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Patriotism, Pigs, Pendexter and Mundy – How Talbot Mundy and Hugh Pendexter helped win World War 1

When i was looking up information on Hugh Pendexter, i came across this article on how the town of Norway, Maine contributed to the war effort in World War 1. Hugh Pendexter and Talbot Mundy were both residents of the town at the time, and they were both drivers (literally in Mundy’s case) of the… Continue reading Patriotism, Pigs, Pendexter and Mundy – How Talbot Mundy and Hugh Pendexter helped win World War 1

Arthur S. Hoffman – The Editor’s Attitude Toward the Young Author

I fear the answers to your two questions, if adequate, would entail the writing of a small volume. Generalization is rather futile unless its statements be taken as subject to hundreds of modifying influences.In the first place, the attitude of magazine editors is not one attitude but almost as many as there are editors and… Continue reading Arthur S. Hoffman – The Editor’s Attitude Toward the Young Author

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B.M. Bower – Author biography

Bertha Muzzy Bower (1871-1940), aka B.M. Bower, was the first woman Western author to achieve wide success. She achieved this success under the pseudonym of B.M. Bower, with many fans thinking she was a man. Her first publishers banned her from telling the truth; afraid it might spoil the market for her work. She was… Continue reading B.M. Bower – Author biography

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Arthur S. Hoffman and the famous boy’s series he influenced

I asked a question in the previous post about Arthur S. Hoffman:   Which unknown writer was initially rejected by Hoffman, but took his advice in the rejection letter; went on to contribute to Adventure, and later author many books in a famous series for boys? Put your guesses, answers in comments.   Nobody guessed… Continue reading Arthur S. Hoffman and the famous boy’s series he influenced

Arthur S. Hoffman – A biography of the editor of Adventure magazine

He was born on 28 September 1876, the son of Judge Ripley C. Hoffman and Mary Eliza Sullivant, in Columbus, Ohio. He was the only child of his father’s second marriage. He attended school in Columbus, graduating from the Columbus high school and went on to get his BA from Ohio State University in 1897.… Continue reading Arthur S. Hoffman – A biography of the editor of Adventure magazine

Marion Angellotti story from Smart Set April 1913 – When the devil ruled

I’m making a story of Marion Polk Angellotti titled “WHEN THE DEVIL RULED” in Smart Set, April 1913 available to download. This story is a romance, similar to the stories of John Hawkwood in Adventure, but stressing the romance a little more. The story is available for download in PDF format. It is around 300KB in… Continue reading Marion Angellotti story from Smart Set April 1913 – When the devil ruled

Marion Polk Angellotti

Marion Polk Angellotti was born on Nov 12, 1887, in either Irvington or San Rafael, California. She was the daughter of Frank Marion Angellotti and Emma Cornelia Angellotti (Clearey). Frank M. Angellotti was a chief justice of the supreme court of California from 1915–1921. She had an older sister, Frances Louise, who died in infancy.… Continue reading Marion Polk Angellotti