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Fantasy Commentator, v. 1, issue 9, Winter 1945-1946
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FANTASY COMMENTATOR 233 ial in the first Arcturus, official organ of the Eastern New York SFL, summed up the situation quite aptly: The ENYSFL, the largest in New York City to date, has grown from the modest role of the first sub-chapter, to its present commanding position on the SFL horizon. It has far outgrown its parent chapter, the Brooklyn SFL, and is still growing rapidly. Scarcely a meeting goes by without the addition to our rolls of at least one new member. Charles D. Hornig...agreed at a recent meeting that hereafter the ENYSFL would be in complete command of the SFL activities in Brooklyn, the Brooklyn chapter to become dormant. This was an almost sensational turn of events. And it was now evident to Hornig that he had failed in his attempt to keep the local chapters strongly under his control. Here the Brooklyn stronghold had quickly melted away and the New York City group, having shown virtually no activity, required reorganization. In an attempt to reaffirm leadership, Hornig took over directorship of the latter himself. The result of his action was an explosion which rocked the Science Fiction League on its very foundations, one which for showmanship has yet to be surpassed in the fan world. (to be continued) ---oOo--- Thumbing the Munsey Files---concluded from page 218 tent. Conditions are far from being in accord with this connoted ideal, however, as the younger generation is fomenting rebellion against the patriarchal leadership, desiring to return to civilization. The usual beautiful girls attract the castaways, who are themselves divided, as one of their number is content to stay while the others wish to leave. The appearance of an exploring vessel precipitates open revolt, the entire group eventually leaving the spot and forming a community of its own on the Atlantic Coast. This novel is appealing fantastic adventure, and is well written. And thus we are brought to a somewhat abrupt conclusion, for in this three-month period of 1936 Argosy magazine was disappointingly barren of fantasy. ---oOo--- Open House (letters from our readers) The British fan and collector Frederick C. Brown discusses some 1945 books: You may be interested to hear that the new reprint of Vengeance of Gwa, published by Books of Today, Ltd., is now on sale over here. S. Fowler Wright puts his own name under the title in this edition, dropping the pseudonym of A. Wingrave which he previously used. Other new titles recently published are 22 Strange Stories edited by John L. Hardie (Art and Educational Publishers, Ltd., 8/6); this contains a selection of supernatural tales by Machen, Blackwood, Hardy, Le Fanu, Onions and others. Michael Harrison's Higher Things (Macdonald, 8/6) is an amusing satire of the present day, dealing with the troubles of a bank-clerk who found he possessed the gift of levitation, which he developed until he could fly at will. There is also Dog's Life, by Gordon Boshell (Secker and Warburg, 8/6), a further satire, recording the exploits of one Mr. Perkins, who, knocked down and killed by a bus, finds his personality transferred to the body of a mongrel dog which was nearly run down by the same vehicle. Mr. Perkins' reactions to this strange new world make amusing reading. The final triumph of his
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FANTASY COMMENTATOR 233 ial in the first Arcturus, official organ of the Eastern New York SFL, summed up the situation quite aptly: The ENYSFL, the largest in New York City to date, has grown from the modest role of the first sub-chapter, to its present commanding position on the SFL horizon. It has far outgrown its parent chapter, the Brooklyn SFL, and is still growing rapidly. Scarcely a meeting goes by without the addition to our rolls of at least one new member. Charles D. Hornig...agreed at a recent meeting that hereafter the ENYSFL would be in complete command of the SFL activities in Brooklyn, the Brooklyn chapter to become dormant. This was an almost sensational turn of events. And it was now evident to Hornig that he had failed in his attempt to keep the local chapters strongly under his control. Here the Brooklyn stronghold had quickly melted away and the New York City group, having shown virtually no activity, required reorganization. In an attempt to reaffirm leadership, Hornig took over directorship of the latter himself. The result of his action was an explosion which rocked the Science Fiction League on its very foundations, one which for showmanship has yet to be surpassed in the fan world. (to be continued) ---oOo--- Thumbing the Munsey Files---concluded from page 218 tent. Conditions are far from being in accord with this connoted ideal, however, as the younger generation is fomenting rebellion against the patriarchal leadership, desiring to return to civilization. The usual beautiful girls attract the castaways, who are themselves divided, as one of their number is content to stay while the others wish to leave. The appearance of an exploring vessel precipitates open revolt, the entire group eventually leaving the spot and forming a community of its own on the Atlantic Coast. This novel is appealing fantastic adventure, and is well written. And thus we are brought to a somewhat abrupt conclusion, for in this three-month period of 1936 Argosy magazine was disappointingly barren of fantasy. ---oOo--- Open House (letters from our readers) The British fan and collector Frederick C. Brown discusses some 1945 books: You may be interested to hear that the new reprint of Vengeance of Gwa, published by Books of Today, Ltd., is now on sale over here. S. Fowler Wright puts his own name under the title in this edition, dropping the pseudonym of A. Wingrave which he previously used. Other new titles recently published are 22 Strange Stories edited by John L. Hardie (Art and Educational Publishers, Ltd., 8/6); this contains a selection of supernatural tales by Machen, Blackwood, Hardy, Le Fanu, Onions and others. Michael Harrison's Higher Things (Macdonald, 8/6) is an amusing satire of the present day, dealing with the troubles of a bank-clerk who found he possessed the gift of levitation, which he developed until he could fly at will. There is also Dog's Life, by Gordon Boshell (Secker and Warburg, 8/6), a further satire, recording the exploits of one Mr. Perkins, who, knocked down and killed by a bus, finds his personality transferred to the body of a mongrel dog which was nearly run down by the same vehicle. Mr. Perkins' reactions to this strange new world make amusing reading. The final triumph of his
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