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Famous Fiction Magazines Arthur M. Fried Popular Fiction

Dime Novels Popular in the US from the Civil War to the early 1900s Often called “penny dreadfuls,” written for semi-literate audience Cheaply written, full of violence and sensation

“The Strand” London-based magazine, popular in US Published most early Sherlock Holmes stories Fiction by other famous writers from “gaslight” era

Saturday Evening Post Large circulation U.S. “slick” magazine Published fiction in a variety of genres Writers were well known and received big paychecks

Early Pulp Magazines Fiction from a variety of genres Cheap paper, garish covers Most writers earned a penny or two a word

Black Mask Magazine American Mystery Story Magazine 1920s-1950s “Hard-boiled” detective fiction Major writers like Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler

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