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Alchemist, v. 2, issue 1, Autumn 1946
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BOOK REPORT BY TIGRINA "Strange Daughter" by Louis De Wohl. Published by Lawson and Dunn Ltd. London. 1945 This fullength novel, though small in form, is large in entertainment value. The story takes place in England during the war and concerns one Jean Mathieson and her fiance, a wealthy aeronautical engineer, who are hounded by a present-day witch, Asta Heldrup, a girl Joan has known since they were both children. Asta is aided and abetted by her unscrupulous father, who is equally well versed in magic lore. Dr. Zodiac, an amazing little man with an uncanny ability to ascertain a person's temperament and destiny thru the birthdate, or vice-versa, is the modern knight in shining armour who, skilled in white magic and the astrological sciences (?) fights against the forces of evil, not only in behalf of the lovely heroine, but also for his adopted country, Great Britain, whose very national security is threatned by the Heldrup's diabolical deviltry. The story teems with astrological references and allusions to magical formulae, with a bit of political intrigue included in an attempt to (b)lend reality into an otherwise entirely fantastic tale. The good forces, of course, are in league
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BOOK REPORT BY TIGRINA "Strange Daughter" by Louis De Wohl. Published by Lawson and Dunn Ltd. London. 1945 This fullength novel, though small in form, is large in entertainment value. The story takes place in England during the war and concerns one Jean Mathieson and her fiance, a wealthy aeronautical engineer, who are hounded by a present-day witch, Asta Heldrup, a girl Joan has known since they were both children. Asta is aided and abetted by her unscrupulous father, who is equally well versed in magic lore. Dr. Zodiac, an amazing little man with an uncanny ability to ascertain a person's temperament and destiny thru the birthdate, or vice-versa, is the modern knight in shining armour who, skilled in white magic and the astrological sciences (?) fights against the forces of evil, not only in behalf of the lovely heroine, but also for his adopted country, Great Britain, whose very national security is threatned by the Heldrup's diabolical deviltry. The story teems with astrological references and allusions to magical formulae, with a bit of political intrigue included in an attempt to (b)lend reality into an otherwise entirely fantastic tale. The good forces, of course, are in league
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