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Editor John Gregory Betancourt has assembled a witch's dozen -- 13 --
tales from the classic pulp magazines of the early 20th Century in this
collection by long-lost pulp writer John D. Swain. Swain's powerful
characterizations always raised his stories above other tales, and
these selections will not disappoint readers new to his work.
Included in this volume are are: "Lucifer" (Weird Tales, November
1923). "The Affair at Baker's Bluff" (All-Story Weekly, November
27,1922). "The Old Man of the Sea" (Argosy Weekly, June 8, 1918). "The
Goat of Dolores Valdez" (The All-Story Magazine, October 1912). "The
Getaway" (Munsey's Magazine, March 1921). "The Fist in Pacifist"
(Argosy Allstory Weekly, July 1, 1922). "The Cipher" (All-Story Weekly,
May 18, 1918). "The Fascination of Guilt" (Munsey's Magazine, August
1919). "Robbing the Roost" (Detective Story Magazine, April 15, 1922).
"Nearly a Football Team" (The Cavalier, November 15, 1913). "Desperate
Measures" (All-Story Weekly, November 30, 1918). "Hunger" (Weird Tales,
October 1927 issue). "The Moon-Calves" (Argosy Allstory Weekly, August
5, 1922). |
