02 février 2013

King of the Pulps



Peter Ruber, Darrell C. Richardson & Victor A. Berch
King of the Pulps
The life & writings of H. Bedford-Jones

Battered Silicon Dispatch Box
George A. Vanderburgh
Shelburne, Ontario, Canada
2003, 316 pages
ISBN : 1-55246-464-4


Foreword :
Anatomy of a bibliography, by Peter Ruber

Part I : "King of the Pulps"
Essays by Peter Ruber
"The life and times of H. Bedford-Jones"
"An overview of HB-J's writings"
"Pseudonyms and collaborators, real and fictitious"

Part II : The bibliography of H. Bedford-Jones
Compiled by Peter Ruber, Darrell C. Richardson, and Victor A. Berch

Books by H. Bedford-Jones
  A. Fiction (novels & short stories) as H. Bedford-Jones
  B. Poetry
  C. Non-fiction
  D. Translations
  E. Fiction : writing as "Allan Hawkwood"
  F. Fiction : writing as "Gordon Keyne"
  G. Fiction : writing as "Capt. Bedford Foran"
  H. Fiction : writing as "John Wycliffe"
  I. Fiction : writing as "Montague Brisard"
  J. Fiction : writing as "Donald Bedford"
  K. Fiction : writing as "Emerson Baker"
  L. Fiction - Juvenile : writing as "Margaret Love Sanderson"
  M. Fiction - Juvenile : writing as "Gordon Stuart"
  N. Fiction - Juvenile : writing as "Elliot Whitney"
  O. Ephemera (Misc. leaflets, broadsides)
  P. Anthology appearances
Bibliographic notes & oddities

The magazine writings of H. Bedford-Jones
Part 1 : Fiction published as H. Bedford-Jones
Part 2 : Pseudonyms
  Writing as "Allan Hawkwood"
  Writing as "Gordon Keyne"
  Writing as "Capt. Michael Gallister"
  Writing as "David Seabrooke"
  Writing as "Torquay Trevison"
  Writing as "H.E. Twinells"
  Writing as "Bedford Rohmer"
  Writing as "Rodney Blake"
  Writing as "Capt. L.B. Williams"
  Writing as "H.E. Williamson"
  Writing as "Burt L. Standish"
Part 3 : Articles : non-fiction & misc.
Part 4 : Articles about and obituaries
Part 5 : Radio shows
Part 6 : Film adaptations

Other unidentified tearsheets at University of Texas
 
Preface to Post Mortem by Peter Ruber
 
Part III : Post Mortem, by H. Bedford-Jones
 
Of John Solomon and Sherlock Holmes, by Peter Ruber
 
Part IV : The wisdom of John Solomon
(a newly discovered John Solomon adventure by H. Bedford-Jones)
 The affair of the aluminum crutch
(a new adventure of Sherlock Holmes by H. Bedford-Jones)
 
Part V : A selection of HB-J magazine and book covers



Annotated guide to Unknown & Unknown Worlds



Stefan R. Dziemianowicz
The annotated guide to
Unknown & Unknown Worlds
Starmont Studies in Literary Criticism, n° 13
Starmont House, Mercer Island, U.S.A.
1991, 212 pages
ISBN : 1-55742-140-4


Introduction
I. Origins
II. The first year
III. A golden year
IV. Unknown Worlds
V. Death and resurrection
VI. Unknown fiction
VII. The Unknown influence
VIII. Notes

Story annotations

Appendices
I. Unpublished manuscript inventory
II. Stories transferred to Astounding Science-Fiction
III. Inventory dates of purchase
IV. Story index
V. Author index
VI. Letters index
VII. British edition
VIII. Reprints


Annotated guide to Robert E. Howard



Robert Weinberg
The annotated guide to Robert E. Howard's
sword & sorcery
Conan - Kull - Kane
Starmont House, West Linn, Oregon, U.S.A.
1976, 160 pages
ISBN : 0-916732-00-2


Introduction
Solomon Kane
King Kull
Bran Mak Morn and the Picts
James Allison
Turlogh Dubh
Non-series stories
Conan
The chronological Conan
The Conan saga (as written by Robert E. Howard)




Pathways to Elfland


Darrell Schweitzer
Pathways to Elfland
The writings of Lord Dunsany
Owlswick Press
Philadelphia, U.S.A., 1989, 200 pages
ISBN : 0-913896-16-0
 
 
 
Foreword, by L. Sprague De Camp
Acknowledgements
 
Introduction
Early short stories
Plays
Novels
Later short stories
Poetry
Non-fiction
Uncollected works
Conclusion
 
Appendix
Bibliography
Index
 
 

My life as a pornographer


Penthouse letters
vol. 10 n° 12, December 1992
New York, U.S.A.


Robert Silverberg : "My life as a pornographer"

(apart from this, nothing literary in this magazine... )

01 février 2013

The many facets of Stephen King


Michael R. Collings
The many facets of Stephen King

Starmont Studies in Literary Criticism, n° 11
Starmont House, Mercer Island
1985, 194 pages
ISBN : 0-930261-14-3
Foreword
List of abbreviations
Chapter I : Chronology and criticism
Chapter II : The search for a form
Chapter III : Along the main stream
Chapter IV : The twilight lands
Chapter V : "Ghosties and Ghoulies"
Chapter VI : One in every garage
Chapter VII : Exploring tangential worlds
Chapter VIII : And beyond
Checklist :
Primary works
I. Books
II. Collections
III. Short fiction and poetry
IV. Non-fiction and criticism
V. Film versions of King's works
Secondary works
VI. Criticism and reviews
VII. Interviews and profiles
List of works cited
Index



The shorter works of Stephen King


Michael Collings & David Engebretson
The shorter works of Stephen King

Stamont Studies in Literary Criticism, n° 9
Starmont House, Mercer Island, U.S.A.
1985, 202 pages
ISBN : 0-930261-03-8


Foreword
List of abbreviations
Chronology

Chapter I : The early uncollected stories
Chapter II : Night Shift
Chapter III : Different seasons
Chapter IV : The Dark Tower
Chapter V : Creepshow
Chapter VI : Skeleton Crew
Chapter VII : The later uncollected stories

Checklist
List of works cited
Index