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September 20, 2009

“The Fist and the Sword,” by Fulton Grant, Blue Book August 1936

For some reason I’ve had stuck in my head for years that Fulton T. Grant was one of H. Bedford-Jones’ many pseudonyms.

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September 05, 2009

The D'Artagnan Romances: Twenty Years After by Dumas

I described Dumas’ The Three Musketeers as a romp. The sequel, which began its serialized appearance in 1845 -- the year following its precursor’s publication -- starts out much more somberly. Taking up, as its title suggests, two decades after the first volume, this tale opens with our heroes having gone their separate ways. D’Artagnan, the witty, apparently irrepressible youthful leader of the earlier band, has turned bitter, his witticisms now cynical asides.

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