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The Compleat Adventures of Peter the Brazen volumes 1 and 2
Hardcover
Published January 1, 2003
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George F. Worts
57 books4 followersGeorge Frank Worts
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(1892-1967) US author who also wrote as by Loring Brent https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... , not always restricting his use of this name to magazine publications. The Peter the Brazen sequence, whose protagonist boasts uncanny hearing and other Superpower-like abilities, is set primarily in the Far East, where Yellow Peril menaces are routinely dealt with by the Hero. The series appeared initially in Argosy between 1918-1934; the first six (all from 1918) were spliced together as Peter the Brazen: A Mystery Story of Modern China (fixup 1919); much later, the first three were assembled as The City of Stolen Lives: The Adventures of Peter the Brazen (coll 2016), volume one of a planned publication of the entire series.
The Return of George Washington (15 October-19 November 1927 Argosy All-Story; 1927; vt No More a Corpse: An Astounding Story 1932) is told almost until its conclusion in sf terms, with the first president being Reincarnated at the hands of a Mad Scientist; but it turns out to be a hoax. The Phantom President (1932), a musical directed by Norman Taurog, seems to have been based on a possibly unpublished novel/novelization by Worts: an impostor, substituting for a fatally dull candidate for office, threatens half-unwittingly to take over for real. Robert A Heinlein's Double Star (1956), whether or not inspired by this film, can be seen to massively sophisticate its implications. The Monster of the Lagoon (23 January-30 March 1935 Argosy; 1947 chap; exp as coll 1991) is a Horror in SF tale featuring the adventures of Singapore Sammy, whose further appearances have not reached book form. [JC]
George Frank Worts
born Toledo, Ohio: 16 March 1892
died Hawaii: February 1967
by Worts: https://www.lybrary.com/george-f-wort...
See also: https://steegerbooks.com/authors-illu...
From the linked site:
(1892-1967) US author who also wrote as by Loring Brent https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... , not always restricting his use of this name to magazine publications. The Peter the Brazen sequence, whose protagonist boasts uncanny hearing and other Superpower-like abilities, is set primarily in the Far East, where Yellow Peril menaces are routinely dealt with by the Hero. The series appeared initially in Argosy between 1918-1934; the first six (all from 1918) were spliced together as Peter the Brazen: A Mystery Story of Modern China (fixup 1919); much later, the first three were assembled as The City of Stolen Lives: The Adventures of Peter the Brazen (coll 2016), volume one of a planned publication of the entire series.
The Return of George Washington (15 October-19 November 1927 Argosy All-Story; 1927; vt No More a Corpse: An Astounding Story 1932) is told almost until its conclusion in sf terms, with the first president being Reincarnated at the hands of a Mad Scientist; but it turns out to be a hoax. The Phantom President (1932), a musical directed by Norman Taurog, seems to have been based on a possibly unpublished novel/novelization by Worts: an impostor, substituting for a fatally dull candidate for office, threatens half-unwittingly to take over for real. Robert A Heinlein's Double Star (1956), whether or not inspired by this film, can be seen to massively sophisticate its implications. The Monster of the Lagoon (23 January-30 March 1935 Argosy; 1947 chap; exp as coll 1991) is a Horror in SF tale featuring the adventures of Singapore Sammy, whose further appearances have not reached book form. [JC]
George Frank Worts
born Toledo, Ohio: 16 March 1892
died Hawaii: February 1967
by Worts: https://www.lybrary.com/george-f-wort...
See also: https://steegerbooks.com/authors-illu...
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