W. E. JOHNS WORK IN
“PEARSON’S MAGAZINE”
W. E. JOHNS’ WORK APPEARED IN SEVEN ISSUES OF “PEARSON’S
MAGAZINE” FROM ISSUES MAY
1939 UNTIL NOVEMBER 1939 WHEN THE MAGAZINE FOLDED
JOHNS WROTE A COLUMN CALLED “WHAT MEN ARE TALKING ABOUT”
THE OCTOBER 1939 AND NOVEMBER 1939 ISSUES
FEATURED THE FIRST TWO STORIES TAKEN FROM
IT IS RUMOURED THAT W.E. JOHNS
WAS THE EDITOR OF “PEARSON’S MAGAZINE” FROM MAY 1939 TO
NOVEMBER 1939 BUT THE EDITOR IS NOT CREDITED IN THESE ISSUES
IF YOU HAVE A SEPTEMBER 1939 ISSUE FOR SALE, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT
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MAY 1939 |
WHAT MEN ARE TALKING ABOUT – BY W.E. JOHNS |
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JUNE 1939 |
WHAT MEN ARE TALKING ABOUT – BY W.E. JOHNS |
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JULY 1939 |
WHAT MEN ARE TALKING ABOUT – BY W.E. JOHNS |
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AUGUST 1939 |
WHAT MEN ARE TALKING ABOUT – BY W.E. JOHNS |
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I DO NOT HAVE THE SEPTEMBER 1939 ISSUE – IT IS POSSIBLE THAT
THERE WASN’T ONE DUE TO PAPER SHORTAGES |
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OCTOBER 1939 THIS ISSUE FEATURED THE FIRST STORY ABOUT DR.
VANE BY W. E. JOHNS CALLED “THE AFFAIR AT DULWICH” – SEE BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS THIS ISSUE ALSO FEATURED A SHORT STORY CALLED “THE
TOURIST” BY W.E. JOHNS UNDER THE PEN NAME OF “WILLIAM EARLE” (Collected in the book “SKY FEVER” in
1953) |
WHAT MEN ARE TALKING ABOUT – BY W.E. JOHNS |
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NOVEMBER 1939 THIS ISSUE FEATURED A SECOND STORY ABOUT DR.
VANE BY W. E. JOHNS CALLED “THE AFFAIR OF THE EGYPIAN SORCERER” – SEE BELOW
FOR MORE DETAILS BELOW ARE THE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM |
WHAT MEN ARE TALKING ABOUT – BY W.E. JOHNS “THE AFFAIR AT
DULWICH” FROM THE OCTOBER 1939 ISSUE |
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BELOW ARE THE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM “THE AFFAIR OF THE
EGYPIAN SORCERER” FROM THE NOVEMBER 1939 ISSUE |
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An announcement in the November 1939 confirmed this would be
the last issue of the magazine
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