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Poll #23352 Dime novel pop quiz!

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Beadle & Company published the first dime novel in 1860. 5 years later, in 1865, how many dime novels had they printed? (This is individual books, not titles.)

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14,000
1 (5.9%)

4,000
2 (11.8%)

400,000
3 (17.6%)

40,000
2 (11.8%)

4,000,000
6 (35.3%)

How the hell should I know?
3 (17.6%)

What was the first dime novel to be published?

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Idaho Tom, the Outlaw by Oll Coomes
1 (5.6%)

Malaeska: the Indian Wife by Mrs. Ann S. Stephens
1 (5.6%)

Dandy Bill's Doom; or, Deerhunter, the Boy Scout by Oll Cooms
0 (0.0%)

The Lawyer Detective: or, The Mystery at Three Oaks Ranch, by Will Winch
0 (0.0%)

Pretty Geraldine by Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller
1 (5.6%)

Deadwood Dick on Deck; or, Calamity Jane, The Heroine of Whoop-Up by E. L. Wheeler
5 (27.8%)

Trick question! The first dime novel was a reprint!
10 (55.6%)