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Tale of the 'Evans, v. 4, issue 2, Spring 1946

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PHANTEUR . . I still get the biggest bang out of the explanations of the covers. . . Brazier's story of The Frontier Society makes me hope it is revived. It has a real place in Fandom, I believe. . . DBT is proving himself a real poet recently. My humble thanks for your words of praise. 

BT HIS MAN NO PARKING . . So solly, but no can read Chinese? I wonder what the darned thing said. Gosh, suppose it was a translation of Merritt's "Three Lines of Old French"!

INSPIRATION . . Welcome back to civilian ranks, Lynn. . .Escape Fiction contains a lot of thought-provoking ideas. Your talk of identifying onesself with one of the characters in a story, reminds me of the way I usually do it. I don't try to identify myself with either the hero or the villain, but with a lesser character who is always around, and in a position to see & hear what is happening. Thus, in the Lensmen stories, I consider myself as a Confidential Clerk in Port Admiral Haynes' office, who handles all records, and sees and thus knows all the principal characters as they come in and out of the office... What's that, Mr. Ashley? ... You are absolutely right. When I read Tarzan I identify myself with one of the Mangani. You should know, Pamba, we see each other around the jungle often. . . Incidentally Lynn, I also "escape" through Historical Romances, as well as Stf and Fantasy. 

THE S-F SAVANT . . "In Defense of Phooberger" was excellent, my friend, excellently written. . . . I tried to follow directions and read that poem Under Water, but the paper got all soaked up and the ink ran so I couldn't finish it. And it started off so good, too. Tsk, tsk. 

a . . It is grand to get part of that Long-Heard-Of Time Travel Treatise, and am palpitatingly waiting the balance of it. 'Tis really very interesting and informative, and shows a lot of arduous labor. More, soon, please!

EN GARDE (two of 'em, postmailed) . . Usual fine covers; very, very interesting attempt to rationalize his non-beliefs...Milty's "Hubba Hubba" grand...Chan Davis' scholarly article left me gasping like . afish out of water...And Al, since when is "Imagination" classed as "some mystic thing"?

F.A. . . .A very heart welcome to the New Members Crane, Ladd, Moskowitz, Tanner, Taurasi, Wesson. We ought to get a lot of good material out of them. And we are looking forward to the time when Hodgkins, The Psmiths and Sgt. Thomas get in. Treasury is in seemingly better condition than recently. Hope it stays that way. 

MAILING AS A WHOLE . . The 26 numbers included were all really interesting issues and this continue to be, in this observer's

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PHANTEUR . . I still get the biggest bang out of the explanations of the covers. . . Brazier's story of The Frontier Society makes me hope it is revived. It has a real place in Fandom, I believe. . . DBT is proving himself a real poet recently. My humble thanks for your words of praise. BT HIS MAN NO PARKING . . So solly, but no can read Chinese? I wonder what the darned thing said. Gosh, suppose it was a translation of Merritt's "Three Lines of Old French"! INSPIRATION . . Welcome back to civilian ranks, Lynn. . .Escape Fiction contains a lot of thought-provoking ideas. Your talk of identifying onesself with one of the characters in a story, reminds me of the way I usually do it. I don't try to identify myself with either the hero or the villain, but with a lesser character who is always around, and in a position to see & hear what is happening. Thus, in the Lensmen stories, I consider myself as a Confidential Clerk in Port Admiral Haynes' office, who handles all records, and sees and thus knows all the principal characters as they come in and out of the office... What's that, Mr. Ashley? ... You are absolutely right. When I read Tarzan I identify myself with one of the Mangani. You should know, Pamba, we see each other around the jungle often. . . Incidentally Lynn, I also "escape" through Historical Romances, as well as Stf and Fantasy. THE S-F SAVANT . . "In Defense of Phooberger" was excellent, my friend, excellently written. . . . I tried to follow directions and read that poem Under Water, but the paper got all soaked up and the ink ran so I couldn't finish it. And it started off so good, too. Tsk, tsk. a . . It is grand to get part of that Long-Heard-Of Time Travel Treatise, and am palpitatingly waiting the balance of it. 'Tis really very interesting and informative, and shows a lot of arduous labor. More, soon, please! EN GARDE (two of 'em, postmailed) . . Usual fine covers; very, very interesting attempt to rationalize his non-beliefs...Milty's "Hubba Hubba" grand...Chan Davis' scholarly article left me gasping like . afish out of water...And Al, since when is "Imagination" classed as "some mystic thing"? F.A. . . .A very heart welcome to the New Members Crane, Ladd, Moskowitz, Tanner, Taurasi, Wesson. We ought to get a lot of good material out of them. And we are looking forward to the time when Hodgkins, The Psmiths and Sgt. Thomas get in. Treasury is in seemingly better condition than recently. Hope it stays that way. MAILING AS A WHOLE . . The 26 numbers included were all really interesting issues and this continue to be, in this observer's 11