I see that Altus Press have made the first volume of Theodore Roscoe‘s Thibaud Corday stories available. Go grab it from Amazon or get the limited edition hardcover from Lulu.
Category: Pulp Magazines
Harold Lamb’s sense of humor
[On Harold Lamb‘s birthday today, here is an interesting story about his sense of humor. After the break.] From the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Monday, March 11, 1935: Harold Lamb has a sense of humor .He wrote out the signs used in the street scenes of Paramount’s “The Crusades.” They are in Persian—and anybody in the… Continue reading Harold Lamb’s sense of humor
The rise and fall of the pulps – a timeline
This posting was prompted by Walker Martin’s comment on an earlier post: This is a very interesting question that you present. Can we really say that the pulps were dying in 1942? True ARGOSY ceased as a pulp around this period and became a sort of slick mens magazine. Many pulps decreased their page count… Continue reading The rise and fall of the pulps – a timeline
Terrible Lady – Short story by Theodore Roscoe
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
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.
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 – 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