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http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/195249-doc-wilde-invitation-and-offer
James made a comment in the Pulp Magazine Authors and Literature Fans group:
Werner wrote: "James, what's a "Wold Newton type" paper? That's a term I haven't run across until now. (The idea for your paper, as you explain it above, sounds fascinating! :-)"
It's a bit tough to describe, but it's basicly a paper treating various fictions as part of the same universe, then exposing the connections between them. The term was coined in a sort of homage to Philip Jose Farmer's Wold Newton series of novels and stories.
The best way to really explain it is with examples. Some of the best articles are:
Keep in mind if you dig further, that the quality between articles varries crazily, most are quite good, but some are near incomprehensible.
There are a few other sites out there with articles, but some of those have wild theories about the pulp characters.