- Donald Keith
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This article is about the speculative fiction author. For the U.S. Army General, see Donald R. Keith.
Donald Keith was a pseudonym for authors Donald (1888–1972) and Keith Monroe (1917–2003). They are best known for their series of stories in the Time Machine series, which were originally published in Boys' Life magazine between 1959 and 1989. Some of the stories were combined into two books, Mutiny in the Time Machine (1963) and Time Machine to the Rescue (1967).
A few stories later in the series were written by Keith Monroe alone.
Donald Keith also contributed stories to Galaxy Science Fiction and Blue Book.
Contents
List of Time Machine Stories in Boys' Life
In the following table, "DK" indicates that the story's author is given as Donald Keith, while "KM" means Keith Monroe.
Month Year Title Byline Serial dates DEC 1959 The Day We Explored the Future DK FEB 1960 The Time Machine Files Backwards DK JUN 1960 How We Got the Mind-Reading Pills DK JUL 1960 Our Time Machine at the Jamboree DK OCT 1961 Marco Polo and Our Time Machine DK FEB 1962 The Time Machine Slips a Cog DK DEC 1962 Mutiny in the Time Machine DK Dec 1962 to Mar 1963 (4-part serial) JUN 1964 The Time Machine Cracks a Safe DK OCT 1964 Time Machine to the Rescue DK FEB 1965 The Time Machine Gets Stuck DK Feb 1965 to Apr 1965 (3-part serial) APR 1967 The Time Machine Hunts a Treasure DK Apr 1967 to Jun 1967 (3-part serial) DEC 1968 The Dog from the Time Machine DK SEP 1970 The Time Machine and the Generation Gap DK AUG 1971 The King and the Time Machine DK FEB 1973 The Time Machine Cleans Up DK AUG 1973 The Time Machine Twins the Jamboree KM DEC 1973 Santa Claus and the Time Machine DK NOV 1974 The Time Machine Fights Earthquakes KM APR 1975 The Time Machine Saves a Patriot KM JUL 1976 The Time Machine Kidnaps a Parade KM SEP 1988 Target Timbuktu KM FEB 1989 Why We Kidnapped Our Scoutmaster KM SEP 1989 Pirates Took Our Time Machine KM Bibliography
- Donald Keith (1963). Mutiny in the Time Machine. Random House.
- Donald Keith (1967). Time Machine to the Rescue. illustrated by Albert Orbaan. Putnam.
References
- "Donald Keith". Bibliography. AuthorWars.com. http://authors.wizards.pro/authors/writers/donald-keith. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
- "Stories, listed by author". The FictionMags Index. http://www.philsp.com/homeville/FMI/s1610.htm#A53496. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
External links
- List of Time Machine stories compiled by William S. Higgins
- Donald Monroe at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Keith Monroe at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Categories:- American science fiction writers
- American short story writers
- Science fiction shared pseudonyms
- American children's writer stubs
- American science fiction writer stubs
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