The Devil's Rosary: The Complete Tales of Jules de Grandin, Volume Two

Written by:
Seabury Quinn
Narrated by:
Andrew Eiden

Unabridged Audiobook

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Release Date
September 2017
Duration
25 hours 32 minutes
Summary
Today the names of H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, August Derleth, and Clark Ashton Smith, all regular contributors to the pulp magazine Weird Tales during the first half of the twentieth century, are recognizable even to casual readers of the bizarre and fantastic. And yet despite being more popular than them all during the golden era of genre pulp fiction, there is another author whose name and work have fallen into obscurity: Seabury Quinn.

Quinn's short stories were featured in well more than half of Weird Tales' original publication run. His most famous character, the supernatural French detective Dr. Jules de Grandin, investigated cases involving monsters, devil worshippers, serial killers, and spirits from beyond the grave, often set in the small town of Harrisonville, New Jersey.

Collected for the first time, The Complete Tales of Jules de Grandin, edited by George Vanderburgh, presents all ninety-three published works featuring the supernatural detective. Presented in chronological order, this is the definitive collection of an iconic pulp hero.
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Rebecca Kagan

I can't recommend this book. The stories are unabashedly racist and implied rape is often used as a titillating hook. While this is not unexpected given the times and the genre, what completely disappoints about this edition is the failure of the (modern) introduction to acknowledge the racism and sexism. Ignore it. It doesn't exist. You are meant to read, "enjoy" and unconsciously absorb these stories without questioning or learning from the many problematic elements. Thoughtful discussion could have made this story collection better. As is, it feels meant for a specific type of white male audience. If that's you then have at it and enjoy over 25 hours of sexual assault and dark-skinned "savages"! If that's not you, take a hard pass.

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