This short story by Theodore Roscoe originally appeared in the American Weekly, in 1942. At the time the pulps were dying, Roscoe was looking for other markets, and he was doing a series of articles on real crimes for the American Weekly. Looks like he also managed to sell them this story. This story of Haiti… Continue reading Terrible Lady – Short story by Theodore Roscoe
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Theodore Roscoe – Traveller, Historian, Pulp Writer
[Theodore Roscoe was a popular and prolific writer for the pulps, in addition to being a historian. He was famous for his French Foreign Legion tales and dabbled in other genres as well. Most of his tales were set in remote places which he travelled to. He was a very popular writer for Argosy, where… Continue reading Theodore Roscoe – Traveller, Historian, Pulp Writer
Bandit Lawman – novelette by Luke Short
[This story by Luke Short appeared in Big Book Western, in the March 1937 issue. Link after the break.]Download the story here.
Luke Short – Western story writer
[Luke Short was a prolific writer of western stories, penning over fifty novels and hundreds of short stories. He was a good craftsman, and his stories had action, mystery and good dialog. He passed away on this day, thirty seven years ago, and i thought it would be a good thing to remember him today.… Continue reading Luke Short – Western story writer
Everett, Commissioner of Justice – short story by Gordon MacCreagh
[The following short story by Gordon MacCreagh was originally published in the Illustrated Sunday Magazine. It was collected in Greatest Short Stories, vol. 4, published by P.F. Collier and Sons in 1915. Link after the break.] Download the story here.
The Jade Hunters – short story by Gordon MacCreagh
[This is a tale of three white men in the jungles of Burma. Plenty of excitement and action, you can see that MacCreagh knows the area well. Download link after the break.] Download the story here.
Gordon MacCreagh – Adventurer, Explorer, Big game hunter, Writer
[Gordon MacCreagh might have been the real life inspiration for Indiana Jones. Born in Indiana, he went on an expedition to find the lost Ark of the Covenant in Abyssinia, explored the Amazon jungles, collected big game animals for a circus and was a writer and lecturer. Read more after the break.] Gordon MacCreagh was… Continue reading Gordon MacCreagh – Adventurer, Explorer, Big game hunter, Writer
Prince Sarath Kumar Ghosh – Article on Indian magic in Scientific American, 1918
[Prince Sarath Ghosh had a series of articles in Scientific American on Indian magic tricks. This is from the November 2, 1918 issue. It is about how an Indian magician can produce a fish from the air. Interested? Article download after the jump.] Download the article here.
Prince Sarath Kumar Ghosh – Indian writer, traveller, prince?, pulp author
[I came upon the name Prince Sarath Kumar Ghosh when going through the contents of the recent collection from Black Dog Books in the Best of Adventure series. I was intrigued, an Indian connection to Adventure? I’m from India myself, and I didn’t know who he was. So I decided to write up what I… Continue reading Prince Sarath Kumar Ghosh – Indian writer, traveller, prince?, pulp author
Excerpt from Altar of the Legion – novel by Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur and Farnham Bishop
The Altar of the Legion is a novel of post-Arthurian Britain, set in the time the Saxons were invading England (around 400 AD). It is one of the best stories from Brodeur and Bishop. This excerpt contains the foreword and the first three chapters, which include a chase and a battle. If you want more,… Continue reading Excerpt from Altar of the Legion – novel by Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur and Farnham Bishop