Nothing funny to add, just noting that my dad had this edition of this book on his shelf my entire life. I remember seeing it when I was young and being fascinated by the cover. Strangely, I never got around to actually reading it, and I’m not quite sure where it is now; I hope I asked my mother to hang onto it after he died so that I can someday collect it and read it.
I wonder who in the world thought this was a good idea. And who in the world thought the anatomy was a good idea too. And if the cover of this led to Stapledon’s death shortly thereafter.
I give grudging respect to the idea of putting the titles of the 3 stories on the cover, but take points away for not making it clear that’s what they are, so that it looks like a badly punctuated sentence.
I think would like to ask for tags relating to:
Escher
old man take a look at my life
starkers
dickless wonder
Between yesterday and today, it’s a cracking good week here at GSS.
December 16th, 2020 at 10:43 am
Oh, you can laugh, but this guy was wearing a mask before it was a rule.
December 16th, 2020 at 12:28 pm
From ancient history when cover artists could draw a proper foot. Will wonders never cease.
December 16th, 2020 at 2:51 pm
Three yellow futures: a global empire of sleek new cities; a crashing Lancaster bomber and… swans in flame?
December 16th, 2020 at 3:50 pm
Nothing funny to add, just noting that my dad had this edition of this book on his shelf my entire life. I remember seeing it when I was young and being fascinated by the cover. Strangely, I never got around to actually reading it, and I’m not quite sure where it is now; I hope I asked my mother to hang onto it after he died so that I can someday collect it and read it.
December 16th, 2020 at 6:38 pm
Flames! Explosions! Space shells! World capitals! And zombies that boogie down! All this and more, in “Worlds of Wonder!”
(Legal disclaimer: may not actually contain hip zombies)
December 16th, 2020 at 8:01 pm
This guy needs the vaccine, stat!
December 16th, 2020 at 8:10 pm
♫ He did the mash
He did the monster mash ♫
December 16th, 2020 at 8:12 pm
I thought only attractive women could do that with their bodies.
December 16th, 2020 at 8:41 pm
“Oh, Mr. Firefly, aren’t YOU the flatterer!”
December 16th, 2020 at 9:39 pm
I wonder who in the world thought this was a good idea. And who in the world thought the anatomy was a good idea too. And if the cover of this led to Stapledon’s death shortly thereafter.
I give grudging respect to the idea of putting the titles of the 3 stories on the cover, but take points away for not making it clear that’s what they are, so that it looks like a badly punctuated sentence.
I think would like to ask for tags relating to:
Escher
old man take a look at my life
starkers
dickless wonder
Between yesterday and today, it’s a cracking good week here at GSS.
December 17th, 2020 at 12:25 am
The old man weaved when he should dodged.
November 27th, 2021 at 10:29 pm
I will assume there was a printer mix-up, and the book of creepy Japanese horror got the cover with stars and planets instead.
November 29th, 2021 at 12:32 am
@ARY: I think you’ve explained it.