Frank A. Munsey Company
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Frank A. Munsey Company was an American publishing firm best known for pioneering pulp magazines and mass-market fiction in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American company
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publishing company → |
| activePeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century → |
| basedIn |
New York City
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| businessArea |
fiction publishing
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periodical publishing → |
| businessModel |
low-cost mass circulation
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| country |
United States
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| foundedBy |
Frank A. Munsey
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| genrePublished |
adventure fiction
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detective fiction → romance fiction → science fiction → |
| hasFounderOccupation |
newspaper owner
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publisher → |
| industry |
publishing
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| influenced |
American popular fiction market
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development of pulp magazine industry → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| mediaType |
books
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magazines → |
| namedAfter |
Frank A. Munsey
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| notableFor |
pioneering pulp magazines
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popularizing mass-market fiction → |
| partOf |
American pulp magazine tradition
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| product |
mass-market fiction
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pulp magazines → |
| publicationFormat |
pulp paper
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| targetAudience |
mass audience
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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All-Story Weekly
("Munsey Company")
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Argosy → |
publisher |