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Pulp Fiction
 Websites presented in alphabetical order American Women's Dime Novel Project: Dime Novels for Women, 1870-1920 
 Images, information, and discussion about these inexpensive novels marketed to women in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes lists of writers (some with biographical information) and publishers, an overview of the dime novel series, a cover galley, and links to articles and stories. Discusses libraries with dime novel collections. From the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. http://chnm.gmu.edu/dimenovels/ Topics: Literature: Fiction, Women Last updated Mar 22, 2006 Dime Novels and Penny Dreadfuls
A collection of over 8,000 dime novels (referred to as "penny dreadfuls" in England) and story papers (weekly tabloids) popular during the middle to late 19th century in America and England. Contains scanned covers and descriptions of the publications, though a few of the works are available in full text. Features a tour of the print process and a timeline. Browsable and searchable. From Stanford University Libraries. http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/dp/pennies/home.html Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Literature: Fiction Last updated Apr 17, 2005 The George Kelley Paperback and Pulp Fiction Collection
"Over 25,000 pulp-fiction books and magazines," about half of which have been cataloged. "The Collection" has a list of genres: there are separate pages for adventure, detective/mystery, erotic, fantastic, horror, legal, science fiction, war, and western stories. Each section contains bibliographic information and a guide for searching the genre in BISON, the library's online catalog. From the Lockwood Memorial Library at the State University of New York in Buffalo. Note: site not recently updated. http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/lml/kelley/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Literary Movements and Periods, Literature: Fiction Last updated Jul 11, 2005 Gumshoes, Sleuths & Snoopers
This site "provides an in-depth look at 185 detective and mystery novels originally published during the period 1930-1960. It is the result of a collaborative effort in which volunteers ... provided detailed information about plot, setting, characters and other thematic factors for each title." Browsable, or searchable by title, publisher, cover artist, and other factors. Includes images of book covers. From the University at Buffalo, the State University of New York. http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/kelley/KelleyAdvanced.asp Topics: Literature: Fiction, Mysteries and More Last updated Apr 6, 2005 Resources for Research: Periodicals
This directory of full-text online periodicals features magazines (including children's), newspapers, comics, pulp magazines, and other serial publications from the 18th century to the present. Lists publications from the alternative presses, religious and atheist organizations, the government and military, and more. Provided by the Research Society for American Periodicals (RSAP). http://home.earthlink.net/%7Eellengarvey/rsapresource1.html Topics: Literature: Fiction, Newspapers, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Nov 15, 2005 Women in the Shadows: Lesbian Pulp Fiction Collection
This site chronicles some of the classic lesbian pulp fiction contained in the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture at Duke University. These paperbacks were popular in the 1950s and early 1960s. The site provides historical backgrounds, plot summaries, cover art, and additional reading lists. One technical inaccuracy: the movie "Desert Hearts" was based on a novel by noted author Jane Rule, not on a pulp. http://library.duke.edu/specialcollections/bingham/guides/lesbianpulp/ Topics: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered People, Literature: Fiction, Women Last updated Feb 19, 2007 |
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