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Joan Thursday

Joan Thursday

By: Louis Joseph Vance
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 In this captivating departure from the acclaimed Lone Wolf detective series, join Joan Thursby, a tenement beauty with dreams of stardom, as she navigates the gritty streets of 1900s New York City. This minor potboiler serves as a precursor to the melodramatic tales that would follow, such as the beloved Stella Dallas a decade later. Packed with the kind of vivid, exuberant prose typical of writers who love their thesauruses, and sprinkled with a touch of humor, this story promises to entertain fans of low-brow literature. - Summary by Matt PierardCopyright 19th and 20th Century Fiction Art Entertainment & Performing Arts
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  • 039 - Chapter 39

    039 - Chapter 39
    Feb 28 2026
    In this captivating departure from the acclaimed Lone Wolf detective series, join Joan Thursby, a tenement beauty with dreams of stardom, as she navigates the gritty streets of 1900s New York City. This minor potboiler serves as a precursor to the melodramatic tales that would follow, such as the beloved Stella Dallas a decade later. Packed with the kind of vivid, exuberant prose typical of writers who love their thesauruses, and sprinkled with a touch of humor, this story promises to entertain fans of low-brow literature. - Summary by Matt Pierard
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    8 mins
  • 038 - Chapter 38

    038 - Chapter 38
    Feb 27 2026
    In this captivating departure from the acclaimed Lone Wolf detective series, join Joan Thursby, a tenement beauty with dreams of stardom, as she navigates the gritty streets of 1900s New York City. This minor potboiler serves as a precursor to the melodramatic tales that would follow, such as the beloved Stella Dallas a decade later. Packed with the kind of vivid, exuberant prose typical of writers who love their thesauruses, and sprinkled with a touch of humor, this story promises to entertain fans of low-brow literature. - Summary by Matt Pierard
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    24 mins
  • 037 - Chapter 37

    037 - Chapter 37
    Feb 26 2026
    In this captivating departure from the acclaimed Lone Wolf detective series, join Joan Thursby, a tenement beauty with dreams of stardom, as she navigates the gritty streets of 1900s New York City. This minor potboiler serves as a precursor to the melodramatic tales that would follow, such as the beloved Stella Dallas a decade later. Packed with the kind of vivid, exuberant prose typical of writers who love their thesauruses, and sprinkled with a touch of humor, this story promises to entertain fans of low-brow literature. - Summary by Matt Pierard
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    10 mins
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