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The Fantasy Fan, Volume 1, Number 10, June 1934
by Charles D. HornigHorrible beyond conception was the change which had taken place in my best friend, Crawford Tillinghast. I had not seen him since that day, two months and a half before, when he had told me toward what goal his physical and metaphysical researches were leading; when he had answered my awed and almost frightened remonstrances by driving me from his ..
Toledo
by Albert Frederick CalvertThe author would, in the ordinary way, be hard put to it to frame a reasonable apology for compiling a new volume on the subject of the ancient and royal city of Toledo. Artists have reproduced its wonder of imposing and picturesque detail; archæologists have explored its many monuments; historians have discovered in its archives a record which, fo..
Some 'Frightful' War Pictures
by W. Heath RobinsonSome 'Frightful' War Pictures is a humorous work with illustrations by William Heath Robinson. The full-page drawings originally appeared in “The Sketch” and in “The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News.” The author is indebted to the proprietors of these journals for permission to issue them in this volume...
Seville
by Albert Frederick CalvertThere is a charm and compelling fascination about Seville which produces in the traveller visiting the city for the first time a sensation of physical ecstasy. The spell of the Pearl of Andalusia is instant and enduring; I have not met a man or woman proof against its witchery. George Borrow shed tears of rapture as he beheld Seville from the Crist..
The Fantasy Fan, Volume 1, Number 11, July 1934
by Bryce WaltonSome will perhaps wonder what I precisely meant, in my dialog in the May issue, when my character, Sidney, exclaimed, "And if scribes could only emulate Smith or Lovecraft or Howard!" I meant, of course, that writers should strive to these three in greatness—but a greatness of a different sort. For there can only be one Clark Ashton Smith, one H. P..
Are Parents People?
by Alice Duer MillerAre Parents People? is a guide book written by Alice Duer Miller, who is also the author of "The Happiest Times Of Their Lives," "The Charm School," "Come Out Of The Kitchen," And "Manslaughter".The girls marched into chapel singing Jerusalem the Golden. Some of the voices were shrill and piping, and some were clear and sweet; but all had tha..
Riverside London; A Sketch-Book
by Dorothy WoollardRiverside London; A Sketch-Book, an illustrative book with more than 15 pictures by Dorothy E. G. Woollard.LONDON BRIDGELAMBETH BRIDGE.WATERLOO BRIDGE.CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLE,BLACKFRIAR’S BRIDGE.ST. PAUL’S.ST. PAUL’S THE RIVER.ST PAUL’S FROM WATERLOO.BANKSIDE.OLD SWAN WHARF.FISHMONGER’S HALL.CANNON STREET STATION.THE TOWER BRIDGE.TRAFFIC ON THE TOWER.TH..
The Fantasy Fan, Volume 1, Number 12, August 1934
by Charles D. HornigWe have two things to say before we present the letters from our readers. First, we wish to thank Farnsworth Wright, thank him a thousand times, for placing a paragraph telling all about THE FANTASY FAN, giving our address, in the Eyrie columns of the September Weird Tales. This will really let the readers of Weird Tales know of the existence of ou..