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[boox909]

"Today marks science fiction and fantasy pioneer C. L. Moore's 100th birthday. Born on January 24th, 1911 in Indianapolis, Moore was one of the first women to write in these genres, helping to pave the way for the many female authors of speculative fiction to follow. She died in 1987, following a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.

For more about this great author of science fiction and fantasy, please visit the PulpFest web site at: www.pulpfest.com."

[paw broon]

Thanks for the link, boox.  I knew nothing of this author and I'm glad I now do.  I'd also love to go to a pulp con. But I've seen the hard earned cash my pal has spent on them over the years and I really don't want to bankrupt myself.  I'll be content  with the few I have and borrowing others from that friend.
Prior to pulps there were, of course, Penny Dreadfuls, or Dime Novels as I think you knew them.  This is an interesting site on that subject
:-http://library.stanford.edu/depts/dp/pennies/home.html
Actually, I was sure I had a British P.D. site but it's eluding me right now.  Quite frustrating.

[bowers]

Paw, There is a Yahoo group, Pulpscans, which is an excellent pd download site. I would imagine much of Moore's work and her husband's, Henry Kuttner, is not pd as such. However, stories appearing in pd pulps are another matter. I have downloaded several pulps containing stories by both authors. Cheers, Bowers

[paw broon]

Thanks bowers.  I've applied. A timely tip on your part because I visited my pal, the pulp collector last week and we sat around in his book room, raking through boxes of gorgeous old pulps.  I still find it hard to take in the sheer no. of all different genres he has.  But what also intrigues me are the old British storypapers for boys and girls, School libraries, Sexton Blake, Dixon Hawke and the early 1900's versions of penny dreadfuls.  My pal has a lot of them and I'm on the way to having a fair representation, both physical and E versions.  The more I find out about this stuff, the more I realise there is to learn.