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Million: The Magazine of Popular Fiction [# 2, March-April 1991] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £1.95, 72pp, A4, cover by Mark Harrison) [PSP] 4 · Editorial · David Pringle · ed 6 · Sir Harry’s Game · Eugene Byrne · ar [George MacDonald Fraser]; A profile of Flashman’s chronicler. 13 · Just Kidding, Folks · Colin Greenland · iv [Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.]; Meet the master of satirical SF. 17 · Heartbreaker · Brian Stableford · ss; A new conte cruel, or nasty tale.; illus. Kevin Cullen Slightly Foxed: ___ 24 · Banned in New York · David Langford · cl; A famous book-banning in New York. 25 · Aiken to Write · Stan Nicholls · iv [Joan Aiken]; The mistress of children’s novels, gothics, historicals, mysteries. 29 · Judith Krantz and All That Jazz · Wendy Bradley · ar [Judith Krantz]; The American author of glamorous romances is examined. 33 · Old World Values · Paul Webb · iv [Colin Forbes]; Interview with the bestselling thriller writer. 37 · An Afternoon of Wimsey · Wendy Bradley · ms [Dorothy L. Sayers] 38 · From Cowboys to Private Eyes · Brendan Wignall · iv [Loren D. Estleman]; A profile of the creator of private eye Amos Walker. Classic Books About Popular Fiction, ___ 43 · 2: Snobbery with Violence by Colin Watson · Kim Newman · ar [Colin Watson]; A classic book on popular fiction. 44 · Baroness Orczy: Anglophile Extraordinary · Mary Cadogan · ar [Baroness Orczy]; She created the Scarlet Pimpernel, and more. 46 · The Hungarian Contribution to the British Empire · David Pringle · ms 49 · A Story for Which the World Is Not Yet Prepared · Andrew Lane · bi; Sherlock Holmes - his adventures have continued forever: a list of them. Yesterday’s Bestsellers, ___ 54 · 2: P.C. Wren · Brian Stableford · ar [P. C. Wren]; An exploration of Beau Geste and the other adventure novels. 58 · Historic Heroines and Hard-Working Girls · Mary Cadogan · br; A look at some recent love stories. 59 · Prehistoricals · Nick Lowe · br; Jean M. Auel and one of her emulators are reviewed. 60 · Science-Fiction Funnies · Brian Stableford · br; On two humorous SF novels. 60 · Fifteen Funny Science-Fiction Novels · David Pringle · ms 61 · Horrors · Mark Morris · br; A survey of the field of fright. 62 · Tawdry Glitz · Wendy Bradley · br; Disapproval of a recent blockbuster. 63 · Well, was it a Bird? · Pete Crowther · br; On some graphic delights. 65 · Crime and Thrills · Misc. Material · br 69 · Books About Popular Fiction: October-December 1990 · Misc. Material · bi

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Million: The Magazine of Popular Fiction [# 3, May-June 1991] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £1.95, 68pp, A4, cover by Mark Harrison) [PSP] 4 · Readers’ Letters · The Readers · lt 6 · Spinning Up with Leslie Thomas · Stan Nicholls · iv [Leslie Thomas]; A profile of the author of The Virgin Soldiers and many other novels. 11 · W. Howard Baker · Jack Adrian · ob [W. Howard Baker] Slightly Foxed: ___ 12 · Bound and Gagged · David Langford · cl; On the Saint, gagged and bound. 13 · Dragons and Beyond · Jessica Palmer · iv [Anne McCaffrey]; The Dragon Lady of SF is interviewed. 18 · The Gothic—As She Ought to be Wrote · John Christopher · ar; About the career of his alter ego, Hilary Ford. 20 · Antiques, Medicine and a Sense of Fun · Guy Clapperton · iv [Jonathan Gash]; A talk to the creator of antiques expert and crimebuster Lovejoy. 25 · Fiction Round the Rooms · George Locke · ar; On the fate of popular fiction in the auction rooms. 28 · Peter O’Donnell’s Modesty · Wendy Bradley · iv [Peter O’Donnell]; The wonderful career of Modesty Blaise outlined, with an interview with the heroine’s creator. 31 · Punslingers · Angus Wells · ar; About his prolific past as writer of paperback westerns. Classic Books About Popular Fiction, ___ 35 · 3: The Art of the Mystery Story ed. Howard Haycraft · Brian Stableford · ar; Extolling a classic book about popular fiction.; illus. Howard Haycraft 36 · From Spenser to Marlowe · Pete Crowther · iv [Robert B. Parker]; The creator of Spenser, private eye, has recently revived an older hero. 40 · The Crimes of Fu Manchu · Andrew Lane · ar [Sax Rohmer]; The famous oriental villain, created by Sax Rohmer, has had a long career: a chronicle of it. 45 · Ethel M. Dell: A Rapturous Realist · Mary Cadogan · ar [Ethel M. Dell]; Remembering this popular author’s tales of throbbing hearts. Yesterday’s Bestsellers, ___ 48 · 3: H. Rider Haggard and She · Brian Stableford · ar [H. Rider Haggard]; Probing the psychology of the creator of She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed. 52 · Victorian Governesses and Gritty, Wartime Girls · Mary Cadogan · br; Reviewing some love stories, old and new. 54 · Historicals · Mat Coward & Eugene Byrne · br; Two recent historical novels are reviewed. 55 · Thrills · Misc. Material · br 58 · Rain and Sun · Mark Morris · br; A survey of the horror scene. 59 · Crimes · Misc. Material · ar 62 · Nostalgia’s Much More Than It Used to Be! · Pete Crowther · br; On some illustrated delicacies. 64 · Books About Popular Fiction: January-February 1991 · Misc. Material · bi

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Million: The Magazine of Popular Fiction [# 4, July-August 1991] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £1.95, 68pp, A4, cover by Clifford Harper) [PSP] 4 · Editorial · David Pringle · ed 4 · Readers’ Letters · The Readers · lt 6 · Mistress of the Medieval Mystery · Mike Ashley · iv [Ellis Peters]; Exploring the world of historical whodunnits, and a talk to the creator of Brother Cadfael. Slightly Foxed: ___ 12 · The Worst Crime in the World · David Langford · cl; On the delights of very bad detective stories. 13 · Campaigning Queen of the Genre · Mary Cadogan · iv [Barbara Cartland]; An interview with the remarkable Dame of English romantic fiction. 18 · Did Hercule Poirot Invent Agatha Christie? · Chriss McCallum · ar [Agatha Christie]; Did Hercule Poirot ruin Christie’s writing career?. 19 · Cay Van Ash: A Man Out of His Time · Andrew Lane · iv [Cay Van Ash]; Speaking to Sax Rohmer’s literary heir. 23 · Larry McMurtry and the Rebirth of the Western · Kim Newman · ar [Larry McMurtry]; On the work of a favourite novelist. 26 · Gratuitous Violets · Eugene Byrne · iv [Philip Kerr]; An interview with the creator of a German private eye. 29 · March Violets · James Miller · br [Philip Kerr] 29 · The Pale Criminal · James Miller · br [Philip Kerr] 31 · Fairy-Tale Horror · Andy Sawyer · ar [V. C. Andrews]; This late author whose books keep hitting the bestseller lists created a new sub-genre with very old roots. 38 · That Scarlett Woman · Jay Dixon · ar [Alexandra Ripley]; News of a long-awaited sequel by another hand. 39 · Jack Higgins: An Annotated Checklist · Phil Stephensen-Payne · bi [Jack Higgins]; Britain’s top thriller writer has written more books, under more names, than you might realize. 43 · The Eagle Has Flown · Mat Coward · br [Jack Higgins] Classic Books About Popular Fiction, ___ 44 · 4: Boys Will Be Boys by E.S. Turner · Mary Cadogan · ar [E. S. Turner]; On a classic, and delightful, study of popular fiction. 46 · The Boots/RNA Award for the Romantic Novel of the Year · Marina Oliver · ms Yesterday’s Bestsellers, ___ 48 · 4: James Hadley Chase and No Orchids for Miss Blandish · Brian Stableford · ar [James Hadley Chase]; Taking issue with George Orwell’s famous put-down of No Orchids for Miss Blandish. 52 · The Return of Philip Marlowe · Kim Newman · br; Some recent sequels by other hands are reviewed. 53 · Romances · Misc. Material · br; Love stories, reviewed. 55 · Grand Admiral of Them All · Eugene Byrne · br; On the latest period adventures from Patrick O’Brian and others. 57 · Thrills · Misc. Material · br; Spy-stories and thrillers assessed. 59 · Horrors, Subtle and Not So Subtle · Mark Morris · br; A survey of the recent horror scene. 61 · Crimes · Misc. Material · br; Mystery and crime fiction reviewed. 63 · The Syndication Rag · Pete Crowther · br; On some comic-strip oldies. 64 · Books About Popular Fiction: March-April 1991 · Misc. Material · bi

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Million: The Magazine about Popular Fiction [# 6, November-December 1991] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £1.95, 68pp, A4) [PSP] 4 · Editorial · David Pringle · ed 4 · Readers’ Letters · The Readers · lt 6 · History with Fun · Lisa Tuttle · iv [Dorothy Dunnett]; Talking to one of Britain’s very best historical novelists. 11 · Once Upon a Crime · Stan Nicholls · iv [Mary Higgins Clark]; The top-selling American author of spine-tingling thrillers is interviewed. Slightly Foxed: ___ 15 · The Reader Is Warned · David Langford · cl; How many ways are there for a murderer to vanish from a locked room?. 16 · The Morbidity of the Soul · Bill Reiss · ar [Thomas Harris]; About a fashionable but reclusive author. 19 · From Art School to Writers’ Roadshow · Brendan Wignall · ar [Liza Cody]; Talking to a rising British crime novelist. 24 · Master of Mystery · Peter Berresford Ellis · ar [E. Charles Vivian]; The Inspector Head series by E. Charles Vivian, near-forgotten detective writer, is celebrated. 28 · Mystery Maker · J. E. Miller · ar [Seamark]; Another ’tween-the-wars favourite is remembered. 30 · Redneck—and Proud of It · Wendy Bradley · iv [J. T. Edson]; Finding that Britain’s leading writer of westerns has strong views about everything. 33 · Crime versus Romance · Daphne Wright · ar; Daphne Wright, alias Natasha Cooper, tells us what it’s like to be split between two popular genres. 36 · Oceans of War · Chris Adam-Smith · iv [Douglas Reeman]; The creator of Richard Bolitho and other seafaring heroes is interviewed. 40 · Ouida: A Victorian Bestseller · June Barraclough · ar [Ouida]; One of the great Victorian favourites is recalled. 45 · The Simple Art of Melodrama · Guy Barefoot · ar; The blood-and-thunders of yesteryear have had a long afterlife. Classic Books About Popular Fiction, ___ 48 · 5: The Purple Heart Throbs by Rachel Anderson · Jay Dixon · ar; A classic book about genre fiction is described. Yesterday’s Bestsellers, ___ 49 · 6: The Descendants of Robinson Crusoe · Brian Stableford · ar [Daniel Defoe]; Transporting us to a world of coral islands and blue lagoons. 54 · Novels Reviewed · Misc. Material · br; Romance, crime, horror and historicals reviewed. 62 · Just Your Average All-American Boy · Pete Crowther · br; On certain well-remembered comics of the 1940s and 50s. 64 · Books About Popular Fiction: May-August 1991 · Misc. Material · bi

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Million: The Magazine about Popular Fiction [# 7, January-February 1992] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £2.25, 68pp, A4) [PSP] 4 · Editorial · David Pringle · ed 4 · Readers’ Letters · The Readers · lt 6 · Adventures in Storytelling · Stan Nicholls · iv [Hammond Innes]; Meeting Britain’s grand master of adventure. 10 · Master of Historical Reality and Romance · Mary Cadogan · iv [Ernest V. Thompson]; A leading writer of historical sagas is interviewed. Slightly Foxed: ___ 13 · On the Twilight Edge · David Langford · cl; Does the supernatural belong in detective fiction?. 14 · Passport for a Hero · Colin Munro · iv [James Leasor]; The creator of Dr Jason Love is profiled. 18 · Prolificity · Brad Spurgeon · ar; A questionnaire was sent to the world’s most prolific writers; here is a report on their responses. 21 · Eighty Years of Romance · Jay Dixon · ar; On the history of Mills & Boon, perhaps the most famous name in British fiction publishing. 26 · Shopping and Thinking · Wendy Bradley · iv [Lisa Appignanesi]; Talking to Lisa Appignanesi, author of five Mills & Boon novels, who has now “broken out”. 28 · Strands of Memory · Mike Ashley · ar; The Strand Magazine, original home of Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes and E. Nesbit’s Five Children, is celebrated. 32 · Leaning Towards a Primitive Socialism · Ruth Eglesfield · iv [Campbell Armstrong]; Interviewing the author of Jig, Mazurka and other dances of fear. Classic Books About Popular Fiction, ___ 36 · 6: New Maps of Hell by Kingsley Amis · Graham Andrews · ar [Kingsley Amis]; Recalling a witty and opinionated book about genre fiction. 38 · Waiting for Mailer’s Big One · Gregory Feeley · iv [Norman Mailer]; The Alpha Male of American letters has written a spy novel, which should come as no surprise. Fit to Be Tied: ___ 43 · Tales of Wells Fargo · Graham Andrews · cl [Frank Gruber]; Remembering a TV “spin off” book by the late Frank Gruber. Yesterday’s Bestsellers, ___ 44 · 7: Hank Janson · Brian Stableford · ar [Hank Janson]; About the post-war tough guy of British paperback fiction. 46 · The Rise of Hank Janson · Steve Holland · ms [Hank Janson] 50 · Novels Reviewed · Misc. Material · br; Romance, historicals, crime, thrillers and horror reviewed. 61 · Where There’s Will, There’s the Way! · Pete Crowther · br [Will Eisner]; Reintroducing a master of the graphic-novel form. 64 · Books About Popular Fiction: September-November 1991 · Misc. Material · bi

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Million: The Magazine about Popular Fiction [# 8, March-April 1992] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £2.25, 68pp, A4) [PSP] 4 · Readers’ Letters · The Readers · lt 6 · Attacking Pretensions · Brendan Wignall · iv [Tom Sharpe]; One of the great funny authors of our time is interviewed. 10 · Something Funny in the Woodshed · James Miller · ar [Stella Gibbons]; Remembering humorist Stella Gibbons on the 60th anniversary of her masterpiece Cold Comfort Farm. 12 · Clodpolls and Coots · Mat Coward · iv [Anthony Buckeridge]; Talking to the creator of schoolboy Jennings. Slightly Foxed: ___ 16 · Gorey Stories · David Langford · cl [Edward Gorey]; Exploring the very strange worlds of Edward Gorey. 17 · A.J. Alan: The First Broadcaster · Jack Adrian · ar [A. J. Alan]; Recalling the career of A.J. Alan, Britain’s first great star of the airwaves. 21 · Showing You the Bullet-Holes in His Jacket · Andrew Lane · iv [Stephen Gallagher]; Interviewing a novelist and scriptwriter of menace. Classic Books About Popular Fiction, ___ 25 · 7: Tellers of Tales by Roger Lancelyn Green · Brian Stableford · ar [Roger Lancelyn Green]; Describing a classic book about popular fiction. 26 · The Poetry of Pulp · Jessica Bond · iv [John Harvey]; A talk with poet, playwright and creator of policeman Charlie Resnick. 29 · Magnolia Blossom and Whiplash · Andy Sawyer · ar; Investigating the steamy “slaver” novels of Kyle Onstott and Lance Horner. 35 · Wild Scenery and Romance · Stan Nicholls · iv [Elizabeth Buchan]; She bears a famous surname, this writer of “new wave” romances. 38 · A Very English Writer · Martin Edwards · iv [Robert Barnard]; An interview with one of the best and most humorous detective novelists in Britain today. 41 · Hall Caine: Prince of Romantic Novelists · Vivien Allen · ar [Hall Caine]; Recalling the Manx bestseller, an exceedingly famous name at the turn of the century. Yesterday’s Bestsellers, ___ 46 · 8: Raymond Chandler’s Mean Streets · Brian Stableford · ar [Raymond Chandler]; Prohibition, H.L. Mencken and the rise of the private eye - all are linked together. 51 · Novels Reviewed · Misc. Material · br; Romances, fairy stories, crime, thrillers and horror reviewed. 62 · Comicbook Verité · Pete Crowther · br; Celebrating the achievements of Stan Lee, master of comic books. 65 · Books About Popular Fiction: December 1991-January 1992 · Misc. Material · bi

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Million: The Magazine about Popular Fiction [# 9, May-June 1992] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £2.25, 68pp, A4) [PSP] 4 · Readers’ Letters · The Readers · lt 6 · “Everybody’s Different, Nobody’s Perfect, and We All Die” · Jay Dixon · iv [Rosamunde Pilcher]; An interview with the bestselling author of The Shell Seekers. 10 · Profit from Experience · Katy Fletcher · iv [Ted Allbeury]; Britain’s veteran spy novelist, in conversation. Slightly Foxed: ___ 14 · The Rest of Chesterton · David Langford · cl; Compiling the ideal anthology of G.K. Chesterton’s stories. 15 · Murder by Gaslight · Peter Lovesey & Alanna Knight · ar; Two of the leading writers in the intriguing sub-genre of “Historical Mysteries”, compare notes. 19 · Jeffrey Archer · Gordon Wells · iv [Jeffrey Archer]; The first of our new mini-interviews features Britain’s most famous bestseller. 20 · Doc Biggles Drummond Templar—When He Was a Boy · Graham Andrews · ar [Philip José Farmer]; The Man of Bronze is back, and the first of his new adventures has been written by none other than Philip Jose Farmer. 24 · Of Sequels and Prequels—and Sequels by Other Hands · David Pringle · ar; Attempting to get to grips with an ever-growing phenomenon. 27 · This Side of the Rainbow · Kim Newman · iv [Geoff Ryman]; An interview with Geoff Ryman, author of a moving new novel about Dorothy and Toto (and Judy). 29 · The Lumber Room of Memory · B. J. Rahn · iv [Catherine Aird]; A leading detective novelist tells about her lumber-room of memory. 36 · Iris Gower · Gordon Wells · iv [Iris Gower]; The popular Welsh saga-writer is the subject of our second mini-interview. 37 · The Pat Hobby Stories, or “Boil Some Water—Lots of It” · James Miller · ar [F. Scott Fitzgerald]; Taking a nostalgic look at some of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s most entertaining stories. 38 · 70 Hollywood Fictions · James Miller & David Pringle · bi; The movies, movie-makers and movie myths have inspired many tales. Classic Books About Popular Fiction, ___ 41 · 8: Fiction and the Reading Public by Q.D. Leavis · Andy Sawyer · ar [Q. D. Leavis]; Re-assessing one of the earliest books about popular fiction: Q.D. Leavis’s famous tirade against bestsellers. 43 · Mistress of Jalna · June Barraclough · ar [Mazo de la Roche]; Recalling one of the most popular of all multi-generation sagas. Yesterday’s Bestsellers, ___ 50 · 9: Robert Hichens and The Garden of Allah · Brian Stableford · ar; On yesterday’s bestseller Robert Hichens. 54 · Novels Reviewed · Misc. Material · br; Romances, crime, thrillers and horror reviewed. 62 · Gang Warfare (or Come the Resolution, Brothers…) · Pete Crowther · br; On the Justice League of America and other costumed teams from the great days of comic books. 65 · Books About Popular Fiction: February-March 1992 · Misc. Material · bi

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