Thursday 26 November 2009

on my desk in the british library

- Clandestine Erotic Fiction in English 1800-1930
Lady Pokingham or They All Do It, giving an account of her Luxurious Advantures (sic), both before and after her Marriage with Lord Crim-Con

- Hugo Gernsback and the Century of Science Fiction
In discussions of science fiction and utopia, Hugo Gernsback traditionally functions as the token buffoon

- Classic Angling, Issue 61
Neil Freeman, his house overrun by angling artefacts, finds the ideal way to restock a new home and still please his wife: by stocking it with attractive (but still fishing-oriented) ceramics

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Frightingly, I recognize that first title. (From Alan Moore's LoEG, admittedly, but still ...)

elegancemaison said...

Leave Science Fiction alone or will suffer the consequences - Oh you did!