This is going to be a month of stories from Adventure, with one story appearing each week. The stories should give a good flavor of Adventure across the decades: Story Author Issue Date Comments Of Deadly Weapons F.R. Buckley April, 1947 A Caradosso short story Compound Interest Hugh Pendexter March 15, 1933 Pendexter in a… Continue reading A month of stories from Adventure magazine
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Barry Scobee – Auto-biography in Campfire – Adventure, November 8, 1926
Barry Scobee (Photo courtesy Archives of the Big Bend, Bryan Wildenthal MemorialLibrary, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Texas) AT OUR last meeting we inaugurated the new custom of having the biography of one of our writers at the end of each “Camp-Fire,” so that all readers may come to know personally our old writers… Continue reading Barry Scobee – Auto-biography in Campfire – Adventure, November 8, 1926
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
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
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.
The Lost God – short story by John Russell
Locations of the stories in John Russell’s collection “Where the Pavement Ends”, from where this story is taken This short story by John Russell is about an explorer who becomes a god. A standard pulp trope, you might say, and yet this has an unexpected ending. Or is it a beginning? This was… Continue reading The Lost God – short story by John Russell
Altus Press’ first release of James B. Hendryx’s Black John books
Kindle Ebook version Kindle Ebook version Kindle Ebook version Altus Press has released three Halfaday Creek books by James B. Hendryx. The stories are set in Halfaday Creek at the time of the Yukon gold rush. Halfaday Creek is a refuge for outlaws on the run from the law, and is located conveniently near the… Continue reading Altus Press’ first release of James B. Hendryx’s Black John books
Foreign Legion stories – great blog
For those of you who are fans of Foreign Legion stories in the pulps, the Mon Legionnaire blog is a gold mine. It has short fiction by Theodore Roscoe, Georges Surdez, Robert Carse and J. D. Newsom. It also has a lot of interesting non-fiction articles on the Foreign Legion. Click here to see only the stories.
Charles Beadle on writing fiction and selling his first novel
Article from Charles Beadle about writing, his first book sale and other thoughts. Charles Beadle wrote stories set in Africa, some of which appeared in Adventure magazine. Some of his work has been collected in The City of Baal, and The Land of Ophir, both published by Off-Trail Press. You can find a very detailed review of… Continue reading Charles Beadle on writing fiction and selling his first novel