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Edmund Lester Pearson

Edmund Lester Pearson was an American librarian and author. He was a writer of the "true crime" literary genre. He is best known for his account of the notorious Lizzie Borden murder case.

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American librarian, non-fiction crime writer

Born 1880
Died 1937

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  • Cover of: The Voyage of the Hoppergrass

    First published in 1913 8 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Theodore, Roosevelt

    First published in 1920 7 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition theodorerooseve00peargoog
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  • Cover of: The old librarian's almanack

    First published in 1909 6 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition oldlibrariansal00peargoog
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  • Cover of: The secret book

    First published in 1914 6 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition secretbook00pearuoft Cover of edition secretbook00peargoog Cover of edition secretbook0000pear
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  • Cover of: Studies in murder

    First published in 1924 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: More studies in murder

    First published in 1936 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: believing years

    First published in 1911 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Books in black or red

    First published in 1923 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The librarian at play.

    First published in 1911 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition librarianatplay00pearrich
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  • Cover of: Murder at Smutty Nose: and other murders

    First published in 1926 3 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1928 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The librarian: Scrapbooks of clippings from the Boston evening transcripts, 1907-1920

    First published in 1907 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Murder at Smutty Nose, and other murders

    First published in 1938 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Dime novels: or, following an old trail in popular literature.

    First published in 1929 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition dimenovelsorfoll0000pear_z0n4
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  • Cover of: Masterpieces of murder: an Edmund Pearson true crime reader

    First published in 1963 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The adventure of the lost manuscripts & one other

    First published in 1974 1 edition in 1 language
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    First published in 1917 1 edition — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1975 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Five murders: with a final note on the Borden case

    First published in 1928 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Instigation of the devil

    First published in 1930 1 edition in 1 language
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American librarian, non-fiction crime writer

Born 1880
Died 1937
Subjects
Murder, Libraries, Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, Trials (Murder), Anecdotes, Crime and criminals, Fiction, Librarians, History and criticism, Humor, American Almanacs, American Detective and mystery stories, American Dime novels, American fiction, American literature, Americanliterature, Biography & Autobiography, Book collecting, Books, Books and reading, Criminology, Detective and mystery stories, American, Dime novels, Farm life, Library science
Places
United States, England, Ezra Beesly Free Public Library, Great Britain
People
Arthur Conan Doyle Sir (1859-1930), Cornelia Crumpet, Fritilla Lee Larkin, Pansy Peterson, Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)
Time
19th century, 1810

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
May 9, 2018 Edited by MCMattiello Added bio
May 8, 2018 Edited by MCMattiello Added new photo
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import