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Dark Lantern Tales

Rediscover Crime and Detective Stories from the 1800s

  • 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!
  • 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 About me, Free Bookmarks, Please Report Typos, Contact Me pages, Thanks!

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