This is an off-trail recommendation; I don’t normally post about science fiction or fantasy here, but this is too good an offer to pass up. Barry Hughart’s excellent Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox are now available in an omnibus for three dollars. The first novel – “Bridge of Birds” – is alone… Continue reading Fantasy Adventure book – The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox – Great bargain
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Luke Short – Movies and their sources
Many of Luke Short‘s books were made into movies. Most of them are good. All movies I know about which were made from his books and magazines are listed below. Books on left, movie on right. Below the book cover, you will find the listing of the original magazine appearance, if any. Links (where available,… Continue reading Luke Short – Movies and their sources
Vol 1 of Theodore Roscoe’s Thibaud Corday stories released
I see that Altus Press have made the first volume of Theodore Roscoe‘s Thibaud Corday stories available. Go grab it from Amazon or get the limited edition hardcover from Lulu.
Paid to be dumb – humorous short story by Karl Detzer
This short story by Karl Detzer isn’t at all like his usual, but I liked it a lot, and thought it was funny. Hope you enjoy it. Download the story here.
Confessions of a fire fan – article by Karl Detzer
In this article, Karl Detzer, who is famous for his fireman stories, talks about the joys and pains of being a fire fan. Download the article here.
Wanderings – article about August Detzer by Karl Detzer
In this article from Reader’s Digest, Karl Detzer talks about his father’s life, and the history he went through. He was a Forrest Gump of sorts, looks like. Download the article here.
The rocking-chair chief – short story by Karl Detzer
Enjoy this story of a surly fireman and his bulky chief from Munsey’s Magazine, June, 1926. Download the story here.
Karl Detzer – Journalist, Soldier, Editor, Writer
When I was going through my collection of Adventure, looking for Talbot Mundy or Arthur Friel stories, I kept running across Karl Detzer’s firemen stories. I got interested after reading a couple of these stories, and tried to find more information about him. The only Karl Detzers I came across were a soldier and an… Continue reading Karl Detzer – Journalist, Soldier, Editor, Writer
Harold Lamb’s sense of humor
[On Harold Lamb‘s birthday today, here is an interesting story about his sense of humor. After the break.] From the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Monday, March 11, 1935: Harold Lamb has a sense of humor .He wrote out the signs used in the street scenes of Paramount’s “The Crusades.” They are in Persian—and anybody in the… Continue reading Harold Lamb’s sense of humor
The rise and fall of the pulps – a timeline
This posting was prompted by Walker Martin’s comment on an earlier post: This is a very interesting question that you present. Can we really say that the pulps were dying in 1942? True ARGOSY ceased as a pulp around this period and became a sort of slick mens magazine. Many pulps decreased their page count… Continue reading The rise and fall of the pulps – a timeline