A complete issue · 3 pages · 1908
Munsey's Magazine, Volume XXXIX (1908)
A complete, restored issue of Pulp Fiction from 1908 — all 3 pages of painted-cover fiction magazines that launched science fiction, horror, and hardboiled crime, free to page through at ComicBooks.com.
About this issue
This 1908 issue of Munsey's Magazine contains a diverse mix of editorial features, short stories, and serials. Among the special articles are profiles of notable figures including Andrew Carnegie, Count Tolstoy, and President Roosevelt; essays on places like Rome, London, and Sydney; and contemporary commentary on business, politics, and cultural trends. The "Intimate Talks About Books" column discusses Emerson's essays, Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, and Tennyson's poetry. The short story section features numerous contributors including O. Henry, Dorothy Canfield, and Temple Bailey, with tales spanning romance, mystery, and comedy—titles like "Rusty Peters, Detective," "Don Pancho of Santa Lucia," and "The Strike of the Derelicts." Serialized novels include works by William Farquhar Payson, George H. Jessop, and F. Marion Crawford, appearing across multiple issue installments throughout the volume.
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