Farnsworth Wright (1888–1940)
Author of Weird Tales Volume 31 Number 3, March 1938
About the Author
Image credit: Farnsworth Wright (2nd from left), the second editor of the golden-age pulp ''Weird Tales,'' with William (Bill) Sprenger, WT's business manager (left), and writers Henry Kuttner and Robert Bloch, in the the New York offices of ''Weird Tales''
Works by Farnsworth Wright
Weird Tales Volume 32 Number 5, November 1938 — Editor — 4 copies
Weird Tales Volume 28 Number 4, November 1936 — Editor — 4 copies
Weird Tales Volume 30 Number 4, October 1937 — Editor — 4 copies
Weird Tales Volume 28 Number 3, October 1936 — Editor — 4 copies
Weird Tales Volume 28 Number 2, August-September 1936 — Editor — 4 copies
Weird Tales Volume 30 Number 5, November 1937 — Editor — 4 copies
Weird Tales Volume 31 Number 3, March 1938 — Editor — 4 copies
Weird Tales Volume 6 Number 3, September 1925 — Editor — 3 copies
Weird Tales Volume 12 Number 2, August 1928 — Editor — 3 copies
Weird Tales Volume 11 Number 1, January 1928 — Editor — 3 copies
Weird Tales Volume 25 Number 1, January 1935 — Editor — 3 copies
Weird Tales Volume 24 Number 3, September 1934 — Editor — 3 copies
Weird Tales Volume 31 Number 6, June 1938 — Editor — 3 copies
Weird Tales Volume 11 Number 2, February 1928 — Editor — 3 copies
Weird Tales Volume 35 Number 2, March 1940 — Editor — 3 copies
Weird Tales Volume 21 Number 4, April 1933 — Editor — 3 copies
Weird Tales Volume 22 Number 1, July 1933 — Editor — 3 copies
Weird Tales Volume 22 Number 3, September 1933 — Editor — 3 copies
Weird Tales Volume 21 Number 1, January 1933 — Editor — 2 copies
Weird Tales Volume 32 Number 1, July 1938 — Editor — 2 copies
ORIENTAL STORIES - Volume 1, number 2 - December - January 1930 - 1931: The King of the Jerawahs; Golden Rosebud; With… — Editor — 2 copies
Weird Tales Volume 33 Number 4, April 1939 — Editor — 2 copies
Weird Tales Volume 14 Number 2, August 1929 — Editor — 2 copies
Weird Tales Volume 8 Number 3, September 1926 — Editor — 2 copies
Weird Tales Volume 26 Number 3, September 1935 — Editor — 2 copies
Weird Tales Volume 20 Number 6, December 1932 — Editor — 2 copies
Weird Tales Volume 32 Number 2, August 1938 — Editor — 2 copies
Weird Tales Volume 27 Number 1, January 1936 — Editor — 2 copies
Weird Tales Volume 7 Number 6, June 1926 — Editor — 2 copies
Weird Tales Volume 21 Number 2, February 1933 — Editor — 2 copies
Weird Tales Volume 18 Number 5, December 1931 — Editor — 2 copies
Weird Tales Volume 20 Number 4, October 1932 — Editor — 2 copies
Weird Tales Volume 20 Number 5, November 1932 — Editor — 2 copies
Weird Tales Volume 19 Number 2, February 1932 — Editor — 2 copies
Weird Tales Volume 29 Number 5, May 1937 — Editor — 2 copies
Weird Tales Volume 31 Number 2, February 1938 — Editor — 2 copies
ORIENTAL STORIES - Volume 1, number 3 - February - March 1931: Red Blades of Black Cathay; The Rajah's Grandmother;… — Editor — 2 copies
Weird Tales Volume 7 Number 4, April 1926 — Editor — 2 copies
Weird Tales Volume 30 Number 1, July 1937 — Editor — 2 copies
An Adventure in the Fourth Dimension 2 copies
Weird Tales Volume 20 Number 2, August 1932 — Editor — 2 copies
Weird Tales Volume 24 Number 2, August 1934 — Editor — 2 copies
Weird Tales Volume 31 Number 4, April 1938 — Editor — 2 copies
Weird Tales Volume 32 Number 3, September 1938 — Editor — 2 copies
Weird Tales Volume 26 Number 5, November 1935 — Editor — 2 copies
Weird Tales, July 1926 1 copy
Weird Tales May 1925 1 copy
The White Queen 1 copy
The Teak-Wood Shrine 1 copy
Weird Tales, November 1924 1 copy
Weird Tales, December 1924 1 copy
Weird Tales, January 1925 1 copy
Weird Tales, February 1925 1 copy
Weird Tales January 1926 1 copy
The Snake Fiend 1 copy
Weird Tales Volume 30 Number 3, September 1937 — Editor — 1 copy
Weird Tales Volume 5 Number 2, February 1925 — Editor — 1 copy
Weird Tales Volume 5 Number 1, January 1925 — Editor — 1 copy
Weird Tales Volume 7 Number 2, February 1926 — Editor — 1 copy
Weird Tales Volume 7 Number 1, January 1926 — Editor — 1 copy
Weird Tales Volume 8 Number 6, December 1926 — Editor — 1 copy
Weird Tales Volume 8 Number 2, August 1926 — Editor — 1 copy
Weird Tales Volume 9 Number 1, January 1927 — Editor — 1 copy
Weird Tales Volume 21 Number 3, March 1933 — Editor — 1 copy
Weird Tales Volume 22 Number 5, November 1933 — Editor — 1 copy
Weird Tales Volume 12 Number 6, December 1928 — Editor — 1 copy
In the Depths 1 copy
Weird Tales Volume 34 Number 4, October 1939 — Editor — 1 copy
Weird Tales Volume 34 Number 6, December 1939 — Editor — 1 copy
Weird Tales Volume 34 Number 5, November 1939 — Editor — 1 copy
ORIENTAL STORIES - Volume 2, number 2 - Spring 1932: Lord of Samarcand; On a Chinese Vase; Jungle Girl; Java Madness;… — Editor — 1 copy
ORIENTAL STORIES - Volume 2, number 1 - Winter 1932: The Sowers of the Thunder; The Dragoman's Jest; The Dancer of… — Editor — 1 copy
ORIENTAL STORIES - Volume 1, number 6 - Autumn 1931: The Blood of Balshazzar; The Justice of the Elephant; The White… — Editor — 1 copy
Weird Tales Volume 6 Number 1, July 1925 — Editor — 1 copy
Weird Tales Volume 4 Number 3, November 1924 — Editor — 1 copy
The Closing Hand 1 copy
Poisoned 1 copy
Associated Works
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Wright, Farnsworth
- Legal name
- Wright, Farnsworth
- Birthdate
- 1888-07-29
- Date of death
- 1940-06-12
- Gender
- male
- Birthplace
- Santa Barbara, California, USA
- Place of death
- Jackson Heights, New York, USA
- Education
- University of Nevada
University of Washington - Occupations
- music critic
editor - Relationships
- O'Brien, David Wright (nephew)
- Organizations
- Weird Tales (second editor)
- Awards and honors
- Hugo Nominee (Editor, Retro-Hugo, [1939], 2014)
Members
Reviews
Weird Tales 1934-10 by Farnsworth Wright
A very strong issue, with the second part of one of Howard's best Conan stories and the first appearance of Moore's Jirel of Joiry.
Contents
5 • Giants of Anarchy • Eando Binder
27 • Far Below • Robert Barbour Johnson
36 • They Run Again (poem) • Leah Bodine Drake
37 • Lens-Shy • W. M. Clayton
40 • The Sitter in the Mound • Bruce Bryan
47 • The Hills of Kandahar (poem) • Robert E. Howard
48 • The Man Who Came Back • Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr.
57 • The Stroke of Twelve • Earl Peirce, Jr.
66 • The Howler (1932) (poem) • H. P. Lovecraft
67 • Mansions in the Sky [Jules de Grandin] • Seabury Quinn
85 • Circe (poem) • Edgar Daniel Kramer
86 • The Phantom Werewolf (1933) • Montague Summers
87 • The Willow Landscape • Clark Ashton Smith
91 • Almuric (Part 2 of 3) • Robert E. Howard
113 • Headache • Paul Ernst
119 • The Death Watch • Hugh B. Cave
128 • "We Are No Other Than a Moving Row" (poem) • Omar Khayyam
129 • Celephais • (1922) • H. P. Lovecraft
133 • Imprisoned with the Pharaohs (1924) • H. P. Lovecraft [as Houdini ]
151 • The Eyrie… (more)
5 • Giants of Anarchy • Eando Binder
27 • Far Below • Robert Barbour Johnson
36 • They Run Again (poem) • Leah Bodine Drake
37 • Lens-Shy • W. M. Clayton
40 • The Sitter in the Mound • Bruce Bryan
47 • The Hills of Kandahar (poem) • Robert E. Howard
48 • The Man Who Came Back • Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr.
57 • The Stroke of Twelve • Earl Peirce, Jr.
66 • The Howler (1932) (poem) • H. P. Lovecraft
67 • Mansions in the Sky [Jules de Grandin] • Seabury Quinn
85 • Circe (poem) • Edgar Daniel Kramer
86 • The Phantom Werewolf (1933) • Montague Summers
87 • The Willow Landscape • Clark Ashton Smith
91 • Almuric (Part 2 of 3) • Robert E. Howard
113 • Headache • Paul Ernst
119 • The Death Watch • Hugh B. Cave
128 • "We Are No Other Than a Moving Row" (poem) • Omar Khayyam
129 • Celephais • (1922) • H. P. Lovecraft
133 • Imprisoned with the Pharaohs (1924) • H. P. Lovecraft [as Houdini ]
151 • The Eyrie… (more)
Contents
130 • The Globe of Memories • Seabury Quinn
157 • Dead Singer (poem) • Edgar Daniel Kramer
158 • I, the Vampire • Henry Kuttner
171 • Dig Me No Grave • [Cthulhu Mythos] • Robert E. Howard
180 • The Vaunsburg Plague • Julius Long
193 • The Beggar (poem) • Frances Elliott
194 • The Poppy Pearl • Frank Owen
220 • Song of the Necromancer (poem) • Clark Ashton Smith
221 • At the Time Appointed • Loretta Burrough
231 • Glory Hand • August Derleth
237 • Masquerade • Mearle Prout
241 • A Gipsy Prophecy (1914) • Bram Stoker
249 • The Eyrie… (more)
130 • The Globe of Memories • Seabury Quinn
157 • Dead Singer (poem) • Edgar Daniel Kramer
158 • I, the Vampire • Henry Kuttner
171 • Dig Me No Grave • [Cthulhu Mythos] • Robert E. Howard
180 • The Vaunsburg Plague • Julius Long
193 • The Beggar (poem) • Frances Elliott
194 • The Poppy Pearl • Frank Owen
220 • Song of the Necromancer (poem) • Clark Ashton Smith
221 • At the Time Appointed • Loretta Burrough
231 • Glory Hand • August Derleth
237 • Masquerade • Mearle Prout
241 • A Gipsy Prophecy (1914) • Bram Stoker
249 • The Eyrie… (more)
A good issue, with appearances by both Conan and Northwest Smith. The Margaret Brundage cover is fairly restrained.
Contents
274 • Lord of the Lamia (Part 1 of 3) • Otis Adelbert Kline
289 • Sonnet of the Unsleeping Dead (poem) • Parker White
290 • Clutching Hands of Death • Harold Ward
299 • Jewels of Gwahlur • [Conan] • Robert E. Howard
328 • Julhi • [Northwest Smith] • C. L. Moore
350 • Rulers of the Future (Part 3 of 3) • Paul Ernst
370 • Drums of the Congo (poem) • Katherine van der Veer
371 • What Waits in Darkness • Loretta Burrough
375 • The Sealed Casket • Richard F. Searight
380 • The Judge's House (1891) • Bram Stoker
392 • The Eyrie… (more)
Contents
274 • Lord of the Lamia (Part 1 of 3) • Otis Adelbert Kline
289 • Sonnet of the Unsleeping Dead (poem) • Parker White
290 • Clutching Hands of Death • Harold Ward
299 • Jewels of Gwahlur • [Conan] • Robert E. Howard
328 • Julhi • [Northwest Smith] • C. L. Moore
350 • Rulers of the Future (Part 3 of 3) • Paul Ernst
370 • Drums of the Congo (poem) • Katherine van der Veer
371 • What Waits in Darkness • Loretta Burrough
375 • The Sealed Casket • Richard F. Searight
380 • The Judge's House (1891) • Bram Stoker
392 • The Eyrie… (more)
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- Works
- 172
- Also by
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- Members
- 268
- Popularity
- #86,166
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 6
- ISBNs
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