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''Diamond Dick'' is a fictional character created by William B. Schwartz. He first appeared in "Dashing Diamond Dick; or, The Sarpint of Siskiyou County", serialized novel in Street & Smith's story paper ''New York Weekly'' in 1878, and began as a regular series in ''Nugget Library'',〔 with No. 16, December 12, 1889. According to J. Randolph Cox, "the character was undoubtedly inspired by the life and career of herbal-medicine promoter and showman George B. McClellan (ca. 1858-1911), who went by the nickname Diamond Dick and who was the hero of a dime novel by Buckskin Sam Hall" (1882).〔 The character's real name was Richard Wade. His son, Bertie Wade, was known as Diamond Dick, Jr. The series was known for occurring in real time. The characters aged and the world changed (i.e. new technology like automobiles were introduced).〔 Dick was famous for wearing diamond-studded clothes. He was described as handsome, and had dark hair and mustache. The original serials were signed Delta Claveras, and the later weekly stories by the house name W.B. Lawson. Research suggests Theodore Dreiser may have written some stories and served as editor.〔 ==Appearances== * ''New York Weekly'' 1878, 1880 * ''Diamond Dick Library'' Nos. 158-205, 1895-1896 * ''Diamond Dick Weekly'' Nos. 1-373, 1896-1903 * ''Diamond Dick, Jr. Weekly'' Nos. 374-762, 1903-1911 * ''Diamond Dick Quarterly'' Nos. 1-5, 1897-1899 * ''Nugget Library'' regular series beginning with No. 16, 1889 * ''Aldine Tip Top Tales'' (British reprints, beginning late 1890s) * ''Great Western Library'' 1927 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Diamond Dick」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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