Tag: Hugo Gernsback

The Coming Of The Ice by G. Peyton Wertenbaker

Jesse Willis

I posted about this story, as part of a larger LibriVox collection, back in 2009. Then, I described it thusly: The Coming Of The Ice explains the strange and sad fate of a man who undergoes an operation to make… Read moreThe Coming Of The Ice by G. Peyton Wertenbaker

Damon Knight discusses early Science Fiction

Jesse Willis

James Gunn filmed this interview with Damon Knight sometime in the 1960s, it features Knight discussing Science Fiction from a time when there was no name for it. He begins with stories of of moon voyages (Lucian, Cyrano de Bergerac)… Read moreDamon Knight discusses early Science Fiction

The Country Of The Blind by H.G. Wells

Jesse Willis

Here’s the editorial introduction to The Country Of The Blind from Amazing Stories, December 1927: We take many things for granted in this world. We accept many preconceived notions about an amazing large number of things, which, like as not… Read moreThe Country Of The Blind by H.G. Wells

The Thousand-And-Second Tale Of Scheherazade by Edgar Allan Poe

Jesse Willis

Here’s the uncredited editorial introduction, presumably by Hugo Gernsback himself, to The Thousand-And-Second Tale Of Scheherazade as it appeared in the May 1928 issue of Amazing Stories: “When we realize that this story was written nearly 100 years ago, we… Read moreThe Thousand-And-Second Tale Of Scheherazade by Edgar Allan Poe