''Denver Doll'' is a fictional character created by

Edward Lytton Wheeler Edward Lytton Wheeler (1854/5 – 1885) was a nineteenth century American writer of dime novels. One of his most famous characters is the Wild West rascal Deadwood Dick. His stories of the west mixed fictional characters with real-life personaliti ...

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Deadwood Dick Deadwood Dick is a fictional character who appears in a series of stories, or dime novels, published between 1877 and 1897 by Edward Lytton Wheeler (1854/5–1885). The name became so widely known in its time that it was used to advantage by s ...

dime novels.Beadle's Half-Dime Library, Vol. XI. No. 277, November 14, 1882, "Denver Doll the Detective Queen; or, Yankee Eisler's Big Surround" She originally appeared in four novels in ''Beadle's Half-Dime Library'', which were reprinted in the ''Beadle's Pocket Library'', ''Deadwood Dick Library'' and in ''Aldine Boys' First-Rate Pocket Library'' in England. Denver Doll was the first complete American female detective novel. ''Denver Doll the Detective Queen'' by Joseph Lovece, Createspace, 2014, www.amazon.com/Denver-Detective-Queen-Revival-Volume/dp/149971646X/ The first American lady detective to appear in print was Lady Kate, the Dashing Female Detective in the ''Fireside Companion'' beginning in August 1882, but the story was not completed until the December issue. Because of the scarcity of the original Denver Doll novel, some scholars could not determine her status in the appearance timeline. Her age is not given, except to say that she is older than 18 years of age, and is a sharpshooter, card player and disguise artist. The first dime novel appearance described her: She had "rich brown hair fell in rippling waves half way to her waist. A plumed slouch hat of snow white; an elegant suit of gray, and patent leather top boots, with a diamond studded 'boiled' shirt, collar, and a sash about her waist beneath the coat made up her costume, and gave her an appearance at once dashing, and characteristic of the wild roving existence she led." In the novel "Denver Doll's Drift" she is revealed to be a mine-owner.Beadle's Half Dime Library'' Vol. XI. No. 296, "Denver Doll's Drift; or, The Road Queen's Big Campaign" by Edward L. Wheeler

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* ''Beadle's Half-Dime Library'' Vol. XI. No. 277, November 14, 1882, "Denver Doll the Detective Queen; or, Yankee Eisler's Big Surround" by Edward L. Wheeler. * ''Beadle's Half-Dime Library'' Vol. XI. No. 281, December 10, 1882, "Denver Doll's Victory; or, Skull and Cross-Bones" by Edward L. Wheeler. * ''Beadle's Half-Dime Library'' Vol. XI. No. 285, January 7, 1883, "Denver Doll's Decoy; or, Little Bill's Bonanza" by Edward L. Wheeler. * ''Beadle's Half-Dime Library'' Vol. XI. No. 296, "Denver Doll's Drift; or, The Road Queen's Big Campaign" by Edward L. Wheeler. * ''Beadle's Pocket Library'' No. 252, November 7, 1888, "Denver Doll's Device; or, The Detective Queen" by Edward L. Wheeler. * ''Beadle's Pocket Library'' No. 258, December 26, 1888, "Denver Doll as Detective; or, Little Bill's Bold Task" by Edward L. Wheeler. Reprint of Half-Dime Library No. 281. * ''Beadle's Pocket Library'' No. 264, January 30, 1889, "Denver Doll's Partner; or, Big Buckskin, the Sport" by Edward L. Wheeler. Reprint of Half-Dime Library No. 285. * ''Beadle's Pocket Library'' No. 270, March 13, 1889, "Denver Doll's Mine; or, Little Bill's Big Loss" by Edward L. Wheeler. Reprint of Half-Dime Library No. 296. * ''Deadwood Dick Library'' Vol. V No. 53, 1899, featuring "Denver Doll's Device; or, The Detective Queen" by Edward L. Wheeler. * ''Deadwood Dick Library'' Vol. V No. 54, 1899, featuring "Denver Doll as Detective" by Edward L. Wheeler. * ''Deadwood Dick Library'' Vol. V No. 55, 1899, featuring "Denver Doll's Partner; or, Big Buckskin, the Sport" by Edward L. Wheeler. * ''Deadwood Dick Library'' Vol. V No. 56, 1899, featuring "Denver Doll's Mine; or, Little Bill's Big Loss" by Edward L. Wheeler. * ''Aldine Boys' First-Rate Pocket Library'' No. 252, "Denver Doll the Detective Queen" by Edward L. Wheeler (British reprint). * ''Aldine Boys' First-Rate Pocket Library'' No. 258, "Denver Doll's Victory" by Edward L. Wheeler (British reprint). * ''Aldine Boys' First-Rate Pocket Library'' No. 264, "Denver Doll's Decoy" by Edward L. Wheeler (British reprint). * ''Aldine Boys' First-Rate Pocket Library'' No. 270, "Denver Doll's Drift" by Edward L. Wheeler (British reprint). * '' The Steam Man of the West'' series by Joseph Lovece, 2013, Createspace. * ''Denver Doll the Detective Queen'' by Joseph Lovece, 2014, Createspace. Characters in dime novels Characters in pulp fiction Fictional American police detectives Literary characters introduced in 1882 Female characters in literature Midwestern United States in fiction Western (genre) heroes and heroines