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  • (Merril) 8th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merri

    From James Nicoll@21:1/5 to All on Tue Oct 3 13:18:15 2023
    8th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril

    Wow to the best 1961 and 1962 had to offer!

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  • From William Hyde@21:1/5 to James Nicoll on Tue Oct 3 14:32:53 2023
    On Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at 9:18:21 AM UTC-4, James Nicoll wrote:
    8th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril

    Wow to the best 1961 and 1962 had to offer!

    Bertrand Russel wrote a number of short genre-adjacent stories.

    In "Stalin's Dream" the Soviet leader has been captured and is in the
    care of American Quakers, who treat him with every kindness. He
    hates it.

    I think there were half a dozen "dream" stories.

    William Hyde

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  • From Dorothy J Heydt@21:1/5 to wthyde1953@gmail.com on Tue Oct 3 23:06:17 2023
    In article <2b46d498-0454-4312-a431-d037a02241ebn@googlegroups.com>,
    William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at 9:18:21 AM UTC-4, James Nicoll wrote:
    8th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril

    Wow to the best 1961 and 1962 had to offer!

    Bertrand Russel wrote a number of short genre-adjacent stories.

    In "Stalin's Dream" the Soviet leader has been captured and is in the
    care of American Quakers, who treat him with every kindness. He
    hates it.

    [Hal Heydt]
    Sounds like someone stole plot elements from Gilbert & Sullivan's
    _Princess Ida_, with Stalin in the role of Gama.

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