tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post2771748892743169132..comments2024-03-27T09:50:53.662-05:00Comments on Happy Catholic*: Lagniappe — Rudyard Kipling on Edgar Rice BurroughsJulie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08384291674560438678noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-29575776115567292272023-11-20T09:12:45.175-06:002023-11-20T09:12:45.175-06:00I myself can't judge because I love the pulp s...I myself can't judge because I love the pulp stuff. Detective thrillers from the late 1800s to early 1900s are some of my favorite relaxing reading. However, I went looking for some verification of Burroughs' claim and I wonder if Kipling was referring to <a href="https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/six-interesting-facts-about-edgar-rice-burroughs-tarzan-author" rel="nofollow">this</a>:<br /><br />Burroughs was first exposed to the stories of science and pulp fiction during his spare time as a salesman of pencil sharpeners. He realized there was no reason he couldn’t compete on the level of people who were evidently reaching some success. “I made up my mind,” Burroughs said, “that if people were paid for writing such rot as I read, I could write stories just as rotten." His readers might argue he exceeded the low bar he set for himself.Julie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08384291674560438678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-21237515506386560222023-11-19T13:39:57.832-06:002023-11-19T13:39:57.832-06:00I find Kipling's comment mean. I'm not su...I find Kipling's comment mean. I'm not sure if Burroughs actually claimed to have attempted to write a really bad book. Given Tarzan's colossal popularity, only the bravest elitist would deign to call the Tarzan books "bad". As a child I loved especially the first one. And I even enjoyed the first chapter today on Google Books. Of course, that's not to take anything away from Jungle Book.Ajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562558235002181816noreply@blogger.com