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Brief Fantastic Tales

Country: Canada
Total Issues: 1

Three of the four stories reprinted from Canadian Uncanny Tales.

Issues & Index Sources: 1950:

Publishers:   Studio Publications, Toronto
Formats:   mini (5.75" x 3.75")
Prices:   10c
Pagecounts:   64pp
Mentioned in:   Ultimate Guide to the Pulps

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Brief Smoker Stories

Country: Canada
Total Issues: 1?

A series of jokes, one-liners, and anecdotes, all untitled and uncredited.

Issues & Index Sources: in 1950s

Publishers: Studio Publications
Pagecounts: 64pp

Brief Stories

Country: US
Total Issues: 24+100=124

Issues & Index Sources

May-1919? – Jun-1921, as The Little Story Magazine:

General Fiction Index

(sample issues only)

Jul-1921 – Nov-1923, as Brief Stories:

General Fiction Index

Dec-1923 – Dec-1926, as Brief Stories Magazine:

General Fiction Index

Jan-1927 – May-1930, as Brief Stories:

General Fiction Index

Publishers

  Jul-1919 – Sep-1922: Wm. F. Kofoed, 805 Drexel Building, Philadelphia, PA
  Oct-1922 – Mar-1924: Brief Stories Publishing Co., Inc.
  Apr-1924 – Oct-1925: The Houston Publishing Co.
  Nov-1925 – May-1929: Personal Arts Co.
  Jun-1929 – Sep-1929: Lexington Publishing Corporation
  Dec-1929 – May-1930: Novel Magazine Corporation

Editors

Jul-1921 – Jan-1929: William Kofoed
Feb-1929 – May-1930: W. Adolphe Roberts

Formats

pulp

Prices

  Jul-1919 – Jan-1923: 15c
  Feb-1923 – Mar-1925: 20c
  Jul-1925 – May-1930: 25c

Pagecounts

58pp

Frequency

monthly with occasional gaps

Mentioned in: The Adventure House Guide to the Pulps, Ultimate Guide to the Pulps



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Brief True Crime Cases

Country: Canada
Total Issues: 1?

True crime.

Issues & Index Sources: in 1950s

Publishers: Studio Publications

Brigade

Country: US
Total Issues: 4

Issues & Index Sources: Oct-1961 – May-1963

Mentioned in: It's a Man's World



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Brigadier

Country: UK

Religious paper.

Issues & Index Sources: 1901 – 1904

Publishers: Boys' Brigade
Frequency: monthly

Brigham's Library

Country: US
Total Issues: 30

Issues & Index Sources:  in 1890s: Dime Novel Bibliography (sample issues only)

Publishers:   J.H. & A.L. Brigham, 620 Atlantic Avenue, Boston
Formats:   7¼ x 4¾"
Prices:   25c
Pagecounts:   250 - 300
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography

Bright Days

Country: US
Total Issues: 31

Written almost entirely by Stratemeyer.

Issues & Index Sources: Apr-1896 – 27-Feb-1897:

Dime Novel Bibliography

Publishers:   Edward Stratemeyer
Editors:   Edward Stratemeyer
Formats:   tabloid
Prices:   5c
Pagecounts:   16pp (rising to 32pp)
Frequency:   monthly to Aug-1896, then weekly
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography

Bright Idea Series

Country: US
Total Issues: 32

Issues & Index Sources:  Jul-1894 – Oct-1894: Dime Novel Bibliography

Publishers:   J.S. Ogilvie Publishing Company, 57 Rose Street, New York
Formats:   6 3/8 x 4 3/8"
Prices:   25c
Pagecounts:   175-200
Frequency:   Tri-weekly
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography

Bright Stories

Country: US

Issues & Index Sources:  c. 1932: FictionMags Index (partial issue only)

Publishers:   Gem Publishing, Eminence, Missouri
Editors:   Royal Rosamond

Brightway Books

Country: UK

Issues & Index Sources:  in 1940s

Publishers:   S.H.M.
Formats:   pocket library

Brillig

Country: US

Fanzine.

Issues & Index Sources: in 1950s

Editors: Lars Bourne

Britannia [1869]

Country: UK

Issues & Index Sources:  Jan-1869 – ?: FictionMags Index (Missing: any after 1869)

Editors:   Arthur a'Beckett (late 1860s)
Frequency:   monthly

Britannia [1928]

Country: UK
Total Issues: 31+332=363

Began a regular "Britannia Short Story" slot from issue #5 (26-Oct-1928) including fiction by A.M. Burrage, Frank Maynell, Elinor Mordaunt, C.J. Cutcliffe Hyne. Merged with Eve in May 1929.

Issues & Index Sources

28-Sep-1928 – 26-Apr-1929:

FictionMags Index

(Missing: 28-Sep-1928)

May-1929 – Jan-1957, as Britannia and Eve:

FictionMags Index

Publishers

British National Newspapers

Editors

Gilbert Frankau
Jesse Heitner

Formats

large-tabloid-size slick (9" x 12")

Frequency

weekly, then monthly

Mentioned in: The Age of the Storytellers



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British and Foreign Review

Country: UK

Issues & Index Sources: 1835 – 1844: The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals Volume 3

Index to Periodical Literature
Mentioned in: British Literary Magazines Vol. 2

British Boy

Country: UK
Total Issues: 24

"A paper of the highest class. Its authors were of the highest class and included T.C. Bridges, S. Clarke Hook, R.A.H. Goodyear and John Hunter. The latter wrote a serial story for the first 12 issues entitled "The Secret of Spaniards Hope." A big mystery is why this paper failed. Published by United Newspapers Ltd., it had a companion paper running at the same time entitled British Girl; both finished after 24 issues, no reason or announcement was given of its sudden end." (W.O.G. Lofts)

Issues & Index Sources: 23-Jul-1921 – 31-Dec-1921

Publishers:   United Newspapers Ltd
Editors:   Reginald H. Poole
Pagecounts:   20pp
Frequency:   weekly