August 16, 2007

Talbot Mundy’s “Kitty” Stories

Mundy wrote four stories about actress/woman about town Kitty Crothers. I’m very pleased to share them here, because it’s doubtful they would find their way into print these days, as they offer settings far from the exotic locales Mundy is famous for in “Soul of a Regiment,” King—of the Khyber Rifles, and his JimGrim tales. - Read this article


July 09, 2007

Talbot Mundy: "America As Protector Of Armenia"

Georges Dodds provides this newspaper clipping about Adventure writer Mundy's views on providing assistance to Armenia as that country struggled for its independence and democratic rule following World War 1. - Read this article


June 24, 2007

"The Lady and the Lord"

This story, originally appearing in the June 1911 issue of All-Story Magazine, is quite different from the exotic action tales that Mundy wrote for Adventure and Argosy. - Read this article


June 20, 2007

Talbot Mundy Sues Standard Film Industries, Inc.

Georges Dodds provides this newspaper clipping about Adventure writer Mundy's bringing suit against a film company that had optioned rights for two of his stories, including King, of the Khyber Rifles. - Read this article


June 02, 2007

Talbot Mundy, Englishman, Beaten and Robbed

Georges Dodds provided the following newspaper stories about Talbot Mundy, which appeared soon after his arrival in New York. These columns of type provide a look at Mundy's life while he was still something of a rascal, before he settled down to being a popular author of adventure fiction. - Read this article


June 11, 2003

Of "The Soul of a Regiment": Mundy on The Sudan

This article provides a brief historical background to "The Soul of a Regiment" and some sources to which interested readers can look for further information. While Mundy's tale is entertaining all on its own, knowing its historical context lends even greater power to the tale. - Read this article


January 15, 2003

Mundy in The Writer, 1921

A brief visit with Mundy, from the pages of The Writer magazine. - Read this article


October 16, 2002

Mundy's Tibetan Stories

The Gault Papers: The following information was compiled and posted to the Internet by the late R.T. "Ditch" Gault. Talbot Mundy (born William Lancaster Gribbon in 1879) was one of the most interesting and colorful of the writers during the great age of adventure pulp fiction. - Read this article


October 15, 2002

Mundy's Jimgrim Saga

Stories concerning James Grim (Jimgrim) formed the longest sustained series written by Talbot Mundy. The series ran from 1922 until 1932. Jimgrim supposedly died in Jimgrim (1930-31). Mundy did not take this seriously... - Read this article


October 14, 2002

Mundy's Tros Saga

The saga of Tros of Samothrace is the most unified and sustained of Talbot Mundy's extended works. It is probably his best-remembered and most influential series, especially among science fiction and fantasy writers, who borrowed much from the cycle. - Read this article


October 13, 2002

Omnibus Editions & Nonfiction

The information that follows wrapped up Gault's bibliographic material on Mundy. It appeared at the end of his other citations and comments. I've set it apart from the other sections, as its focus differs slightly from that of the other bibliographic areas he developed. - Read this article