I was warned about this virus at work. It apparently sends emails to previus contacts in some cases including words in the subject box that you recognise as...
I know that one of you was interested in Frank Merriwell. I forget who it was but this site below had quite a few so I thought that I would send this out....
Here's another instalment of Peeps into the Past. The picture of Emmett appeared with this article. Maybe Michael can supply a scan or two of some of the...
hello. i'm hoping someone out there can help me out. i'm not a book collecter and i know nothing about Dime Novels but i do have one from 1892, its Sir Arthur...
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clarinnis@...
Dec 6, 2001 1:04 am
Thanks - I am the Merriwell collector! Clarinnis...
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Trefor Thomas
trefor.thomas@...
Dec 6, 2001 9:16 am
Hi all! The recent posting of the latest Peeps was full of interest. I have a lot of original issues (not bound volumes) of The Boy's Comic Journal, about...
Hello Chris, I tried e-mailing you at the address you gave, but it got kicked back, so I am sending this to the list instead. I am more knowledgeable about...
Dear All I received this message from a student: can anyone help with any suggestions
of secondary works on the Newgate Calendar? Aside from brief references,...
Hello Kiera, I don't know much about the Newgate Calendars. I have always wanted to pick up a set, but I am poor and can't collect everything. There is an...
I'm saving this message, so that I can tell you directly if I find any more Merriwell's. Did you find anything from the info that I've sent out? Also, I was...
Hi, my name is Dario and I'm the newest member of this group. I'm from Argentina and I'm fascinated with this topic (penny dreadful, dime novels, etc.) I have...
Hello Dario, Welcome to the list. Your site looks interesting, even though I don't know a word of Spanish. I was a little surprised to see that you have a...
Week Ending February 1, 1919. Peeps Into the Past. Old Boys’ Periodicals. ... By Frank Jay. ... "THE SONS OF BRITTANIA." This fine old boys’ periodical,...
I've been lurking for a little while on Bloods&Dime trying to catch up on past messages, and it has been fascinating to catch up with the correspondence. I...
Hello Steve, You've certainly got your work cut out for you, but I think what you are doing is a great idea. I have been going through my collection, and I...
HI, Steve & Jusrin -- Am perfectly willing to loan you my story paper volumes & unbound runs as you need them for your index. (Great project!) You will find...
Hello Steve, The first thing I just did was to check that I did not make any error in transcribing Peeps, but in this case I did not. F Jay does say 57...
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Michael Holmes
varney@...
Dec 22, 2001 6:01 pm
Hello Steve and all the rest. Welcome to the list, although in the last few months I've dropped right out of the loop so you may not know who the hell I am!...
Michael, What you say about there possibly being a double christmas number makes sense. How many times have you looked up a penny dreadful in different...
Hi Justin, Bill and Michael Thanks to all of you for your words of support. Bill, I should mention that I'm based in the UK (Essex) so I wouldn't want to risk...
I'm pleased to announce that the latest updates have been added to the Story Paper Index. These include two early "dime novels" series published in the UK by...
Merry Christmas! Fiction was published by John Dicks about 1865-66 and edited by Eliza Winstanley, the first Australian trained actress to gain international...
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Michael Holmes
varney@...
Dec 25, 2001 11:46 am
Just to say Merry Christmas to all who exchanged correspondence on the list this last year. Here's hoping it continues to grow. Michael...
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Trefor Thomas
trefor.thomas@...
Jan 2, 2002 5:26 pm
Happy New Year to all! I have been transcribing a tale from Reynolds's Miscellany with a view to inclusion in an anthology : it is "The Factory Girl", and it...
Hello Trefor, I have no ideas at all, and since I do not have this vol. of RM, I can't look at this serial either. But I do have a question--have you come...
Hi, I'm new. My handle is Oldtimer. I'm interested in obtaining copies of a French heroine called Felina; also an enlish version of JUDEX....
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Trefor Thomas
trefor.thomas@...
Jan 7, 2002 5:06 pm
Hi all! I recently found a copy of "The Nelson lee Library : a Complete Guide and Bibliography of the Writings of Edwy Searles Brooks", written by Bob Blythe....
Hi, Trefor -- There are people in the group who I believe are actively collecting & reading the Nelson Lee stories, but if no one else steps forward with a...
Trefor (and Bill), The Old Boys Book Club was founded in the late 1940s, a group of like- minded collectors of old penny bloods and story papers. Most of the...
Folks, I've been working up an interest in the Forgotten Era of Space Flight. You know, the turn of the century, when Captains Robur and Mors roamed the space...
