The Edward T. LeBlanc Memorial Dime Novel Bibliography

Item - Daring Deeds of Boys: William Surles, the Boy Scout

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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. 2 no. 45 — pages 716-717
New York Weekly v. 25 no. 10 — page 4
Alternate Titles: Daring Deeds of Boys, Number Eighteen
Daring Deeds of Boys, Number Ten
Daring Deeds of Boys: Will Surles, the Boy Scout
William Surles, the Boy Scout
Subject / Tag: Sketch
Author: Urner, Nathan D.
Dates: January 20, 1870 (New York Weekly edition)
March 14, 1891 (Good News edition)
First Sentence: William H. Surles was not yet sixteen years of age when he entered the Union army during the recent war, but he soon gained a high reputation for his coolness and courage. (Good News edition)
William H. Surles, the subject of this sketch, will be recognized by many of the readers of the New York Weekly, and more especially by those residing in the neighborhood of East Liverpool, Ohio, where he was born and bred. (New York Weekly edition)
Last Sentence: Generals Carlin, Palmer, and Thomas, exerted themselves to have Will Surles appointed to the West Point Academy, but the recommendatory papers were lost by mail, and the appointment was never made. (Good News edition)

Known Editions

New York Weekly edition (page 4 in New York Weekly, v. XXV, no. 10, January 20, 1870)
Good News edition (pages 716-717 in Good news, v. 2, no. 45, March 14, 1891)

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