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The '''[[British Fantasy Library]]''' (BFL) was a successor organisation to the [[British Fantasy Society]], becoming a separate organisation in January 1947 and continuing for an unknown period although after 1949 it seemingly no longer issued publications aside from, presumably, lists of books and magazines. The ''[[British Fantasy Library Handbook]]'' likely dates from late 1947 and lists 30 names although these don't include the organisers, [[Ron Holmes]] and [[Nigel Lindsay]]. Further new members were reported in issue of the first run of ''[[Operation Fantast]]''. When [[Walt Willis]] mailed copies of the BFL's ''[[Booklist (BFL)]]'' around Christmas 1948 there were 41 paid up members although some of the original 30 may have lapsed.  
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The '''[[British Fantasy Library]]''' (BFL) was a successor to the [[British Fantasy Society]], becoming a separate organisation in January 1947 and continuing for an unknown period although after 1949 it seemingly no longer issued publications aside from, presumably, "bare" lists of its books and [[magazine]]s. The ''[[British Fantasy Library Handbook]]'' likely dates from late 1947 and lists 30 names although these don't include the organisers, [[Ron Holmes]] and [[Nigel Lindsay]]. Further new members were reported in issues of its [[OO]]/[[clubzine]] ''[[Booklist (BFL)|Booklist]]'' and the first run of ''[[Operation Fantast]]''. When [[Walt Willis]] mailed ''Booklist'' around Christmas 1948 there were 41 paid up members although some of the original 30 may have lapsed.  
  
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A likely incomplete listing of known members is as follows:
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A likely incomplete listing of known members (alphabetically) follows. The fourteen names with an asterisk had previously been members of the British Fantasy Society. Americans Koestner and MacInnes, marked (H), were honorary members (presumably connected to gifts of books and magazines that Britfandom had received).
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Names marked * had previously been members of the British Fantasy Society. Names marked (H) were honorary members. Unlinked italic names need to be checked if they're already here under variations.
 
  
 
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* [[Norman Ashfield]]
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# [[Norman Ashfield]]
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* [[Peter B. Bell]]
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# [[Jack Banks]] *
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* [[M. A. Boyd]]
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# [[Peter B. Bell]]
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* [[Daphne Bradley]]
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# [[M. A. Boyd]]
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* [[M. Charity]]
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# [[Daphne Bradley]]
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* [[Jimmy Clay]]
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# [[Colin Brown]]
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* [[ I. Clay-Jones]]
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# [[Arthur Busby]] *
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* [[S. R. Dalton]]
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# [[M. Charity]]
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* ''Arthur Duell''
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# [[Jimmy Clay]]
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* [[Charles Duncombe]]
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# [[I. Clay-Jones]]
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* [[D. W. Evans]]
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# [[T. Cunningham]]
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* [[Derek Gardiner]] *
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# [[S. R. Dalton]]
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* [[W. Arthur Gibson]] *
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# [[Jim Donaldson]]
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* [[N. C. Gourley]]
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# [[Arthur Duell]]
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* [[F. J. Grimes]]
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# [[Charles Duncombe]]
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* [[Phil Hetherington]]
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# [[George Ellis]] *
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* [[Ron Holmes]] *
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# [[D. W. Evans]]
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* ''R. Honory''
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# [[P. D. Fortey]]
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* ''Ian R. Innes''
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# [[Derek Gardiner]] *
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* [[E. R. James]] *
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# [[W. Arthur Gibson]] *
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* [[Kenneth Johnson]] *
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# [[N. C. Gourley]]
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* ''W. Kerr''
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# [[F. J. Grimes]]
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* ''John E. Koestner'' (H)
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# [[Mrs Helliwell]]
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* ''Shivaji Lal''
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# [[R. Henery]]
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* [[Nigel Lindsay]] *
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# [[Phil Hetherington]]
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* ''H. Loney''
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# [[Ron Holmes]] *
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* [[Allan Longton]] *
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# [[Ian R. Innes]]
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* ''E. Lumer''
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# [[E. R. James]] *
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* [[Thomas L. MacDonald]]
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# [[Bill Johnson (UK)|Bill Johnson]]
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* [[Harry Manson]] *
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# [[Kenneth Johnson]] *
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* ''David A McInnes'' (H)
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# [[W. Kerr]]
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* ''D. McNaught''
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# [[John E. Koestner]] (H)
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* ''Peter G. Medcalf''
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# [[Shivaji Lal]]
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* ''S. Nodleman''
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# [[Nigel Lindsay]] *
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* ''P. Pennington''
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# [[Harold Loney]]
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* [[C. H. Pepper]]
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# [[Allan Longton]] *
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* [[Francis G. Rayer]] *
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# [[E. Lumer]]
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* [[Stanley Roberts]]
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# [[Thomas L. MacDonald]]
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* [[E. W. Roberts]]
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# [[Harry Manson]] *
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* [[J. Michael Rosenblum]] *
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# [[Dave MacInnes]] (H)
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* [[Ken Slater]]
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# [[D. McNaught]]
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* [[D. R. Smith]] *
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# [[Peter G. Medcalf]]
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* [[E. F. Smith]]
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# [[Tom Moulton]]
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* ''R. Smith''
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# [[S. Nodleman]]
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* ''M. J. V. Steer''
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# [[P. Pennington]]
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* [[L. G. Street]]
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# [[C. H. Pepper]]
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* [[Joyce Slater|Joyce Teagle]]
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# [[Derek Pickles]]
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* [[Terry O. Trollope]]
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# [[A. E. Prince]]
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* [[C. Walker]]
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# [[Francis G. Rayer]] *
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* [[A. E. Williams]]
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# [[E. W. Roberts]]
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* ''L. Williams''
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# [[Stanley Roberts]]
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* [[F. D. Wilson]]
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# [[J. Michael Rosenblum]] *
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# [[Ken Slater]]
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# [[D. R. Smith]] *
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# [[E. F. Smith]]
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# [[R. Smith]]
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# [[M. J. V. Steer]]
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# [[L. G. Street]]
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# [[Myrtle Taylor]]
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# [[Joyce Teagle]]
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# [[Terry O. Trollope]]
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# [[Cedric Walker]]
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# [[A. E. Williams]]
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# [[I. G. Williams]]
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# [[Walt Willis]]
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# [[F. D. Wilson]]
 
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</div>
  
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The following don't appear on any membership list but may have been members:
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The following five don't appear on any membership list but may have been members:
  
 
* [[Vin¢ Clarke]] who distributed ''Booklist'' with ''[[Science Fantasy News]]''.
 
* [[Vin¢ Clarke]] who distributed ''Booklist'' with ''[[Science Fantasy News]]''.
 
* [[John Gunn]] who took over as editor of ''Booklist'' in 1948.
 
* [[John Gunn]] who took over as editor of ''Booklist'' in 1948.
 
* [[Bert Lewis]] appears on the list of people wanting magazines in ''[[Operation Fantast]]'' #2.
 
* [[Bert Lewis]] appears on the list of people wanting magazines in ''[[Operation Fantast]]'' #2.
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* [[Tom Moulton]] appears on the list of people interested in trading magazines in ''[[Operation Fantast]]'' #2.
 
 
* [[Walter I. Norcott]] appears on the list of people interested in trading magazines in ''[[Operation Fantast]]'' #2.
 
* [[Walter I. Norcott]] appears on the list of people interested in trading magazines in ''[[Operation Fantast]]'' #2.
 
* [[J. Frank White]] who according to ''Booklist'' #6 stopped answering letters.
 
* [[J. Frank White]] who according to ''Booklist'' #6 stopped answering letters.
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* [[James White]] and [[Walt Willis]] who sought to distribute ''[[Slant]]'' with ''Booklist'' and ended up distributing ''Booklist'' with ''Slant''.
 
  
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After 1949 the BFL sections were operated by [[William C. Dawson]], [[Jim Donaldson]] and [[Vera Douglas]] with Dawson and Douglas continuing until at least 1959 by which point they'd become 'British Fantasy and Science Fiction Library'.
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After 1949 the BFL sections were operated by [[Jim Donaldson]] (books), [[William Dawson]] and [[Vera Douglas]] (magazines split by title), with Dawson and Douglas (not in the members list above) continuing until at least 1959 by which point they'd become 'British Fantasy and Science Fiction Library' (showing the evolution of the genre terminology, see discussion at [[BFS]]).
  
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Latest revision as of 04:02, 7 July 2024

The British Fantasy Library (BFL) was a successor to the British Fantasy Society, becoming a separate organisation in January 1947 and continuing for an unknown period although after 1949 it seemingly no longer issued publications aside from, presumably, "bare" lists of its books and magazines. The British Fantasy Library Handbook likely dates from late 1947 and lists 30 names although these don't include the organisers, Ron Holmes and Nigel Lindsay. Further new members were reported in issues of its OO/clubzine Booklist and the first run of Operation Fantast. When Walt Willis mailed Booklist around Christmas 1948 there were 41 paid up members although some of the original 30 may have lapsed.

A likely incomplete listing of known members (alphabetically) follows. The fourteen names with an asterisk had previously been members of the British Fantasy Society. Americans Koestner and MacInnes, marked (H), were honorary members (presumably connected to gifts of books and magazines that Britfandom had received).

  1. Norman Ashfield
  2. Jack Banks *
  3. Peter B. Bell
  4. M. A. Boyd
  5. Daphne Bradley
  6. Colin Brown
  7. Arthur Busby *
  8. M. Charity
  9. Jimmy Clay
  10. I. Clay-Jones
  11. T. Cunningham
  12. S. R. Dalton
  13. Jim Donaldson
  14. Arthur Duell
  15. Charles Duncombe
  16. George Ellis *
  17. D. W. Evans
  18. P. D. Fortey
  19. Derek Gardiner *
  20. W. Arthur Gibson *
  21. N. C. Gourley
  22. F. J. Grimes
  23. Mrs Helliwell
  24. R. Henery
  25. Phil Hetherington
  26. Ron Holmes *
  27. Ian R. Innes
  28. E. R. James *
  29. Bill Johnson
  30. Kenneth Johnson *
  31. W. Kerr
  32. John E. Koestner (H)
  33. Shivaji Lal
  34. Nigel Lindsay *
  35. Harold Loney
  36. Allan Longton *
  37. E. Lumer
  38. Thomas L. MacDonald
  39. Harry Manson *
  40. Dave MacInnes (H)
  41. D. McNaught
  42. Peter G. Medcalf
  43. Tom Moulton
  44. S. Nodleman
  45. P. Pennington
  46. C. H. Pepper
  47. Derek Pickles
  48. A. E. Prince
  49. Francis G. Rayer *
  50. E. W. Roberts
  51. Stanley Roberts
  52. J. Michael Rosenblum *
  53. Ken Slater
  54. D. R. Smith *
  55. E. F. Smith
  56. R. Smith
  57. M. J. V. Steer
  58. L. G. Street
  59. Myrtle Taylor
  60. Joyce Teagle
  61. Terry O. Trollope
  62. Cedric Walker
  63. A. E. Williams
  64. I. G. Williams
  65. Walt Willis
  66. F. D. Wilson

The following five don't appear on any membership list but may have been members:

After 1949 the BFL sections were operated by Jim Donaldson (books), William Dawson and Vera Douglas (magazines split by title), with Dawson and Douglas (not in the members list above) continuing until at least 1959 by which point they'd become 'British Fantasy and Science Fiction Library' (showing the evolution of the genre terminology, see discussion at BFS).

Club 1947—????
This is a club page. Please extend it by adding information about when and where the club met, when and by whom it was founded, how long it was active, notable accomplishments, well-known members, clubzines, any conventions it ran, external links to the club's website, other club pages, etc.

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