Today, April 23, is the birthday of Talbot Mundy (1879-1940). It’s been a hectic week, and I haven’t had a chance to read anything by him. (I did manage to remotely attend a few panels at the Jack Williamson Lectureship today, though.)
I read the first of the Zebra editions of the Tros of Samothrace books last summer. I started the second but got bogged down. I’m going to try to at least finish that one once the semester ends.
Even though I didn’t manage to read anything by Mundy for today, I didn’t want to let the occasion pass without acknowledging it. Mundy was an influential writer and deserves to be remembered.
A toast to the memory of Talbot Mundy! As you point out, he was an influence on a number of writers in the field of adventure fiction, Robert E. Howard for one. Thanks for reminding me!