tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099827080854690588.post8155086173893825996..comments2024-03-13T23:32:15.932-07:00Comments on Pulp Flakes: Arthur S. Hoffman - A biography of the editor of Adventure magazineSai Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14480681895921130917noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099827080854690588.post-76539955839357386722017-12-10T11:43:28.156-08:002017-12-10T11:43:28.156-08:00Thank you for this interesting 1904 article about ...Thank you for this interesting 1904 article about Arthur S. Hoffman's cycle trip in Spain. Bing translation:<br /><br />SILOS BULLETIN (Monastery of Santo Domingo Silos (Burgos) Spain<br />July 1904 - Rev. No. 9 - pag. 407<br /><br />Guests<br />Among the visitors we will cite three young Americans M. Laurence S. Williams and his brother M. Ellwald with M. Arturo S. Hoffman. From Chicago they undertook a long three-month circular trip (April 12 to July 12). Embarked in New York and landed in Gibraltar, traveling by bicycle visited the main cities of Andalusia, and then Toledo, Madrid, Valladolid and Burgos, and leaving this at ten o'clock in the morning they arrived at Silos by Covarrubias at seven o'clock; the next day leaving at one o'clock they arrived at ten to Soria, from where they went by train to Zaragoza and Huesca. They write to us from Lourdes that they have crossed the Pyrenees in spite of the snow and continue happily their journey through Toulouse and Narbonne etc. This is the first time that cyclists dare to cross our mountains. "We will always remember, they said, with much gratitude to our very benevolent guests, the interesting old cloister and the lovely garden." etc. etc.Sai Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14480681895921130917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099827080854690588.post-13803126921315573492017-12-09T13:44:10.248-08:002017-12-09T13:44:10.248-08:00
BOLETIN DE SILOS (Monasterio de Santo Domingo Sil...<br />BOLETIN DE SILOS (Monasterio de Santo Domingo Silos (Burgos) España<br />Julio de 1904 - Rev. Nº 9 – pag. 407<br />Huéspedes<br /> Entre los visitantes citaremos a tres jóvenes americanos M. Laurence S. Williams y su hermano M. Ellwald con M. Arturo S. Hoffman. Desde Chicago emprendieron un largo viaje circular de tres meses (12 abril a 12 julio). Embarcados en Nueva- York y desembarcados en Gibraltar, viajando en bicicletas visitaron las principales ciudades de Andalucía, y luego Toledo, Madrid, Valladolid y Burgos, y saliendo de esta a las diez de la mañana llegaron a Silos por Covarrubias a las siete; al otro día saliendo a la una llegaron a las diez a Soria, de donde se dirigieron por tren a Zaragoza y Huesca. Nos escriben desde Lourdes que han atravesado el Pirineo a pesar de las nieves y continúan felizmente su viaje por Toulouse y Narbona etc. Esta es la primera vez que los ciclistas se atreven a recorrer nuestras sierras. «Siempre recordaremos, decían, con mucha gratitud a nuestros muy benévolos huéspedes, el interesante antiguo claustro y el jardín encantador». etc. etc.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10482194071035909111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099827080854690588.post-91711197597035715712012-05-05T07:36:51.397-07:002012-05-05T07:36:51.397-07:00Hi Walker,
Appreciate your comments on the blog....Hi Walker, <br /><br />Appreciate your comments on the blog. I agree that the failure of the attempt to get a wider readership was probably the catalyst for Hoffman's leaving Adventure. <br /><br />In the absence of more information, we'll have to leave the question of whether he supported the change to be decided if/when we get more data. What strikes me as curious is that he could have done this a long time ago (he seemed to have complete editorial control of the magazine), and that the management changes happened at the same time.<br /><br />I'm not sure what changes happened to the other magazines in the Butterick company's stable at about the same time. That may be the smoking gun that settles the issue.<br /><br />Anyway, thank you for the kind words on the blog. I plan a couple of future posts on authors who didn't write for Adventure - William Hazlett Upson (Alexander Botts in the Saturday Evening Post) and Paul Hosmer (Short Stories, Top-Notch). <br /><br />Then i'll get back to another couple of Adventure authors - Robert and Kathrene Pinkerton; Farnham Bishop & Gilchrist Brodeur.Sai Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14480681895921130917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099827080854690588.post-40778468060681489832012-05-05T07:01:46.473-07:002012-05-05T07:01:46.473-07:00In my opinion ADVENTURE was one of the very best f...In my opinion ADVENTURE was one of the very best fiction magazines, especially during the period of around 1918-1927, during the time Arthur Sullivant Hoffman was editor. The magazine impressed me so much that I compiled a complete set of the 753 pulp issues.<br /><br />What are my qualifications for claiming the above? For the last 50 or so years, I've been reading and collecting just about every major magazine of note. Extensive runs of pulps, slicks, digests, literary magazines. ADVENTURE was a quality fiction market which we will never see again since fiction magazines are now down to about 5 digests: ANALOG, ASIMOV'S SF, F&SF, EQMM, and AHMM. I guess we should mention WEIRD TALES also. <br /><br />You do mention one thing that I disagree with. It is true that ADVENTURE tried to turn into a higher quality magazine around 1926-1927, using better quality paper, distinguished and sedate covers, and Rockwell Kent illustrations. But Hoffman was supportive of this attempt. For many years in the Campfire he had mentioned that many readers did not give ADVENTURE a chance because of the pulp paper and action covers. He said these readers thought it was just another pulp, etc.<br /><br />The attempt to raise quality and gain a higher circulation failed and may have led to Hoffman leaving the magazine. He really felt that the magazine deserved a better readership in line with the better paper, illustrations, and covers.<br /><br />This is an excellent site and I encourage you to continue with posts like the recent ones on Friel, Pendexter, and Hoffman.Walker Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089880902426182100noreply@blogger.com