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| − | + | '''Charles Duncombe''' was a [[UK]] [[fan]] who served on the committees of the [[London SF Con]], [[Festivention]] and [[Loncon 1]]. he was a member of the [[British Fantasy Library]]. | |
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| + | In ''[[Operation Fantast]]'' #2 (December 1947) he self-introduced: | ||
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| + | About 1930 I succumbed, a starry-eyed victim, to the impact of [[American]] [[prozine|magazine]] [[Stf]], which complemented a taste developed for the old masters, [[Jules Verne]], [[H. G. Wells]] and [[E. R. Burroughs]]. Then, a year later, I feel victim to the onslaught of the depression, but, despite my pecuniary stringency I managed to read practically all the [[fantasy]] mags that reached the book-stalls in this pulp-fiction started island, until 1939 when [[war]]-geared industry tardily recognised the value of my services. | ||
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| + | With the dawn of '47 I had plunged headlong into [[fandom]]. Subscriptions, [[Nigel Lindsay|Nigel]]'s chains and library borrowings had taken the place of the argosies of old, pouring their treasures through my letter-box | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:58, 12 June 2024
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Charles Duncombe was a UK fan who served on the committees of the London SF Con, Festivention and Loncon 1. he was a member of the British Fantasy Library.
In Operation Fantast #2 (December 1947) he self-introduced:
About 1930 I succumbed, a starry-eyed victim, to the impact of American magazine Stf, which complemented a taste developed for the old masters, Jules Verne, H. G. Wells and E. R. Burroughs. Then, a year later, I feel victim to the onslaught of the depression, but, despite my pecuniary stringency I managed to read practically all the fantasy mags that reached the book-stalls in this pulp-fiction started island, until 1939 when war-geared industry tardily recognised the value of my services. With the dawn of '47 I had plunged headlong into fandom. Subscriptions, Nigel's chains and library borrowings had taken the place of the argosies of old, pouring their treasures through my letter-box
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