OFF: Chrysalids

[Chris Warburton]

The ISFDB list: John Beynon , John Beynon Harris , John B. Harris ,
Lucas Parkes , Wyndham Parkes 
As other names that he used... 


Chris Warburton
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-----Original Message-----
From: BOC/Hawkwind Discussion List [mailto:BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET]
On Behalf Of M Holmes
Sent: 29 April 2009 11:25
To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET
Subject: Re: OFF: Chrysalids

Paul Mather writes:

> > It is and having read it was one of the delights of my childhood. 
> > For my English Higher (an exam taken at age 17) I studied the 
> > stories of Verne, Wells and Wyndham (having been inspired by The
> > Chrysalids) rather than the novels on the curriculum (Tale of Two 
> > Cities and similar).

> The Chrysalids was one of the novels on the syllabus when I took my 
> G.C.E.  in English Literature.  (That's dating me.:) I don't remember 
> the other ones, but I remember that one.  I really enjoyed the book.

Perhaps the Scottish system was more benighted :-(

Then again, the rules did say something to the effect that studying any
books of "literary value" or somesuch was permitted.  My English teacher
counselled against it, but she disliked me so much anyway (report cards
of "No respect for authority" etc that I've since tried hard to live up
to) that I just ignored her. 

I remember also studying Wyndham's short stories as John Beynon (and
didn't he have one other nom de guerre?). I recall one of a future Earth
where ants had built warwalkers. This got me interested in short stories
whereupon I read a lot of fairly crappy horror shorts, but also
discovered the joys of those written by A.E.Van Vogt and Arthur
C.Clarke. I can still recall my admiration of the subversive endings of
"The Last Command" and "Reunion".

If any of you aren't SF fans, they can cure you.

FoFP


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