The Edward T. LeBlanc Memorial Dime Novel Bibliography

Item - How I Came To Be A Detective

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

Combined Summary

Online Full Text: Northern Illinois University (Good News edition)
Northern Illinois University (New York Weekly edition)
Series: Good News v. 6 no. 142 — page 2260
New York Weekly v. 38 no. 26 — page 10
Subject / Tag: Sketch
Authors: One of Them (pseudonym used by multiple people) (New York Weekly edition)
Pierce, Helen Corwin (Good News edition)
Dates: May 7, 1883 (New York Weekly edition)
January 21, 1893 (Good News edition)
First Sentence: Don't talk to me about love. (New York Weekly edition)
Everybody has heard of Gorette Elloston, the great cattle drover. (Good News edition)
Last Sentence: Ellotson was such a fine man, and so generally beloved, that his murder created a terrible sensation, and by being so much concerned in the business was the occasion of my turning detective. (Good News edition)

Known Editions

New York Weekly edition (page 10 in New York Weekly, v. XXXVIII, no. 26, May 7, 1883)
Good News edition (page 2260 in Good News, v. 6, no. 142, January 21, 1893)

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