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Sherlock Holmes – a rare 1884 serial may change our understanding of how the Sherlock Holmes character was created.
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Barry Ono, the British star of variety theatre and famous collector of “Penny Dreadfuls,” on film from Pathé!
Recording Sound, a fascinating article!
Where’s all the Sex in the Dark Lantern Tales books?
Before the Police Whistle, Rattles signaled Alarm!
Yopp’s News & Fruit Stand
Niblo’s Garden Theatre
Writing Tools for 1880s-1890s Manuscripts
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Joe Rainone, Collector Extraordinaire
John Coulthart, Artist, Designer, and Illustrator
What life was like with the elevated train roaring outside your window
The Recluse of Herald Square
The History of an Alley
When New Yorkers Were Menaced By Banana Peels
Irish Gambler’s Argot – Fantastic!
Golden Gate Mysteries
America’s First Policewoman
Recording Sound, a fascinating article!
When American Waitresses Were Labeled ‘Women of Ill Repute’
The miniature Stanhope viewers
Real “Vampires” of New York
Mystery Fanfare, Janet Rudolph’s place for Fanciers of Fine Fiction!
Disguises by the former CIA Chief of Disguise!
New York Police Department History site
The Pulp Reader
Before Penn Station
Yesterday’s Papers, an astonishing resource!
The National Nightstick
Bob Robinson, the Dime Novel Hunter
The Chicago & Northwestern Funeral Train
Rich Powell, Artist and Illustrator
Ephemeral New York
Martin Howard, Antique Typewriter Connoisseur
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Dog Detectives, a story of lost opportunities.
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The 200-year history of a Bleecker Street house
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Welcome
The Joe Phenix Detective Series
Gilded Age Detective Stories
Sherlock Holmes – a rare 1884 serial may change our understanding of how the Sherlock Holmes character was created.
Steam-Age Crime Stories, where you can find the Nothing-Fancy-Just-Get-To-The-ACTION tales!
The Sherlock Holmes Collections welcomes Old Marvel, The Scientific Detective!
Where to buy Dark Lantern Tales books?
Look under this pull-down menu for Historical Background Info!
Barry Ono, the British star of variety theatre and famous collector of “Penny Dreadfuls,” on film from Pathé!
Recording Sound, a fascinating article!
Where’s all the Sex in the Dark Lantern Tales books?
Before the Police Whistle, Rattles signaled Alarm!
Yopp’s News & Fruit Stand
Niblo’s Garden Theatre
Writing Tools for 1880s-1890s Manuscripts
Glossary
What is a “Dark Lantern,” anyway?
Look under this pull-down menu for Cool Web Links!
Joe Rainone, Collector Extraordinaire
John Coulthart, Artist, Designer, and Illustrator
What life was like with the elevated train roaring outside your window
The Recluse of Herald Square
The History of an Alley
When New Yorkers Were Menaced By Banana Peels
Irish Gambler’s Argot – Fantastic!
Golden Gate Mysteries
America’s First Policewoman
Recording Sound, a fascinating article!
When American Waitresses Were Labeled ‘Women of Ill Repute’
The miniature Stanhope viewers
Real “Vampires” of New York
Mystery Fanfare, Janet Rudolph’s place for Fanciers of Fine Fiction!
Disguises by the former CIA Chief of Disguise!
New York Police Department History site
The Pulp Reader
Before Penn Station
Yesterday’s Papers, an astonishing resource!
The National Nightstick
Bob Robinson, the Dime Novel Hunter
The Chicago & Northwestern Funeral Train
Rich Powell, Artist and Illustrator
Ephemeral New York
Martin Howard, Antique Typewriter Connoisseur
Adazing book marketing
Dog Detectives, a story of lost opportunities.
Packhorse Librarians
Packhorse Librarians
The 200-year history of a Bleecker Street house
Dark Lantern Tales Gallery
Look under this pull-down menu for About me, Free Bookmarks, Please Report Typos, Contact Me pages, Thanks!
About me, and how I came to be a publisher of Old Stories in Brilliant New Editions.
Contact, Report Tipos, Et Cetera
Dark Lantern Tales facebook
From Tattered Brown Pulp to Brilliant New Editions, Part One:
Free Bookmarks! For your Book Club, Writer’s Group, and Personal Library!
Look under this pull-down menu for Historical Background Info!
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