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Dime Novels and Penny Dreadfuls

http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/dp/pennies/home.html

Online exhibit of Stanford's Dime Novel and Story Paper Collection. Features a guided tour of the collection with a history of these two types of popular literature, which were printed in the second half of the 19th century. Exhibit also includes a timeline of significant events in American history during that time period. Images from the collection can be browsed and selected texts can be read. 

Author: Stanford University Libraries (webmaster@www-sul.stanford.edu)

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Entertainment & Leisure--Books--Adventure & Pulp

Arts & Humanities--Literature--Literature by Time Period

Keywords: Popular culture; Pop culture; Dime novel; Story paper; American West; Young adult

Pulp Fiction Central

http://www.vintagelibrary.com/pulp/index.htm

This site is an excellent introduction to pulp fiction. It includes an in depth definition of pulp fiction, information on the popular serialized characters, in addition to a few electronic versions of literature which is deemed to be "pulp fiction."

Author: Vintage New Media (info@vintagelibrary.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Books--Adventure & Pulp

Arts & Humanities--Literature

The Pulp.Net

http://thepulp.net/

Information about the old pulp magazines and adventures, from Doc Savage to The Spider to The Shadow. Includes a hypertext version of the "Pulp Series Character Reprint Index", a history of pulp magazines, and the alt.pulp FAQ.

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Entertainment & Leisure--Books--Adventure & Pulp

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