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ahi i y _— eee, & 2 — 191 THE BEST STORIES, BOTH SHORT if AND SERTAL ~—hy-Gharles S. Walfe; The bores Editor, Awaztxc Sroates? Tam one of your faithiul readers and have not missed’ a single story since Amazrnc STORFES Was I have attempted several letters, but have always thrown them away before giving” you a chance to do the same, e 1 am very nich interested in your “Disenssions, ? and also enjoy reading Mr. Gernsback’s editerials. My only kick, whieh [am going to get out of my system right now, is the date of the appearance of your publieation. As soor ds [ received my lebru- ary number L read about the Quarterly, also the statement that it would appear on January 20th. Ae soot as the twentieth came, I rushed to~the newsstand for a copy. After a wait of @ litte over -tlivee weeks, I was able to secure ortet i suppose you had some reason for: it, but=.1 the magazine is going to come out on February 13th instead of January 20th, I wish that you would at least give us a nearer ‘idea’? (which ts all. your date seems to have been) of the day we can secure it, The following are the best short stories you have published, in my opinion? lH hixspering Ether, Man Who Could Work BH, G. Wells: The Mae Who Could Manish, by A. Hyatt Verrill; Tre Green Splotchesx, by LS. Stribling; The Time Machine, by H. G. Wells; Tire Radio Ghost, by Otis Adelbert Kline; Around the Universe, by Ray Cummings; and Be- low fie Infra Red, by. George Paul Rauer, T have seleote@ the following serials that stand out in my memory: Station X; A Columbus of Space: First Men iw the Moon; Tho Laud That ime Forgot; Moon Poot; Treasures of Tantatus, and The Moon of Doom. A's for the Tast men- tioned, [ thinls it was great! I feel rather proud as it was writtwn by one of my fellow townsmen., ‘The (lay before the Qxarterly, came out, the Augusta paper carried an item about it, including a photo of Mr, Bell. Returning to the above stories, 1 think that Land That Time Forgot was the best, while The Moow Poof and The Treasures of Tontabts ran as close seconds, TF motice that one of your readers says that the Miracles, by books of Wells,. Verne and other old writers can be secured at the bookstores and that we would rather Have new stories. 1 notice an advertise ment in your magazine: The Master of the World, price, $2.50. IL would rather you would give us the ‘“‘classits” in the magazine, beeause_ such are absolutely out of my réach otherwise in most cases. { will close by asking for three things: More illustrations; more serials (I certainly cannot get along with just ene a maonth!) ; and more stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs, A. Merritt, Prof, Serv- iss Cit he has written any that you have not hitherto published), Garret Smith, McLeod Wind- sor, Ray Cummings and Clement Fezandié, [bez that you grant just as much of the*last request as possible, G. Coleman Luck, 2006 Wrightsboro, Augusta, Ga. [We would like to have Had the chance giver us to have thrown away your previous létter, because, judging by the present one, we would certamly never have done so. THere has heen considerable trouble in getting some of our various publications on the nevwsstarids on time, Vhere were various reasons, meluding a flooding of one of the estah- lishments, due to a break. in’ the water system, and this. is only oné of several. things, which occasioned the unfortunate delay, so you will have to excuse what we may fairly term the unavoidable troubles of a publisher. Your specifications of the stories which you like are very interesting and ‘we are glad to see that Mr. Bell received credit in one of -your local: papers for his very fine wotk~ We have given a great many ‘‘clussics’’ in our magi zine. arid hope to- continue doing so, Wecare sure that if you will look back on our work: of the last few years, you will redlize some wonderfully geod things have heen taken out of the past, We cannot say we have rescued thet from oblivion, but ae we have used them they have had a great effect in giving a yery high standard to AseaztNG Svrories; EDITOR] ‘i AN UNNAMED APPROVER OF Editor, Amwazinc StTorres: c I am writing to tell you of my interest. in a story’ which appeared in the Iebruary. qasue of your magazine, The Revolt of the Pedestrians, by David H. Keller, NED., seems particularly convinging in its imaginative. conception, The; ‘‘science’” of the story is: embodied in aufficientiy simple terms for- tlie usual’ reader and this veiled ‘satire is: most interesting, £ T believe tHat most of the reastuing is true dud logical, and it seems that sich stores stould stir automobilists to: question. the advigability of - their chosen pastime. Allin. all, it ia a thought- provoking story. 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