Author:Henry James O'Brien Bedford-Jones

Henry James O'Brien Bedford-Jones
(1887–1949)

Canadian-American (born Canadian) historical, adventure fantasy and science fiction writer. Designated by many as "The king of pulps;" his works appeared in a number of pulp magazines. Pen names: H. Bedford-Jones, Allan Hawkwood, Donald Bedford, Montague Brissard, Cleveland B. Chase, Paul Ferval, Michael Gallister, Gordon Keyne, M. Lassez, George Souli de Mourant, Lucian Pemjean, Margaret Love Sangerson, Charles George Souli, Gordon Stuart, Elliot Whitney, John Wycliffe.

Works

Fiction

  • The Cross and the Hammer: A tale of the days of the Vikings ( 1912) illus E. H. Hartke his. fiction
  • The Conquest (1914) IA
  • Flamehair the Skald: A tale of the days of Hardrede IA
  • Blood Royal (1914)
  • Under Fire (1915)
  • L'Arbre Croche Mission [1] IA
  • Sword Flame (1918)
  • Nuala O'Malley (from All Story weekly, 1918) [2] Project Gutenberg
  • The Opium Ship (1919, 4-part serial in The Thrill Book magazine)
  • Pirates' Gold (1920)
  • The Mesa Trail (1920) IA : Project Gutenberg
  • Bigfoot Joe and Others: Figments of fancy (1920) short stories and poems IA
  • Arizona Argonauts (1920) (1924 edition)
  • The Mardi Gras Mystery (1921) frontispiece John Newton Howitt
  • The Shadow (1922)
  • The Second Mate (1922) novella IA (1923, c. 1922)
  • The Sheriff of Pecos (1923)
  • Mormon Valley (1924)
  • The Star Woman (1924) (his. fiction)
  • Golden Ghost

John Solomon series

(as Allan Hawkwood)

  • The Gate of Farewell (1928; in Argosy, Jan–Feb 1914) [Book #1?] IA
  • Solomon's Quest (1915)
  • Gentleman Solomon (1915; People's Magazine 1915) IA
  • Solomon's Carpet (1915; People's Magazine, Oct 1915)
  • The Seal of John Solomon (1924; Argosy, 1915)
  • John Solomon, Argonaut (1916)
  • John Solomon, Retired (1917; People's Magazine Dec 1917)
  • Pilgrim Solomon (1917)
  • Solomon's Son (1918)
  • John Solomon—Supercargo (1924; Argosy 1914)
  • John Solomon, Incognito (1925; sl 1921)
  • The Shawl of Solomon (1925; sl. 1917)
  • The Wizard of the Atlas (1928)

The Coasts of Chance

Boy Scouts of the Air

(All authors of the series used the pseudonym Gordon Stuart. Only titles by Bedford-Jones are shown.)

Novellas and short stories from magazines

Longer works and series
  • "A Discord in Avalon," (novella, New Story Magazine, July, 1914)
  • "Rajah of Hell Island" (novella, All-Story Weekly, Mar 24 1917)
  • "Bob Bowen comes to Town" (novelette, All-Story Weekly, Nov 2, 1918)
  • "The House of Skulls" (novelette, All-Story Weekly, Jan 25, 1919)
  • "Four Quarts of Rubies," (3-part serial, All-Story Weekly, June 7-21, 1919)
  • "The Opium Ship," (4-part serial, Jul 1-Aug 16 1919)
  • "The Blue Ghost" (The Blue Book Magazine, 1920 June) novelette
  • "The Second Life of Monsieur the Devil" (3-part serial, Blue Book Magazine, Aug–Oct 1920)
  • "Mr. Shen of Shensi" (The Thrill Book, 1919 Oct 1) novelette
  • "The Ship of Shadows" (novella, Blue Book Magazine, Feb 1920)
  • "The Blue Ghost" (The Blue Book Magazine, 1920 June) novelette
  • "The Brazen Peacock" (3-part serial, Blue Book Magazine, Aug-Oct 1920)
  • "The Messenger" (Adventure, 1920 Dec 1) (with W C Robertson) novella
  • "The Temple of the Ten" (1921 March 3, Adventure) with W. C. Robertson (Sequel to "The Messenger." In book form 1973) novelette
  • "Blood of the Eagle" (novella, Munsey's May 1922)
  • "Treasure Royal" (novelette, Munsey's Jan 1922)
  • "Down the Coast of Barbary," (novelette, All-Story Weekly, Oct 21, 1922)
  • "Cactus and Rattlers" (novelette, Blue Book Magazine, Jan. 1924)
  • "The Arizona Callahan" (Blue Book, March 1924) novelette
  • "Madagascar Gold" (novelette, Blue Book May 1924) [Trenchard] novelette
  • "The Barren Islands" (Blue Book, June 1924) [Trenchard] novelette
  • "South, West and North" (novel, Adventure Oct 30, 1924)
  • "Profit Intangible," (novelette, Everybody's, 1925)
  • "The Frontier Below" (The Blue Book Magazine, Sept 1925) novelette
  • "George, Tete-Beche" (Short Stories US, 1926 Feb 10) novelette
  • "The Sergius Stones" (Everybody's Magazine, 1926 June) novelette
  • "The Cibourne Trail" (The Blue Book, July 1926) novella; as Allan Hawkwood
  • "The Trail of Jeopardy" (Short Stories, 25 Dec 1926) ss
  • The Trail of Death (The Blue Book Magazine, 1926 Oct–?) series
  • "The Three Men Over the Hill," (Everybody's Magazine, January 1927)
  • "The Bar E Bar Bandit" (The Blue Book Magazine, Jan 1927) novelette [as Allan Hawkwood] novelette [as Allan Hawkwood] (1 page missing in scan at IA)
  • "Men Make Mistakes" (Adventure, 1927 Aug 15) novelette
  • "The Net" (Short Stories US, 1928 May 10) novella
  • "Rifles at Eagle Pass" (Short Stories (US) 1928 Dec 10) novella
  • "The Pearl of Price" (Blue Book, 1933) novelette
  • Detective Clancy (1926–?) series
  • American League Convention
  • "The Bloody Decks of Every" (Adventure, 1928 May 15) novelette
  • "The Hostile Island" (The Blue Book Magazine, Aug 1928) novelette
  • "The Sleeper" in Weird Tales, 24 (4) (October 1934)
  • "Pearls from Macao," in The Magic Carpet Magazine (July 1933, vol. 3, no. 3)
  • "Lords of the Tideless Sea," in Golden Fleece (February 1939, vol. 2, no. 2)
  • "Much Lost, More Won," in Golden Fleece (March 1939, vol. 2, no. 3)
  • "The Sea Drinks Blood," in Golden Fleece (May 1939, vol. 2, no. 5)
Short stories
  • "The Artificial Honeymoon" in Weird Tales, 35 (4) (July-August 1940) (Adventures of a Professional Corpse)

Non-fiction

  • "Making Your Library Pay Dividends" (The Student Writer, 1922 Aug) essay

Poetry

  • Figs and Thistles (1915) poetry IA
  • Fruit Before Summer (1915) poems IA
  • Gathered Verse (1916) poems IA
  • The Story of Mision San Juan Capistrano (1918) poems IA

About Bedford-Jones

  • H. Bedford-Jones—Philatelist—Story Teller by Unknown, in Linn's Weekly Stamp News, 14 Dec 1929

Notes

  1. 40 copies, hand-printed by the author and distributed privately. Full name: L'Arbre Croche Mission : A memorable relation briefly setting forth the historical facts and eschewing all fable & legend, as erected by untutored minds, touching upon the justly famed mission of the Crooked Tree
  2. 4 installments, Nov. 5-26 1918. Combined by Project Gutenberg volunteers at www.pgdp.net

Some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the United States because they were published before January 1, 1930.


This author died in 1949, so works by this author are in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 75 years or less. These works may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

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