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Diamond Dick
''Diamond Dick'' is a fictional character created by William B. Schwartz (writer), William B. Schwartz. He first appeared in "Dashing Diamond Dick; or, The Sarpint of Siskiyou County", a serialized novel that began in Street and Smith's story paper ''New York Weekly'' (Vol. 33, No. 21) on April 8, 1878, by Schwartz, writing under the pseudonym "Delta Calaveras." 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 was the hero of "Diamond Dick, the Dandy from Denver" by "Buckskin Sam" Hall in Beadle & Adams' New York Dime Library (Vol. 16, No. 199), published on August 16, 1882. The character later had a regular series in ''Nugget Library'', with No. 16, December 12, 1889. The real name of Schwartz's character was Richard Wade. His son, Bertie Wade, was known as Diamond Dick, Jr. The series was known for occurrin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William B
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
