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- catalog abstract "Olaf Stapledon (1886-1950) - philosopher, novelist, educator, and social activist - had an imagination unlike that of any other author. Along with H.G. Wells he is remembered as one of the most original pioneers of twentieth-century science fiction. This anthology of Stapledon's work offers many of his fictional gems, including sections of his best-known novels, Last and First Men, Darkness and the Light, and Star Maker, and the complete test of a novella, The Flames: A. Fantasy and the story "Old Man in New World." Many previously unpublished writings, such as Stapledon's essays, poems, memoirs, and letters round out this collection.".
- catalog contributor b9675687.
- catalog contributor b9675688.
- catalog created "1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1997.".
- catalog description "Fantasy and the story "Old Man in New World." Many previously unpublished writings, such as Stapledon's essays, poems, memoirs, and letters round out this collection.".
- catalog description "Fiction. The flying men, from Last and first men ; Nutrition, from Last men in London ; The story of John ; Nautiloids, from Star maker ; The reign of darkness, from Darkness and the light ; Old man in new world ; Sirius at Cambridge, from Sirius ; The flames: a fantasy ; The man who became a tree ; The peak and the town -- Essays and talks. The splendid race ; Thoughts on the modern spirit ; The remaking of man ; Machinery and labour ; On cultural diversity ; Mysticism, from Philosophy and living ; Escapism in literature ; Literature and the unity of man ; Some thoughts on H.G. Wells's You can't be too careful ; Social implications of atomic power ; Mankind at the crossroads ; Interplanetary man?".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-314).".
- catalog description "Memoirs and meditations. The reflections of an ambulance orderly ; Paul's changing world, from Last men in London ; Fields within fields ; Time and eternity, from Death into life ; The core ; The heavens declare--nothing, from The opening of the eyes -- Letters. Two letters to H.G. Wells ; Two letters to Naomi Mitchison ; Letter to Virginia Woolf ; Letter to C.E.M. Joad ; Three letters to Aage Marcus ; Letter to Fay Pomerance ; Letter to Gwyneth Alban-Davis -- Poems. The builder ; Poems from Latter-day Psalms ; Resignation ; Our shame ; Poems from Metaphysical posters ; Paradox.".
- catalog description "Olaf Stapledon (1886-1950) - philosopher, novelist, educator, and social activist - had an imagination unlike that of any other author. Along with H.G. Wells he is remembered as one of the most original pioneers of twentieth-century science fiction. This anthology of Stapledon's work offers many of his fictional gems, including sections of his best-known novels, Last and First Men, Darkness and the Light, and Star Maker, and the complete test of a novella, The Flames: A.".
- catalog extent "xxi, 314 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Olaf Stapledon reader.".
- catalog identifier "0815604300 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0815627246 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Olaf Stapledon reader.".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press,".
- catalog relation "Olaf Stapledon reader.".
- catalog subject "823/.912 B 20".
- catalog subject "Authors, English 20th century Biography.".
- catalog subject "PR6037.T18 Z87 1997".
- catalog subject "Science fiction Authorship.".
- catalog subject "Science fiction, English.".
- catalog subject "Stapledon, Olaf, 1886-1950.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Fiction. The flying men, from Last and first men ; Nutrition, from Last men in London ; The story of John ; Nautiloids, from Star maker ; The reign of darkness, from Darkness and the light ; Old man in new world ; Sirius at Cambridge, from Sirius ; The flames: a fantasy ; The man who became a tree ; The peak and the town -- Essays and talks. The splendid race ; Thoughts on the modern spirit ; The remaking of man ; Machinery and labour ; On cultural diversity ; Mysticism, from Philosophy and living ; Escapism in literature ; Literature and the unity of man ; Some thoughts on H.G. Wells's You can't be too careful ; Social implications of atomic power ; Mankind at the crossroads ; Interplanetary man?".
- catalog tableOfContents "Memoirs and meditations. The reflections of an ambulance orderly ; Paul's changing world, from Last men in London ; Fields within fields ; Time and eternity, from Death into life ; The core ; The heavens declare--nothing, from The opening of the eyes -- Letters. Two letters to H.G. Wells ; Two letters to Naomi Mitchison ; Letter to Virginia Woolf ; Letter to C.E.M. Joad ; Three letters to Aage Marcus ; Letter to Fay Pomerance ; Letter to Gwyneth Alban-Davis -- Poems. The builder ; Poems from Latter-day Psalms ; Resignation ; Our shame ; Poems from Metaphysical posters ; Paradox.".
- catalog title "An Olaf Stapledon reader / edited by Robert Crossley.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".