by Anthony M. Rud
This treasure was unearthed from microfilm archives of the Boston Sunday Globe by Victor Berch and submitted to The Pulp Rack by frequent contributor Peter Ruber. The text was transcribed for this story from the February 1 and February 8, 1953 issues of the Boston Sunday Globe Fiction Magazine. Peter notes that it is possibly reprinted from the UK edition of Short Stories for November 1951--which itself was a reprint from a mid-1930s issue of that magazine's U.S. edition. Or, it may have been submitted separately, and there may be textual differences among the three versions.
William G. Contento's FictionMags Index lists "Waters Under the Earth" as appearing in the October 10, 1936 issue of Short Stories in its entirety. Contento's index further cites the reprinting of the story in the November 1951 issue of Short Stories, but does not specify whether it was the UK edition.
Anthony Rud (1893-1942) was a novelist and short story writer. He's also known among pulp fans as the fourth editor of Adventure (from the October 15, 1927 issue to the February 15, 1930 issue). He was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died in New York City.
A bibliography for Anthony Rud's work, compiled by Richard Bleiler, Peter Ruber and Victor Berch, is available elsewhere on The Pulp Rack. Click here to check it out. You'll also find a biographical essay on Rud by Peter by clicking here.
We're breaking the story into two parts to recreate the experience of the Boston Sunday Globe reader who read the serialized version. Also, breaking the story in two parts lightens the download burden of our visitors with slower connections.
Peter describes "Waters Under the Earth" as "a first-rate action-thriller--best I've read in a long time. Proving once again that they don't write them like they used to."
On with the story!
PART ONE:
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PART TWO:
The concluding section of Rud's exciting adventure story about Maya Gorman. Click here to read Part 2.
Posted by ds at April 27, 2004 01:00 PM
