Serialised Novels in the Polish Emigré Press in the USA, 1881–1918

Nowosielska, Elżbieta

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Serialised Novels in the Polish Emigré Press in the USA, 1881–1918 Nowosielska, Elżbieta

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Serialised Novels in the Polish Emigré Press in the USA, 1881–1918

Acta Poloniae Historica T. 124 (2021) ; Varia

Nowosielska, Elżbieta (historia)

Polska Akademia Nauk. Komitet Nauk Historycznych ; Polska Akademia Nauk, Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla

Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Warszawa

2021

p. 207-238

Poles in USA ; Polish émigré press ; history of press ; serialised novels ; Polish novels ; dime novels

This article discusses serialised novels published before 1918 in the Polish émigré press in the United States of America. These works were a popular feature of dailies and weeklies, but the periodicals’ regular financial difficulties meant that it was books published several years or indeed several decades earlier in Europe which were most often serialised. Consequently, most of the works that appeared in the periodicals failed to reflect contemporary literary trends while also overlooking subjects relevant to the everyday lives of Poles abroad. Still, the prevailing patriotic and historical themes complemented the values that many editorial boards subscribed to.

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