8
Alternate Title: The Two Planters
Subject / Tag: Sketch
Author: Cox, Frank M.
Dates: June 30, 1864 (New York Weekly edition)
August 26, 1893 (Good News edition)
First Sentence: It was a beautiful evening in the autumn of '42 that the good steamer Majestic lay at the wharf of St. Louis, hissing and groaning under her load of steam like a restless steed champing his bits, eager to be coursing away on his wild career. (New York Weekly edition)
It was a beautiful evening, and the good steamer Majestic lay at the wharf of St. Louis, hissing and groaning under her load of steam like a restless steed champing his bits, eager to be coursing away on his wild career. (Good News edition)
Last Sentence: Perchance the zephyrs sighing through the grand old trees will chant a requiem over the grave or the dark and erring man, and in the spring-time the wild flowers may bloom o'er his lowly bed. (Good News edition)

Known Editions

New York Weekly edition (page 8 in New York Weekly, v. XIX, no. 32, June 30, 1864)
Good News edition (pages 2758-2759 in Good News, v. 7, no. 173, August 26, 1893)

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