Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers

Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers
Author: Lee Server
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2014-05-14
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 1438109121

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Provides an introduction to American pulp fiction during the twentieth century with brief author biographies and lists of their works.

Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers

Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers
Author: Lee Server
Publisher:
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2005-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9780756796440

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Over the past century, writers such as Edgar Rice Burroughs, Jacqueline Susann, Raymond Chandler, V.C. Andrews, Ian Fleming & Mario Puzo have developed the genre of popular, or pulp, fiction. From early dime novels to mass-market paperbacks, pulp fiction (PF) has become part of pop culture. This ency. covers the spectrum of PF writers: the best-sellers & brand-name authors, the inventors of modern genres (western, private detective, science fiction, romance, horror, erotica), underground cult figures, & a variety of talented paperback writers who were never given their due. More than 200 entries profile a wide range of PF luminaries, with a brief biography & list of writing credits, incl. works written under pseudonyms. Illus.

Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers

Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers
Author: Lee Server
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2002-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781417724147

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From the early days of dime novels to the contemporary mass-market paperbacks

Queer Pulp

Queer Pulp
Author: Susan Stryker
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2001-08
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780811830201

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From homicidal homos to locked-up lesbians, and almost every sexually dangerous combination in between, Queer Pulp: Perverted Passions from the Golden Age of the Paperback is the first complete expose of queer sexuality in mid-twentieth century paperbacks. Compellingly written by historian Susan Stryker, Queer Pulp gives a complete overview of the cultural, political, and economic factors involved in the boom of queer paperbacks. With chapters covering gay, lesbian, transgender, and bisexually oriented books, a lively overview of the genres, and loads of scorching paperback covers, Queer Pulp reveals the complicated and fascinating history of alternative sexual literature and book publishing. Featuring the work of well-known authors such as W. Somerset Maugham and Truman Capote to the low-brow and no-brow scribes who worked under several names, Queer Pulp is the entertaining and informative introduction to these lost, salacious literary genres.

The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction

The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction
Author: Michael Ashley
Publisher: Constable
Total Pages: 804
Release: 2002
Genre: Characters and characteristics in literature
ISBN:

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A reference and overview of the genre of crime fiction, primarily covering the 1950s onwards, although major earlier writers, such as Agatha Christie and Raymond Chandler, also have entries.

Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction
Author: Otto Penzler
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Crime
ISBN: 9781847240668

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Fourteen tales of crime and retribution from the Great, the Good and the Unknown: a landmark anthology from the 1930s, when pulp fiction gave birth to the detective working the mean streets of the big city Harlan Coben introduces a collection of the greatest of the great from the Golden Age of pulp fiction. Here are 14 classic tales of virtue versus villainy that will keep you riveted to your seat. Legendary writers you've already heard of like Dashiell Hammett, Erle Stanley Gardner, Cornell Woolrich and Raymond Chandler are here. Legendary writers that you should have heard of like Frederick Nebel, Paul Cain, Carroll John Daly, George Harman Coxe, Horace McCoy and Thomas Walsh are also where they should be - with the greats. Tailor-made for pulp novices and hard-boiled fans with a soft spot for the masters, this collection shows that some writing has an edge that time just can't dull.

The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana

The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana
Author: Jess Nevins
Publisher: Monkeybrain
Total Pages: 1032
Release: 2005
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN:

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This enormous volume is the first comprehensive encyclopedia of fantastic literature of the nineteenth century. From detective fiction to historical novels, from well-known authors like Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, to Russian newspaper serials and Chinese martial arts novels, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FANTASTIC VICTORIANA is a truly exhaustive look at every aspect of fantastic literature in the days of Queen Victoria. Readers of science fiction and fantasy will be surprised to find here the roots of genres thought to be strictly contemporary, and students of literature will be amazed at the breadth and scope of writings produced in the Victoriana era. This is an invaluable reference, and truly one-of-a-kind.

The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
Author: George Mann
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 608
Release: 2012-03-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1780337043

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This encyclopedia is the most up-to-date, concise, clear and affordable guide to all aspects of science fiction, from its background to generic themes and devices, from authors (established and new) to films. Science fiction has evolved into one of the most popular, cutting-edge and exciting fiction geners, with a proliferation of modern and classic authors, themes and ideas, movies, TV series and awards. Arranged in an A-Z format, and featuring a comprehensive index and cross-referencing system, The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Science Fiction is also the most accessible and easy to use encyclopedia of its kind currently available.

Serial Vigilantes of Paperback Fiction

Serial Vigilantes of Paperback Fiction
Author: Bradley Mengel
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2009-10-21
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 078645475X

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Rough justice has often been served in the pages of serial novels, notably beginning with Don Pendleton's The Executioner in 1969. This is the first overview of the serial vigilante genre, which featured such hard-boiled protagonists as Nick Carter, Mark Stone, Jake Brand and Able Team among the 130 series that followed Pendleton's novel. Serial vigilantes repeatedly take the law into their own hands, establishing and imposing their own moral standards, usually by force. The book examines the connections between the serial vigilante and the pulp hero that preceded him and how the serial vigilante has influenced a variety of tough guys, private eyes, spies and cops in different media. A complete bibliography for each series is featured.

Typewriter in the Sky

Typewriter in the Sky
Author: L. Ron Hubbard
Publisher: Galaxy Press LLC
Total Pages: 110
Release: 1995-08-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1592121365

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Modern man Mike de Wolf gets stranded in a pirate adventure being written by his friend Horace Hackett and finds himself fighting for his life as the villainous Miguel de Lobo, while trying to figure out how to extricate himself from Horace's fatal plot.