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Comet, v. 1, issue 3, May-June 1940
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PAGE 14 THE COMET REVIEWS by Walt Sullivan After spending a lot of time investigating in the library of the University of New Mexico, I have unearthed quite a few articles dealing directly or indirectly with fantasy and science-fiction in magazines in which you would not usually expect to find them. The following are reviews of a few of them. SCIENTIFIC NOVELS -- Saturday Review of Literature July 24, 1937. This appeared as a regular department written by Amy Loveman. In this issue,she answered someone who had asked her for a list of scientific novels. In doing so, she mentioned: ARROWSMITH, THE UNDAUNTED, THE SEARCH, Leonov's SKUTAREVSKY, and books of Wells and Verne. She also discussed SUGAR INT HE AIR, THE LOST WORLD, LAND UNDER ENGLAND, THE ABSOLUTE AT LARGE, BRAVE NEW WORLD, and FRANKENSTEIN. WHAT'S THE WORLD COMING TO? Fletcher Pratt Saturday Review of Literature April 2, 1938. In this article, Mr. Pratt, who is well known to most fans, discusses the various plots used by writers of fantasy. he characterizes WHEN THE SLEEPER AWAKES as "the ancestor of that family of future stories which now gives birth to four American pulp magazines a month". He considers the invasion from Mars, the mad scientist trying to subjugate the world, and the time machine as merely ideas for stories and nothing more. he mentions that writers of this form of fiction, especially those who write for magazines,must be up on their details if they do not wish to hear from indignant readers. it is his belief that most pulp writers believe that barbarism will be the outcome of the next (this) war. He goes on to discuaa the other ideas used by writers of fantasy and mentions many stories that have appeared in Stf mags. he mentions the idea used in THE STOLEN SKYSCRAPER as one recomended to young writers who find it hard to find an original plot. He believes that R.U.R. is second only to WHEN[[?]] THE SLEEPER AWAKES[[?]]. THE UTOPIAN NOVEL IN AMERICA - Robert L. Shurter South Atlantic Quarterly - April 1935. Mr. Shurter believes that this type of fiction records popular discontent. According to his views, this type of novel appeared in America after the disappearence of the frontier as a safety-valve for the discontented, which was followed by the enroachment of industrialism on personal liberty. He believes that there are two schools of Utopian writings, that of George, Howells and Bellamy, who appeal to the educated and literary class; and that of Donnelley, Chavannes and Schindler, who's reforms are secondary to fantastic adventure. These conditions did not exist in England, and according to Mr. Shurter, it did not produce many of this type (con't on page 16)
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PAGE 14 THE COMET REVIEWS by Walt Sullivan After spending a lot of time investigating in the library of the University of New Mexico, I have unearthed quite a few articles dealing directly or indirectly with fantasy and science-fiction in magazines in which you would not usually expect to find them. The following are reviews of a few of them. SCIENTIFIC NOVELS -- Saturday Review of Literature July 24, 1937. This appeared as a regular department written by Amy Loveman. In this issue,she answered someone who had asked her for a list of scientific novels. In doing so, she mentioned: ARROWSMITH, THE UNDAUNTED, THE SEARCH, Leonov's SKUTAREVSKY, and books of Wells and Verne. She also discussed SUGAR INT HE AIR, THE LOST WORLD, LAND UNDER ENGLAND, THE ABSOLUTE AT LARGE, BRAVE NEW WORLD, and FRANKENSTEIN. WHAT'S THE WORLD COMING TO? Fletcher Pratt Saturday Review of Literature April 2, 1938. In this article, Mr. Pratt, who is well known to most fans, discusses the various plots used by writers of fantasy. he characterizes WHEN THE SLEEPER AWAKES as "the ancestor of that family of future stories which now gives birth to four American pulp magazines a month". He considers the invasion from Mars, the mad scientist trying to subjugate the world, and the time machine as merely ideas for stories and nothing more. he mentions that writers of this form of fiction, especially those who write for magazines,must be up on their details if they do not wish to hear from indignant readers. it is his belief that most pulp writers believe that barbarism will be the outcome of the next (this) war. He goes on to discuaa the other ideas used by writers of fantasy and mentions many stories that have appeared in Stf mags. he mentions the idea used in THE STOLEN SKYSCRAPER as one recomended to young writers who find it hard to find an original plot. He believes that R.U.R. is second only to WHEN[[?]] THE SLEEPER AWAKES[[?]]. THE UTOPIAN NOVEL IN AMERICA - Robert L. Shurter South Atlantic Quarterly - April 1935. Mr. Shurter believes that this type of fiction records popular discontent. According to his views, this type of novel appeared in America after the disappearence of the frontier as a safety-valve for the discontented, which was followed by the enroachment of industrialism on personal liberty. He believes that there are two schools of Utopian writings, that of George, Howells and Bellamy, who appeal to the educated and literary class; and that of Donnelley, Chavannes and Schindler, who's reforms are secondary to fantastic adventure. These conditions did not exist in England, and according to Mr. Shurter, it did not produce many of this type (con't on page 16)
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