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Tag Archives: #PulpFiction
The Private Life of a Strip-Tease Girl
Pulp fiction, penny dreadfuls, dime novels and their ilk have entertained many a consumer of the day. They were cheap, they were there to entertain, they were not there to represent literacy or provide historical reference, but they did indicate … Continue reading
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Tagged #PulpFiction, dime novels, penny dreadfuls, risque novels
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Plenty of Sax appeal here
Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward was born to a working-class Irish Catholic family on 15th February, 1883, in Birmingham, U.K. More commonly known as the British novelist, “Sax Rohmer“, he created the evil ‘Dr. Fu Manchu‘, who featured in a variety of … Continue reading
