Greetings!
A quick post this week as it’s been a busy weekend. Here are some nice online sources for Victorian and Edwardian (pre-1911) magazines to use as inspiration for adventures or even props for some of your Victorious games.
Enjoy, and tell us if you read/use any of these,
Genteel Magistrate
Late Victorian Books and Magazines:
- The Argosy | Established in 1882-96 | Frank Munsey Co. | Edited by Matthew White, Jr. (1886-1928) | Total Issues: 2577. http://www.pulpmags.org/argosy_page.html
- Dime Novels and Nickel Weeklies | Est. in 1892-1909 | Street & Smith, et al | Ed. by Various | Total Issues: > 5000. http://www.pulpmags.org/contexts_pages/dime_novels.html
- Pulp, Slick, and Book-Paper Magazines | Est. in 1821-1905 | Various | Edited by Various | Total Issues: Continuing. http://www.pulpmags.org/contexts_pages/pulp_slicks/slicks.html
- Short Stories | Established in 1890-1910 | Doubleday | Edited by Harry E. Maule (1912-29) | Total Issues: 1114. http://www.pulpmags.org/short_stories_page.html
Edwardian Pulps:
- The All-Story Magazine | Established in 1905 | Frank Munsey Co. | Edited by Robert H. Davis | Total Issues: 444. http://www.pulpmags.org/all_story_page.html
- The Blue Book Magazine | Established in 1907 | Story-Press | Edited by Donald Kennicott (1929-52) | Total Issues: 613. http://www.pulpmags.org/blue_book_page.html
- The Cavalier | Established in 1908 | Frank Munsey Co. | Edited by Robert H. Davis | Total Issues: 163. http://www.pulpmags.org/cavalier_page.html
- The Green Book Magazine | Established in 1909 | Story-Press | Edited by Anonymous | Total Issues: 151. http://www.pulpmags.org/green_book_page.html
- New Story Magazine | Established in 1911 | LaSalle; Street & Smith | Edited by A.L. Sessions | Total Issues: 52. http://www.pulpmags.org/newstory_page.html
- People’s Magazine | Established in 1906 | Street & Smith | Edited by A.L. Sessions (1906-09) | Total Issues: 279. http://www.pulpmags.org/peoples_page.html
- The Popular Magazine | Established in 1903-04 | Street & Smith | Edited by Charles Agnew Maclean | Total Issues: 612. http://www.pulpmags.org/popular_page.html
- Railroad Man’s Magazine | Established in 1906 | Frank Munsey Co. | Edited by Freeman Hubbard (1930-42) | Total Issues: 692. http://www.pulpmags.org/railroad_mans_page.html
- Top-Notch Magazine | Established in 1910 | Street & Smith | Edited by Henry Wilton Thomas | Total Issues: 602. http://www.pulpmags.org/topnotch_page.html
**All sourced from The Pulp Magazines Project at http://www.pulpmags.org/