AmazonEncore has reissued three H.A. DeRosso books in ebook format: A dark, psychological Western, .44 merges the brooding sensibility of noir with the stark, iconic desert landscapes that symbolically leave the characters exposed and vulnerable to the harsh high noon sun, but also those parts of themselves that they’d rather not give in to.… Continue reading H.A. DeRosso – new ebooks – 2 novels and 1 short story collection
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Nictzin Dyalhis – Auto-biography in Campfire – Adventure, October 10, 1922
Cover of Adventure, October 20, 1922 (courtesy Laurie Powers’ Wild West Blog) From the Camp-Fire, Adventure, 20thOctober, 1922, where Nictzin Dyalhis had his first story (Who Keep the Desert Law) published: Illustration for Who Keep the Desert Law by Nictzin Dyalhis FOLLOWING Camp-Fire custom Nictzin Dyalhis rises and introduces himself on the occasion of… Continue reading Nictzin Dyalhis – Auto-biography in Campfire – Adventure, October 10, 1922
H. D. Couzens – Auto-biography in Campfire – Adventure, April 10, 1922
[This is an excerpt from the Campfire column in the issue of Adventure magazine dated April 10, 1922. It’s about H.D. Couzens – whose novelette, Brethren of the Beach, was being published in expanded form in that issue.] H.D Couzens – Brethren of the Beach – Adventure, April 10, 1922 HARRY D. COUZENS, whose complete novelette… Continue reading H. D. Couzens – Auto-biography in Campfire – Adventure, April 10, 1922
Review of the Pirates of the Pines by A.M. Chisholm
Treasure Island was a very successful book in 1883, gaining critical acclaim and popularity for its author, R.L. Stevenson, who until then had not been successful. It is still in print today, and has never been out of print since its first appearance in print. Stevenson tells a rousing story of a boy becoming a… Continue reading Review of the Pirates of the Pines by A.M. Chisholm
A.M. Chisholm – Author, Lawyer, Judge, Coroner
A.M. Chisholm was one of the mainstays of the Popular Magazine. As far as I know, he did not create any series characters, but my knowledge in this area is limited as I don’t collect or read Popular Magazine. I recently read his book, Fur Pirates, which was recently reprinted as Pirates of the Pines… Continue reading A.M. Chisholm – Author, Lawyer, Judge, Coroner
Two Harold Lamb stories – Samples from University of Nebraska Press
Two short stories from Harold Lamb for your reading pleasure. These stories are excerpts from the Harold Lamb collections, Swords from the Sea and Swords from the East, published by University of Nebraska Press. They also contain the introductions to these collections, so if you want to know more about them before buying, here’s… Continue reading Two Harold Lamb stories – Samples from University of Nebraska Press
Western Pulps from the Pulp Magazines Project
Some Western pulps have been added to the Pulp Magazines Project collection: Includes stories by W.C. Tuttle, Ernest Haycox, H.A. DeRosso, Walt Coburn, Hapsburg Liebe, Johnston McCulley, S. Omar Barker and others. Click on the links below the pictures to open the magazine. Support them in any way you can. THE FEUDISTS by Ernest Haycox… Continue reading Western Pulps from the Pulp Magazines Project
F. R. Buckley – Swashbuckling author
Frederick Robert Buckley aka F.R. Buckley (1896-1976), is probably best known for his series of stories in Adventure, about Luigi Caradosso, an Italian soldier of fortune in the middle ages. The Caradosso stories are told, tongue firmly in cheek, in the form of letters from a man in his retirement, offering advice to his master’s… Continue reading F. R. Buckley – Swashbuckling author
Altus Press reprints from Dime Detective and Black Mask
We live in an amazing time when a lot of pulp stories are being reprinted. Reprints from Altus Press (wide range of pulpy stuff), Black Dog Books (focuses on adventure pulps) and Haffner Press (concentrates on science fiction and fantasy, with some detective stuff as well), to mention a few, are doing an amazing… Continue reading Altus Press reprints from Dime Detective and Black Mask
Blog post about a person who worked at Adventure magazine, and some letters
I just came across this blog article authored by a person whose aunt worked at Adventure magazine, probably as a manuscript reader. It has letters from her aunt to people whose mss was rejected, and an inter-office memo of the time. Thought it was worth sharing with you.