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
Category: Pulp Magazines
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
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
Kathrene and Robert Pinkerton – husband and wife writing team
[Many people have, at some time or other, thought of escaping civilization and heading out to the wide open spaces. With most people, it remains a thought. Kathrene and Robert Pinkerton, a husband and wife author team who wrote stories of the Frozen North for Adventure, did just that. Robert was ordered by his doctor… Continue reading Kathrene and Robert Pinkerton – husband and wife writing team
Annotated bibliography of Harold Lamb’s Cossack stories – part 4
Harold Lamb wrote more than forty stories of the Cossack adventurers. Luckily for us, all his stories are back in print, thanks to the efforts of Howard Andrew Jones. In this bibliography, I want to give a flavor of the stories, the exotic locales and the different people that Khlit and others meet on their adventures,… Continue reading Annotated bibliography of Harold Lamb’s Cossack stories – part 4
Annotated bibliography of Harold Lamb’s Cossack stories – part 3
Harold Lamb wrote more than forty stories of the Cossack adventurers. Luckily for us, all his stories are back in print, thanks to the efforts of Howard Andrew Jones. In this bibliography, I want to give a flavor of the stories, the exotic locales and the different people that Khlit and others meet on their adventures,… Continue reading Annotated bibliography of Harold Lamb’s Cossack stories – part 3
Harold Lamb and Historical Romance – article by Arthur S. Hoffman
Arthur S. Hoffman wrote this article about Harold Lamb, the pioneering author of eastern historical adventure fiction, for “The Bookman“, March 1930. This was after Lamb had become famous for his popular histories – Genghis Khan, Tamerlane and The Crusades. In it, he talks about how Harold Lamb got interested in Asian history and started… Continue reading Harold Lamb and Historical Romance – article by Arthur S. Hoffman
Annotated bibliography of Harold Lamb’s Cossack stories – part 2
Harold Lamb wrote more than forty stories of the Cossack adventurers. Luckily for us, all his stories are back in print, thanks to the efforts of Howard Andrew Jones. In this bibliography, I want to give a flavor of the stories, the exotic locales and the different people that Khlit and others meet on their adventures,… Continue reading Annotated bibliography of Harold Lamb’s Cossack stories – part 2
Harold Lamb’s Thrilling Cossack Adventures – quick summaries, Part 1
Harold Lamb wrote more than forty stories of the Cossack adventurers. Luckily for us, all his stories are back in print, thanks to the efforts of Howard Andrew Jones. In this bibliography, I want to give a flavor of the stories, the exotic locales and the different people that Khlit and others meet on their adventures,… Continue reading Harold Lamb’s Thrilling Cossack Adventures – quick summaries, Part 1