Joan Thursday

Louis Joseph Vance

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

  1. Feb 21

    001 - Chapter 1

    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

    13 min

  2. Feb 21

    002 - Chapter 2

    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

    16 min

  3. Feb 21

    003 - Chapter 3

    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

    27 min

  4. Feb 21

    004 - Chapter 4

    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

    32 min

  5. Feb 21

    005 - Chapter 5

    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

    14 min

  6. Feb 21

    006 - Chapter 6

    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

    32 min

  7. Feb 21

    007 - Chapter 7

    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

    18 min

  8. Feb 21

    008 - Chapter 8

    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

    25 min
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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 Pierard

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  • Creator
    Louis Joseph Vance
  • Episodes
    39
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 19th and 20th Century Fiction
  • Show Website
    Joan Thursday