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H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones
1887–1949
A powerhouse of early pulp fiction, this Canadian-born, later American writer earned the nickname "King of the Pulps" for his enormous output of adventure, historical, crime, science fiction, fantasy, and Western stories. His work filled magazines for decades and helped define fast-moving popular fiction in the first half of the 20th century.
20 Audiobooks
He swallows gold
by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones
A Personal Problem
by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones
The Sheriff of Pecos
by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones
The Mardi Gras Mystery
by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones
The Star Woman
by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones
The Cross and the Hammer: A Tale of the Days of the Vikings
by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones
Bob Bowen Comes to Town
by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones
The Trail of Death
by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones
The Wilderness Trail
by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones
The Mesa Trail
by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones
The Cruise of the Pelican
by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones
Cactus and Rattlers
by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones
Against the Tide
by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones
The Second Mate
by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones
Bigfoot Joe, and Others: Figments of Fancy
by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones
The Arizona Callahan
by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones
Arizona Argonauts
by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones
The Conquest
by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones
John Solomon—Supercargo
by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones
Nuala O'Malley
by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones
About the author
Born in Napanee, Ontario, on April 29, 1887, Henry James O'Brien Bedford-Jones became one of the most prolific popular writers of his era. He later became a naturalized United States citizen, and his fiction ranged across historical adventure, crime, fantasy, science fiction, and Westerns.
He is best remembered for the sheer scale and energy of his writing. Publishing under H. Bedford-Jones and many other names, he produced novels and a huge number of magazine stories, earning the lasting label "King of the Pulps." His tales appeared widely in the pulp magazines that shaped mass-market reading in the early 1900s.
Before his writing career took off, he spent time in Michigan and was encouraged by fellow writer William Wallace Cook. That push helped set him on the path to a long and remarkably productive career. Bedford-Jones died in Beverly Hills, California, on May 6, 1949.