The Lost God - short story by John Russell - with illustrations

On the occasion of the recent biographical article on John Russell, i thought it would be good to share his most famous story as it originally appeared in a magazine . The story was published in the August 18, 1927 issue of Collier's magazine; it was illustrated by W. H. D. Koerner.

Collier's magazine, August 18, 1927

Download it here.

John Russell - Newspaperman, Short Story Writer and Scenarist

John Russell, whose short story, The Lost God, was featured on this blog earlier started his career as a newspaperman, moved on to writing short stories for magazines and ended as a screenplay writer for Fox Studios. He worked on the screenplay of Frankenstein (1931), a few movies based on his own stories and Beau Geste (1926) among others.

This article about John Russell originally appeared in "The Morning Telegraph", New York, on August 5, 1923. It's the only biographical article about him that i've found.

Author John Russell (1885-1956) c. 1918

The Lost God - short story by John Russell



Locations of the stories in John Russell's collection "Where the Pavement Ends", from where this story is taken

 

This short story by John Russell is about an explorer who becomes a god. A standard pulp trope, you might say, and yet this has an unexpected ending. Or is it a beginning? This was made into a movie with Fay Wray and Richard Arlen.

Download the story here, and if you like it, there's more like it from the same author. Ebook only , I'm afraid. Still, it's free and you can read it in your browser of choice if you so desire.

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32946