H. Bedford Jones

Comic books have often been overlooked for their importance and contribution to the literature world, just like the graphic novels, the Pulp fiction novels, and magazines of the time have been ignored. Though, when you ask someone who thinks they aren’t important what they think of a writer like Mark Twain they’ll often tell you something like yes, that’s the type of writing that should be studied, they’ll be surprised when you tell them that Twain, much like authors Ray Bradbury, and other famous and well regarded writers, have made their start or their contribution to the pulp book world. Much like many current romance writers, the pulp fiction writers have had to overcome the stereotypes built around false claims.

What is pulp? Pulp novels, or magazines more often, are usually comprised of collections of short stories, publishing anything from romance writers, science fiction writers all the way to western authors. H. Bedford Jones is an author who made a name for himself in the Pulp book industry, writing over a hundred that fell into that vein. His book titles included, Pirates’ Gold, The Shadow and The seal of Solomon. He was published in many of the pulp fiction magazines of the time including The Magic Carpet, Argosy, and Weird Tales. He also wrote under a long list of pen names, George Souli de Mourant, and Gordon Stuart just to name a couple.

Pulprack.com aims to be an information resource for those who are interested in learning about this type of writing. It’s important to look at all aspects of the written culture around us to have a better grasp on how the current genre fiction has evolved and where it came from. Writers from this era of dime novels have built a foundation for the modern science fiction and horror authors to build upon.