Donald Keith was a pseudonym for authors Donald (1888–1972) and Keith Monroe (1915–2003). 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. The works of Donald Keith were often Keith Monroe's earlier attempts, to which his father, Donald Monroe, helped him. As a result, both men amalgamated their forenames into the pen name "Donald Keith" in order to credit both.[1]
Donald Keith also contributed stories to Galaxy Science Fiction and Blue Book.
Time Machine stories in Boys' Life
Key to "Byline"
- DK – stated author is Donald Keith, the duo
- KM – stated author is Keith Monroe, the son
| 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 | A Pirate Took Our Time Machine! | KM | |
Published books
- Donald Keith (1963). Mutiny in the Time Machine. Random House.
- Donald Keith (1967). Time Machine to the Rescue. illustrated by Albert Orbaan. Putnam.
References
- ↑ Boys' Life September 1989, "Pedro the Mail Burro"
- "Donald Keith". Bibliography. AuthorWars.com. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
- "Stories, listed by author". The FictionMags Index. Archived from the original on 2010-06-18. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- Reginald, R.; Menville, Douglas; Burgess, Mary A. (September 2010). Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, Volume 1. ISBN 9780941028769. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
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
- Keith Monroe at the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction