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Le Vombiteur, v. 3, issue 7, whole no. 32, December 2, 1939

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"inseparable, our nose and thumb." 
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Summary of the results of the poll conducted by Le Vombiteur early in 1939 
"What are the 10 stf tales that you remember best?" We regret that this has been delayed so long, and that it could not have been presented via our hectograph, but, fate was agin us. 

The bulk of the heavy compilations was done by Louis Russell Chauvenet, whil we cheked over same, made one or two minor corrections, and added our 2 cents worth to Mr. Chauvenet's excellent comments.

40 lists named 228 stories by 127 authors. 11 authors received 10 or more votes. They were (1) H.G. Wells, with 30 votes; lv stories mentioned, (2) W. Olaf Stapledon's 4 books received 24 votes while Stanley G. Weinbaum recieved but 24 votes for 8 stories mentioned, (4) Stanton A. Coblentz received 23 votes to the LV Poll. these are the top five authors. John W. Campbell, Jr., was 6th, gettin 12 votes for 16 stories ---- no, that's not a mistype: 12 votes for 16 stories; we'll explain later on, (7) A. Merritts's vote was 12 for 6 stories; Edward E. Smith had 12 votes for 4 tales, (9) John Taine, H.P. Lovecraft, and Arthur J. Burks received 10 votes each for 7, 3, and 1 stories respectively. 

The reason for the seeming discrepancy in the case of John W. Campbell, Jr., is that several people insisted on spreading oen vote over several stories. We had to list the stories in our checkup, but could only give some of them [illegible], 1/3rd, [illegible], and event 1/5th of a vote. Thus the peculiar position of Mr. Campbell, whose 16 stories mentioned received but 12 votes. In his own name. Mr. Cambell received 2 votes and a fraction; as Don A. Stuart he received 8 vote, and as Karl Van Rumpen, he pulled down one. 

No other author took more than 6 votes. The four who had 5 or 6, can be given honorable mention: they were Laurence Manning, Catherine L. Mooro, and Edgar Rice Burroughs. 

Among the badly snubbed "great ones" were Jules Verne (3), A. Byatt (0), Binder Bros. (3), and Jack Williamson, whose 3 votes came from "The Stone from the Green Star", his various "Loigons" going unmentioned. 

13 stories received 5 or mor votes. They were: (1) "In Caverns Below" --- 14, (2) Last [illegible] 1st Mon" ---- 15, (3) "The Black Flame" ---- 12, (4) "Survival" ---- 10, and (5) "The Time Machine" ---- 9.

Xiths place went to "Then Worlds Collide" (6 1/2), 7th to "War of the Worlds" (6), 8th to "Skylark of Space" & "Skylark Three", each taking 6 votes, and 10th place to "A Martian Odyssey", "Rebirth", "Odd John", and "The Revolt of the Pedestrians", all four tales being tied with 5 votes apiece.

3 stories gathered 4 votes each and may be given honorable mention: "The Colour out of Space", "The Blue Barbarians", and "The Face in the Abyss". About 15 stories were mentioned three times, & the rest, some 100 or more, were named once or 2wo or fractionally. 

Of the 540 polcos, two sent in lists of 10 stories unmentioned by anyone else. Whose original people were Louis Martens and Nancy Werner. Runner-up honors 4 originality, with 9 such titles, were shared by Bruce Gregory and Gerry Turner. Conversely, there was only 1 among the 40 whose nominations did not include at least one story mentioned by  no one else. This apparent devotee of orthodoxy, oddly enough, was none other than the arch -radical, Donald A. Wollheim, himself.

COMMENT BY CHAUVENET: As chief statistician of the poll I harbor a more or less violent aversion toward such

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"inseparable, our nose and thumb." ****** Summary of the results of the poll conducted by Le Vombiteur early in 1939 "What are the 10 stf tales that you remember best?" We regret that this has been delayed so long, and that it could not have been presented via our hectograph, but, fate was agin us. The bulk of the heavy compilations was done by Louis Russell Chauvenet, whil we cheked over same, made one or two minor corrections, and added our 2 cents worth to Mr. Chauvenet's excellent comments. 40 lists named 228 stories by 127 authors. 11 authors received 10 or more votes. They were (1) H.G. Wells, with 30 votes; lv stories mentioned, (2) W. Olaf Stapledon's 4 books received 24 votes while Stanley G. Weinbaum recieved but 24 votes for 8 stories mentioned, (4) Stanton A. Coblentz received 23 votes to the LV Poll. these are the top five authors. John W. Campbell, Jr., was 6th, gettin 12 votes for 16 stories ---- no, that's not a mistype: 12 votes for 16 stories; we'll explain later on, (7) A. Merritts's vote was 12 for 6 stories; Edward E. Smith had 12 votes for 4 tales, (9) John Taine, H.P. Lovecraft, and Arthur J. Burks received 10 votes each for 7, 3, and 1 stories respectively. The reason for the seeming discrepancy in the case of John W. Campbell, Jr., is that several people insisted on spreading oen vote over several stories. We had to list the stories in our checkup, but could only give some of them [illegible], 1/3rd, [illegible], and event 1/5th of a vote. Thus the peculiar position of Mr. Campbell, whose 16 stories mentioned received but 12 votes. In his own name. Mr. Cambell received 2 votes and a fraction; as Don A. Stuart he received 8 vote, and as Karl Van Rumpen, he pulled down one. No other author took more than 6 votes. The four who had 5 or 6, can be given honorable mention: they were Laurence Manning, Catherine L. Mooro, and Edgar Rice Burroughs. Among the badly snubbed "great ones" were Jules Verne (3), A. Byatt (0), Binder Bros. (3), and Jack Williamson, whose 3 votes came from "The Stone from the Green Star", his various "Loigons" going unmentioned. 13 stories received 5 or mor votes. They were: (1) "In Caverns Below" --- 14, (2) Last [illegible] 1st Mon" ---- 15, (3) "The Black Flame" ---- 12, (4) "Survival" ---- 10, and (5) "The Time Machine" ---- 9. Xiths place went to "Then Worlds Collide" (6 1/2), 7th to "War of the Worlds" (6), 8th to "Skylark of Space" & "Skylark Three", each taking 6 votes, and 10th place to "A Martian Odyssey", "Rebirth", "Odd John", and "The Revolt of the Pedestrians", all four tales being tied with 5 votes apiece. 3 stories gathered 4 votes each and may be given honorable mention: "The Colour out of Space", "The Blue Barbarians", and "The Face in the Abyss". About 15 stories were mentioned three times, & the rest, some 100 or more, were named once or 2wo or fractionally. Of the 540 polcos, two sent in lists of 10 stories unmentioned by anyone else. Whose original people were Louis Martens and Nancy Werner. Runner-up honors 4 originality, with 9 such titles, were shared by Bruce Gregory and Gerry Turner. Conversely, there was only 1 among the 40 whose nominations did not include at least one story mentioned by no one else. This apparent devotee of orthodoxy, oddly enough, was none other than the arch -radical, Donald A. Wollheim, himself. COMMENT BY CHAUVENET: As chief statistician of the poll I harbor a more or less violent aversion toward such