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Stars of Adventure

Like most magazines, Adventure had a core group of authors who wrote an amazing amount of fiction for the magazine. The top 20 appeared at least 50 times each in the contents page with a serial, novella, novel or short story. They wrote more than a quarter of the fiction appearing in the 753 pulp… Continue reading Stars of Adventure

Gordon Ray Young – Author, Cowboy – Autobiography in Saturday Evening Post, March 7, 1942

Gordon Young was one of the top writers for Adventure magazine. Here’s an auto-biographical short article from him on that originally appeared in the March 7, 1942 issue of the Saturday Evening Post. Gordon Ray Young GORDON RAY YOUNG, having written his first Post serial with Tall in the Saddle, goes back over his own… Continue reading Gordon Ray Young – Author, Cowboy – Autobiography in Saturday Evening Post, March 7, 1942

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Merry Christmas to you all and a happy New Year

A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all the readers of this blog.   Wish you all many more happy years with friends, family and fiction of your choice.   Pulp Christmas Postcard courtesy EBay   If you want to get the postcard, go to http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=331073498240  

On account of a woman – short story by Theodore Roscoe

This short story by Theodore Roscoe originally appeared in the January, 1936 issue of Adventure. It’s set in the Middle East, and is similar in structure to the Thibaud Corday stories. The ending is different though. Two companions are working in the Middle East when they come across a very striking statue of a woman. They steal it away from the… Continue reading On account of a woman – short story by Theodore Roscoe

The Seal of Jenghis Khan – short story by H. Bedford-Jones

H. Bedford-Jones was the King of the Pulps before Erle Stanley Gardner took over, writing more than a million words of fiction a year. The Seal of Jenghis Khan is fairly typical of his writing style, building a story on historical fact and lore around the legendary Genghis Khan.  The Seal of Jenghis Khan… Continue reading The Seal of Jenghis Khan – short story by H. Bedford-Jones

Free story: Swain the Viking’s last adventure

Arthur D. Howden Smith‘s best writing is generally considered to be the Grey Maiden series. I personally prefer his stories of Swain the Viking that are based on the character of Swein Asleifsson as recorded in the Orkneyinga saga. Adventure magazine inspired Robert E. Howard, and I feel sure that at least some of that inspiration… Continue reading Free story: Swain the Viking’s last adventure

The Admiral – short story by S.B.H. Hurst

An interesting short story set in India (and it mentions some places I’ve lived in), from the pages of Adventure, November 30, 1925. S.B.H. Hurst, the author, had visited India earlier as a sailor and the local color is correct.  The Admiral – short story by S.B.H. Hurst Download the story here.

Sea Kickup Elephants – fact article by Claude W. Bostock

This story originally appeared in the May 1, 1935 issue of Adventure. Claude W. Bostock (1891-1970), the author, was a member of the Bostock family that ran the Bostock and Wombwell menagerie. It’s about shipping elephants trans-atlantic and the insurance problems arising from that. Mr. Reginald Smithers insured a shipment of elephants; then the radiograms… Continue reading Sea Kickup Elephants – fact article by Claude W. Bostock

Compound Interest – short story by Hugh Pendexter

Here’s a funny story from Hugh Pendexter that originally appeared in the March 15, 1933 issue of Adventure. This is the story that prompted me to find out more about Pendexter and start the blog. Justice can be delayed, but not denied – as a railway lawyer finds out. Download the story here.