Forgotten tales of love and murder
By: by Edgar Rice Burroughs ; illustrated by Danny Frolich.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Guidry & Adkins
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New Orleans, LA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 283
Subjects: Short stories and mystery puzzles
Description: From the dust jacket blurb:


Drawn from manuscripts that have been locked away a half-century and more in the vaults of the Burroughs corporation in Tarzana, California—prepared with the cooperation and assistance of Danton Burroughs, grandson of the author, and of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.—Forgotten Tales of Love and Murder collects in a single volume all of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ non-Tarzan short stories and mystery puzzles, most of which have never before appeared in print: 


	“Jonathan's Patience,” an ironic, previously overlooked tale that appears to predate Burroughs’ professional work. 

	“The Avenger” (1912), a dark, violent story of revenge. 

	“For The Fool's Mother” (1912), the author's first Western. 

	“The Little Door” (1917), a powerful tale of love, war, and horror. 

	“Calling All Cars” (1931), murder and romance in the hills of Los Angeles. 

	“Elmer” (1936), a defrosted caveman comes to Hollywood. (This is Burroughs’ original version of the story his Argosy editor revised into “The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw.”) 

	“The Strange Adventure of Mr. Dinnwiddie” (1940), humor, seduction, and intrigue aboard an ocean liner bound for Hawaii. 

	“Misogynists Preferred” (1941), demonstrating what happens when a gaggle of woman-hating men meets a covey of man-hating women. 

	“Uncle Bill” (1944), a tale of horror in everyday life. 

	“The Red Necktie” (circa 1932), a stand-alone mystery puzzle. 

	“Murder: A Collection of Short Murder Mystery Puzzles” (circa 1932-1940), seven fictional puzzles, featuring the author’s last series character to appear in book form—Police Inspector Muldoon—and his trusted biographer and sidekick, Edgar Rice Burroughs!

	“The Dupuyster Case” (circa 1932), an unfinished Muldoon mystery puzzle.


Also included are “An Autobiographical Sketch” (originally published in the June, 1941 issue of Amazing Stories), an introduction by Patrick H. Adkins, and eighteen drawings by artist Danny Frolich. 


Here are eighteen nearly forgotten works by one of the most widely read authors of the Twentieth Century. By turns witty and sardonic, gripping, suspenseful, humorous, and horrifying, these long overlooked tales are above all else highly readable, boasting the authentic voice of a master storyteller. Their publication is long past due.
Table of contents: title: Introduction  9; title: An Autobiographical Sketch  19; title: Jonathan’s Patience  23; title: The Avenger  30; title: For the Fool’s Mother  44; title: The Little Door  61; title: Calling All Cars  74; title: Elmer  105; title: The Strange Adventure of Mr. Dinnwiddie  131; title: Misogynists Preferred  156; title: Uncle Bill  171; title: The Red Necktie  180; title: Murder: A Collection of Short Murder Mystery Puzzles  185; title: Foreword  187; title: Who Murdered Mr. Thomas?  189; title: The Bank Murder  193; title: The Terrace Drive Murder  200; title: The Lightship Murder  209; title: The Dark Lake Murder  219; title: The Gang Murder  229; title: Murder at Midnight  241; title: The Dupuyster Case  256; title: Appendix  269