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Johnston McCulley (1883–1958)

Auteur van The Mark of Zorro

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The Mark of Zorro (1919) 501 exemplaren
The Mark of Zorro [1940 film] (1940) — Original story — 62 exemplaren
The Mark of Zorro (2000) 36 exemplaren
Zorro! (Green Apple Starter) (1999) 18 exemplaren
The Black Star (2003) 18 exemplaren
The Further Adventures of Zorro (2016) 16 exemplaren
The Mark of Zorro [1920 film] (1920) — Screenwriter — 15 exemplaren
El Zorro (2001) 13 exemplaren
The Brand of Silence (1919) 13 exemplaren
Zorro and the Pirate Raiders (1986) 6 exemplaren
The Spider-Strain (2009) 5 exemplaren
Zorro (1989) — Auteur — 5 exemplaren
A Task for Zorro (2002) 4 exemplaren
The Caballero (1959) 4 exemplaren
The Spider's Den (2007) 4 exemplaren
Tales of Thubway Tham (2005) 4 exemplaren
The scarlet scourge (2007) 3 exemplaren
The Man in Purple (2010) 3 exemplaren
Gunman's Gold (1956) 3 exemplaren
The Crimson Clown (2010) 3 exemplaren
The Bat Strikes! 2 exemplaren
A White Man's Chance (2007) 2 exemplaren
The Crimson Clown Again (2010) 2 exemplaren
The Murder Note 2 exemplaren
Gunsmoke Vengeance (1944) 2 exemplaren
Spider's Debt 2 exemplaren
His Kind Of Hellion 2 exemplaren
Demons Of Disaster 2 exemplaren
The Sword of Zorro (1928) 2 exemplaren
Who killed William Drew? (2011) 2 exemplaren
Bullet Law (1959) 2 exemplaren
Code Of The Bat 2 exemplaren
Bite Of The Bat 2 exemplaren
Zorro (with CD) (1991) 2 exemplaren
Shadow Of The Bat 2 exemplaren
Zorros erkomst (1991) 2 exemplaren
Three Mysteries (2009) 2 exemplaren
Elusive Don Bufon (2009) 1 exemplaar
The Jungle Trail (2020) 1 exemplaar
Captain Fly-By-Night (2009) 1 exemplaar
Tragedy Trail 1 exemplaar
The range cavalier 1 exemplaar
The Ghost Phone (2014) 1 exemplaar
The Cougar Kid (1945) 1 exemplaar
Range Land Justice (1934) 1 exemplaar
Gold of Smoky Mesa 1 exemplaar
Ghost Bullet Range (2015) 1 exemplaar
Broadway Bab (1919) 1 exemplaar
Alias the Whirlwind (2011) 1 exemplaar
Adventures of Thubway Tham (2011) 1 exemplaar
Zorro Rides At Dawn 1 exemplaar
Zorro's Twin Perils 1 exemplaar
Zorro Stops a Panic 1 exemplaar
Zorro's Masquerade 1 exemplaar
Zorro Meets A Rogue 1 exemplaar
Zorro Strikes Again 1 exemplaar
The Sign of Zorro (2017) 1 exemplaar
Zorro Draws a Blade 1 exemplaar
Zorro Upsets A Plot 1 exemplaar
Zorro Saves a Herd 1 exemplaar
Zorro Slays a Ghost 1 exemplaar
Zorro Fights a Duel 1 exemplaar
Zorro Opens A Cage 1 exemplaar
The Stolen Story (1919) 1 exemplaar
Zorro Gathers Taxes 1 exemplaar
Blood on the Saddle 1 exemplaar
The Demon (2007) 1 exemplaar
Bloodstained Bonds 1 exemplaar
Deadly Peril 1 exemplaar
Swift Revenge 1 exemplaar
The Green Ghost 1 exemplaar
Gold For A Tyrant 1 exemplaar
The Hide Hunter 1 exemplaar
Hangnoose Reward 1 exemplaar
Zorro Curbs a Riot 1 exemplaar
An Ambush For Zorro 1 exemplaar
Rancho Marauders 1 exemplaar
Black star again 1 exemplaar

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Famous Pulp Classics #1 (1975) — Medewerker — 7 exemplaren
The Mask of Zorro (Scholastic Readers) (2010) — Original Character — 5 exemplaren
Adventure Tales #6 (2010) — Medewerker — 4 exemplaren
Fifty thrilling wild west stories — Medewerker — 3 exemplaren
Argosy, December 31, 1938 (1938) — Medewerker — 2 exemplaren
Argosy, March 5, 1938 (1938) — Medewerker — 2 exemplaren
Argosy, March 12, 1938 (1938) — Medewerker — 2 exemplaren
Argosy, January 7, 1939 — Medewerker — 1 exemplaar
Adventure [Vol. 3 No. 3, January 1912] (1912) — Medewerker — 1 exemplaar

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This was a very entertaining swashbuckler, a fun read with our San Diego Public Library read-aloud series. Fun to see the pulp fiction origins of this enduring character. Though how the author could have written such corny dialog is beyond me! He must have hurt his ribs laughing sometimes.
 
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JudyGibson | 19 andere besprekingen | Jan 26, 2023 |
When I was a kid, I read every Hardy Boy bk & many other bks from similar series. I didn't, however, read mysteries/detective-crime-fiction aimed at older readers - except for, maybe, the works of Edgar Allen Poe. This might've been the 1st 'adult' mystery I read. As usual w/ bks that I read so long ago, I remember it more for its atmosphere - wch is probably reinforced largely by the bk's age. So, w/o attempting to verify the accuracy of my memory, what I remember is something like: 'criminal mastermind' named "The Spider", hidden rms w/ secret entrances - perhaps thru hinged bkshelves, diabolical criminal plans involving great cleverness & labyrinthian manipulations of people. Such details (minimal though they are) are pretty much clichés of similarly themed films of the era - &, presumably, of other bks. Anyway, I loved this at the time & give it 4 stars here more b/c of the impression it made on my youthful mind than b/c I'd expect to be stunned by its literary qualities now.

It wasn't long, however, before I snubbed mysteries as a genre too aimed at the LCD, a genre w/o much deep literary content, a formulaic genre predictably full of clichés & w/o innovation or substantial observation of human nature. Decades later, I discovered Dashiell Hammett & others & became interested in mysteries all over again.
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tENTATIVELY | Apr 3, 2022 |
A pulpy knockoff of the [b: Scarlet Pimpernel|136116|The Scarlet Pimpernel|Emmuska Orczy|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1406764899s/136116.jpg|750426]. Not particularly well written. Its fine but if you've seen or read any version of the character then you'll find little of interest.
While many people have stolen from the Scarlet Pimpernel over the years, such as batman, there are different levels of theft. Most Batman stories for example are just taking the general concept, whereas 'The Dark-Knight Rises' steals very particular plot points (of course the rest of that movie is a remake of 'Rocky III' anyway).
This story falls into the latter category plagiarizing at least one major element from [b: The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel|31501|The League Of The Scarlet Pimpernel|Emmuska Orczy|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1168277056s/31501.jpg|1946373] right down to a particular name, now more associated with superheroes the Avengers.
Their is one spot of originality (unless its stolen from something i havn't read, which is quite possible ;) ), which is the love story. This focuses on the development of the relation between the male and female lead, in the Pimpernel they're already married and all we get to explain why Marguerite would marry such a fop is that he seemed different before the wedding :lol .

Another element which i don't think they meant to steal is the problematic morality of the story, which it shares with Pimpernel. In Pimpernel it was that he was rescuing the rich from the poor, in this its the treatment of the natives. In both cases the hero only comes down on the right side as far as is acceptable for his social position.

The only real surprise for me in this was the tone. Its actually very close to that of the Antonio Banderas film, i really assumed it would be more serious.

Fun enough i suppose but i couldn't bring myself to give it 3 stars. Perhaps more acceptable if you don't read a lot.. or watch much film.. or have anything better to be do ;) .
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wreade1872 | 19 andere besprekingen | Nov 28, 2021 |
Very Enjoyable

Reading this book is a real joy. If you loved the TV shows or the movies, I think this will be a real treat for you. The only problem is that it is such a quick read (because I had trouble putting it down), that it is difficult to really "soak up" the flavor of the writing. I don't recommend starting this book the week before final exams, because if you're like me, you'll neglect studying!
 
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