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Voice of the Imagination, whole no. 19, November 1941
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[Drawing of "The Professor"] FOURTH ANNIVERSARY Hoffman's fantasticoncept at the left is what WE think of the individual signing himself "The Professor". The Prof pops off: "Just saw your publication lying on my friend's desk where he had carelessly thrown it when I came in. I say "carelessly" because I believe it would have been better if it has ended up in the waste basket he keeps handy for the disposal of refuse. '' I've read sme of the other amateur publications he gets from time to time and my opinion of them was published in one of the better class namely SPACEWAYS, some little time back. I was rather interested to read a collection of letter, hoping to find some grain, some small atom of intelligence contained therein. Instead I find silly arguings about the rather obscure values of some thing called, in your picturesque tongue, Esperanto. From the samples of writing supposedly done in that language, I gathered it must be some hitherto undiscovered tongue of some aboriginal tribe recently brought into the light of day. It appears to me to be some sort of bastardized Spanish. Doubtless, at the time of Cortez, a party of Spaniards became lost in the wilds of Central or South America, intermarried with the Indians, and this is the result, an intermindling of Spanish and some hitherto unsuspected Indian togue. '' Your argument about wether nude ladies should be depicted on your covers and within your pages strikes me as being the outward signs of a mind that is pathologically unsound. It seems to me only those with an immoral character would ever for one moment ever wish to see a naked female. If you ever read your Bible you will see what the Lord has to say about nakedness. It is the lowest form of vileness. '' However, regardless of these two instances of shallowness on the part of your readeres, I shall continue to digest the pages of your publication as I find the cross-section of life shown therein is valuable in my study of the vagaries of modern youth and I still have hopes that some day I shall find one who shows some signs of steadfastness such as we had in my day." [Signature of J.E. Renison] of 82 Ramsgrave Dr, Blackburn, Langes, England: "The Aug. VOM was really swell. A beeeeeeutiful cover, and well worthy of a good eyeful. Sorry to see VOM is going six-weekly, but I guess it can't be helped. It's really lucky that it's coming out at all with the work you're going to have to put in (on Pacificon). 4sj's account of the Devt, was really swell and I throughly enjoyed reading it. It's something like that that I enjoy, something we over here don't hear such a lot about, and something that we will probably ever see. The letters were as good as usual, with a very interesting selection of British comments. damon's back cover (only ack drew it) - very amusing. Altogether a really swell issue, and to my mind the best for a bit. I still can never think how you keep VOM so neat and tidy - must be a job in itself. Once upon a time when I got VOM from someone over here I didn't like it at all, but now it's grown on me and I'm all for it. So keep up the good work somehow, and happiness will be mine." Menny thanx, Renny! [Signature of D.P. Schimdt] of 13 Church Rd, Hartshill, Nuneaton, Warwks, England: "I am beginning to get the necessary g groundwork of acquaintanceship with the contributors to understand a little the viewpoints from which they write, and therefore the magazine grows progressively more interesting. And I certainly have a great admiration for the format of the thing. '' I was greatly taken up by the depiction of Odd John in the 'Denvention Special' (apart from writhing in anguish over the absurd and unneccessary JNO. F'revven's sake, I thought you blokes had a modernistic outlook! Why not JON?). '' My ansewr to the question Ackerman asked Widner - 'Which would you rather be, Top Fan, Number 1 Author or Editor of the best Pro?' is unhesitatingly that I'd rather be the best author. Or any sort of an author at all for that matter..... I have a very certain desire not to be either an editor or a prominent fan, the positions are too much exposed to assault by all forms of verbal violence. '' The letter from 'Vomoswoth' (whoever he may be) was one of the best in the issue because it had more life in it. I don't agree with him that abstinence for science-fantasy leads neccessarily to a greater enjoyment being obtained out of poor stories by reading them slowly and savouring their flavour at leisure. This may be because I never have read the magazines as fervently and indiscriminately as a real enthusiast would - and to this I attribute the fact that I am still as keen a reader of what I do like as I was when I bought my first remainder Amazing nearly eleven years ago. '' I like the sundry horrors scattered about through VoM. The art-work is very pleasing in general - apart from the illustration on the advert for the Hymn to Satan. But then I didn't like the Hymn itself - I didn't try the tune but the words seemed rather daft." (Blimey, guv'nor, but your a brave one! Why, your number's good as up! Soon's Tigrina can fashion a doll in your images--and we should s'pose Smith's a common enough image--we expect to receive notiec of the demise of DRS. "'Is 'eart was clean punctured--an' not a mark on 'im!")
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[Drawing of "The Professor"] FOURTH ANNIVERSARY Hoffman's fantasticoncept at the left is what WE think of the individual signing himself "The Professor". The Prof pops off: "Just saw your publication lying on my friend's desk where he had carelessly thrown it when I came in. I say "carelessly" because I believe it would have been better if it has ended up in the waste basket he keeps handy for the disposal of refuse. '' I've read sme of the other amateur publications he gets from time to time and my opinion of them was published in one of the better class namely SPACEWAYS, some little time back. I was rather interested to read a collection of letter, hoping to find some grain, some small atom of intelligence contained therein. Instead I find silly arguings about the rather obscure values of some thing called, in your picturesque tongue, Esperanto. From the samples of writing supposedly done in that language, I gathered it must be some hitherto undiscovered tongue of some aboriginal tribe recently brought into the light of day. It appears to me to be some sort of bastardized Spanish. Doubtless, at the time of Cortez, a party of Spaniards became lost in the wilds of Central or South America, intermarried with the Indians, and this is the result, an intermindling of Spanish and some hitherto unsuspected Indian togue. '' Your argument about wether nude ladies should be depicted on your covers and within your pages strikes me as being the outward signs of a mind that is pathologically unsound. It seems to me only those with an immoral character would ever for one moment ever wish to see a naked female. If you ever read your Bible you will see what the Lord has to say about nakedness. It is the lowest form of vileness. '' However, regardless of these two instances of shallowness on the part of your readeres, I shall continue to digest the pages of your publication as I find the cross-section of life shown therein is valuable in my study of the vagaries of modern youth and I still have hopes that some day I shall find one who shows some signs of steadfastness such as we had in my day." [Signature of J.E. Renison] of 82 Ramsgrave Dr, Blackburn, Langes, England: "The Aug. VOM was really swell. A beeeeeeutiful cover, and well worthy of a good eyeful. Sorry to see VOM is going six-weekly, but I guess it can't be helped. It's really lucky that it's coming out at all with the work you're going to have to put in (on Pacificon). 4sj's account of the Devt, was really swell and I throughly enjoyed reading it. It's something like that that I enjoy, something we over here don't hear such a lot about, and something that we will probably ever see. The letters were as good as usual, with a very interesting selection of British comments. damon's back cover (only ack drew it) - very amusing. Altogether a really swell issue, and to my mind the best for a bit. I still can never think how you keep VOM so neat and tidy - must be a job in itself. Once upon a time when I got VOM from someone over here I didn't like it at all, but now it's grown on me and I'm all for it. So keep up the good work somehow, and happiness will be mine." Menny thanx, Renny! [Signature of D.P. Schimdt] of 13 Church Rd, Hartshill, Nuneaton, Warwks, England: "I am beginning to get the necessary g groundwork of acquaintanceship with the contributors to understand a little the viewpoints from which they write, and therefore the magazine grows progressively more interesting. And I certainly have a great admiration for the format of the thing. '' I was greatly taken up by the depiction of Odd John in the 'Denvention Special' (apart from writhing in anguish over the absurd and unneccessary JNO. F'revven's sake, I thought you blokes had a modernistic outlook! Why not JON?). '' My ansewr to the question Ackerman asked Widner - 'Which would you rather be, Top Fan, Number 1 Author or Editor of the best Pro?' is unhesitatingly that I'd rather be the best author. Or any sort of an author at all for that matter..... I have a very certain desire not to be either an editor or a prominent fan, the positions are too much exposed to assault by all forms of verbal violence. '' The letter from 'Vomoswoth' (whoever he may be) was one of the best in the issue because it had more life in it. I don't agree with him that abstinence for science-fantasy leads neccessarily to a greater enjoyment being obtained out of poor stories by reading them slowly and savouring their flavour at leisure. This may be because I never have read the magazines as fervently and indiscriminately as a real enthusiast would - and to this I attribute the fact that I am still as keen a reader of what I do like as I was when I bought my first remainder Amazing nearly eleven years ago. '' I like the sundry horrors scattered about through VoM. The art-work is very pleasing in general - apart from the illustration on the advert for the Hymn to Satan. But then I didn't like the Hymn itself - I didn't try the tune but the words seemed rather daft." (Blimey, guv'nor, but your a brave one! Why, your number's good as up! Soon's Tigrina can fashion a doll in your images--and we should s'pose Smith's a common enough image--we expect to receive notiec of the demise of DRS. "'Is 'eart was clean punctured--an' not a mark on 'im!")
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