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Fantasy Fan, v. 1, issue 7, March 1934
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March, 1934 THE FANTASY FAN 109 A SAD STORY OF THE FUTURE by Forrest J. Ackerman (Following is a brief summary of a recent radio broadcast taken from the story "We Buy Us a Robo t-- and What Happened" in the American Weekly.) A married couple had an eight year old robot, and decided that it was about time to get a new one as 'Willy' was becoming worn and creaky and Inefficient; so, they went to look over the newest models. They selected Julius, a most capable iron-man who could not tell a lie. This proved a disadvantage, however, as, upon entering their home he declared in his deep hollow, mechanical voice: "Dust -- much dust!" As the wife would grow lonely when her husband was away, she a phonograph record made of him assuring her how much he loved her. This she inserted into Julius, and listened to him. But this made Julius become very pensive and sad. One day he was found reading love poems and crying. Julius was in love! He realized the hopelessness of the situation. One day he was found missing. "Oh! He's committed suicide!" the wife cried, "I know it!" "But that's impossible!" her husband assured her, "if he tries to drown himself, he will only be short-circuited and rusted, and could be revitalized and polished up just like new. If he shoots himself, but a few parts need be replaced. Jumping from a window would merely dent him a little. He cannot hang himself; he cannot poison -------------------------------------------------------------- THE TIME MACHINE (A Bibliographical Note) by R. H. Barlow The first publication of the tale that later became Wells' most famous short novel, was in a paper issued at his school. The magazine, The Science Schools Quarterly, serialized a story of the same underlying plot, dealing with a Welesh professor. This was, broadly speaking, the debut of the story. It was later re-written, and some decade afterwards, after being published in both the National Observor and The New Review, appeared in a modest little volume published by Wm. Heinomann. Preceding it were two text-books and Conversations With An Uncle came out the dan immediately before. The book in its first English edition, was a modest duodecimo volume measuring approximately 7 X 5 X 1 ins. It was bound in a coarse linen-like grey cloth, and bore in purple lettering as well as the title a peculiar device of a rather emaciated sphinx. It contained pages 152 and XVI. The text, besides the title page was virtually the same as that recently Issued in Short Stories of H. G. Wells, but differed in several respects from that Amazing Stories used in their May, 1927 issue. It appeared simultaneously both in the bound edition and wrappers, the former at the price of 3s, and the latter at 2s, 6d. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- himself; he cannot die by fire. Anyhow, our contract guarantees us against loss by suicide. (continued on page 112)
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March, 1934 THE FANTASY FAN 109 A SAD STORY OF THE FUTURE by Forrest J. Ackerman (Following is a brief summary of a recent radio broadcast taken from the story "We Buy Us a Robo t-- and What Happened" in the American Weekly.) A married couple had an eight year old robot, and decided that it was about time to get a new one as 'Willy' was becoming worn and creaky and Inefficient; so, they went to look over the newest models. They selected Julius, a most capable iron-man who could not tell a lie. This proved a disadvantage, however, as, upon entering their home he declared in his deep hollow, mechanical voice: "Dust -- much dust!" As the wife would grow lonely when her husband was away, she a phonograph record made of him assuring her how much he loved her. This she inserted into Julius, and listened to him. But this made Julius become very pensive and sad. One day he was found reading love poems and crying. Julius was in love! He realized the hopelessness of the situation. One day he was found missing. "Oh! He's committed suicide!" the wife cried, "I know it!" "But that's impossible!" her husband assured her, "if he tries to drown himself, he will only be short-circuited and rusted, and could be revitalized and polished up just like new. If he shoots himself, but a few parts need be replaced. Jumping from a window would merely dent him a little. He cannot hang himself; he cannot poison -------------------------------------------------------------- THE TIME MACHINE (A Bibliographical Note) by R. H. Barlow The first publication of the tale that later became Wells' most famous short novel, was in a paper issued at his school. The magazine, The Science Schools Quarterly, serialized a story of the same underlying plot, dealing with a Welesh professor. This was, broadly speaking, the debut of the story. It was later re-written, and some decade afterwards, after being published in both the National Observor and The New Review, appeared in a modest little volume published by Wm. Heinomann. Preceding it were two text-books and Conversations With An Uncle came out the dan immediately before. The book in its first English edition, was a modest duodecimo volume measuring approximately 7 X 5 X 1 ins. It was bound in a coarse linen-like grey cloth, and bore in purple lettering as well as the title a peculiar device of a rather emaciated sphinx. It contained pages 152 and XVI. The text, besides the title page was virtually the same as that recently Issued in Short Stories of H. G. Wells, but differed in several respects from that Amazing Stories used in their May, 1927 issue. It appeared simultaneously both in the bound edition and wrappers, the former at the price of 3s, and the latter at 2s, 6d. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- himself; he cannot die by fire. Anyhow, our contract guarantees us against loss by suicide. (continued on page 112)
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