[Here is a poem of Bill Adams from the pages of Short Stories dated September 25, 1928. It’s a sailor’s prayer that I thought you’d enjoy. After the jump.] OLD TEMPLE OF THE DEEP By BILL ADAMS DON’T want no one sayin’ over me, “Peace to his ashes.” I hopes my mates will bury… Continue reading Bill Adams poem – Old temple of the deep – a sailor’s prayer
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The signal – short story by Bill Adams
From Bill Adams, a story of the brotherhood of the sea. It originally appeared in the Feb 24, 1934 issue of the Argosy. Link after the jump. Download it here.
Bill Adams – sailor, short story writer, poet
Bertram Martin (“Bill”) Adams is another forgotten writer who wrote for Adventure. He was a sailor on the clippers (wind powered ships), and retired from the sea when his body could not take the strain of further voyaging. Contemporary critics raved over his work, comparing him to Joseph Conrad, and he was a favorite of… Continue reading Bill Adams – sailor, short story writer, poet
W.C. Tuttle and the Nobel prize for literature – what’s the connection?
Answer to the question I asked earlier: W.C. Tuttle and the Nobel prize for literature – what’s the connection? In the Nobel Prize winning author V.S. Naipaul’s book, A House for Mr. Biswas, the protagonist’s brother in law, and one of the main characters, is a reader of W.C. Tuttle. Throughout the book, he is… Continue reading W.C. Tuttle and the Nobel prize for literature – what’s the connection?
W.C. Tuttle – Western, short story and movie writer, humorist and detective fiction author
[W.C. Tuttle, like B.M. Bower, Walt Coburn and Dan Cushman, was an authentic westerner from Montana who became a writer. He wrote westerns, naturally, but not the usual sheriff-rides-into-town-and-cleans-it-up stuff. Rather, he wrote humorous stories and detective fiction, creating characters who were always looking to find what was over the next hill, and would never… Continue reading W.C. Tuttle – Western, short story and movie writer, humorist and detective fiction author
Drums drone death – novella by J. Allan Dunn
A detective story set in the South Seas. With a brainy he-man detective, pidgin talking natives, effete Britishers, pounding jungle drums, a blow gun attacks, a native witch doctor, Yellow peril Japanese, a secret plot against America and a beautiful girl in a negligee – Allan Dunn covers all the standard tropes. Did I mention… Continue reading Drums drone death – novella by J. Allan Dunn
J. Allan Dunn – Pulp author, Novelist, Explorer, Sailor
[J. Allan Dunn was a prolific pulp writer, playwright, poet, artist, explorer and movie writer, writing over a thousand stories from 1914 to 1941 of which many were published in book form and serialized in newspapers after their magazine publication. He specialized in South Seas and pirate stories, but wrote detective stories, science fiction and… Continue reading J. Allan Dunn – Pulp author, Novelist, Explorer, Sailor
The Bust of Lincoln – short story by James Francis Dwyer
This short story by James Francis Dwyer is not remotely pulpish. It was a very popular story in its time, and was reprinted as a book. It reminds me of O’Henry and John Collier. Link after the jump. Download the story here.
A jungle graduate – short story by James Francis Dwyer
This short story from James Francis Dwyer gives me the creeps. It has been anthologized many times, and is contained in his collection of short stories, Breath of the Jungle. Link after the break. You can read the short story here.
James Francis Dwyer – biography
[James Francis Dwyer’s biography reads like a story from the pages of the pulps. He was a mailman, a reformed convict and a tram conductor before he met with success as a writer. He wrote adventure stories for the pulps – stories which are as exciting today as they were when they were written. One… Continue reading James Francis Dwyer – biography