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Post by andydecker on Apr 13, 2021 18:00:35 GMT
I'd never heard of R. R. Ryan at all prior to this thread. I guess Mr. Pelan's reprints of his books are now rare collector's items themselves. I think there was a thread here about Karl E. Wagner's lists a few years ago, but maybe I'm thinking of some other fellow's lists? The thread I recall mentioned four lists, I believe. Thanks to the kindness of another regular here, I read a very interesting memoir of Wagner a few months ago. It had a sad ending. H. I guess you mean this thread
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Post by dem bones on Apr 13, 2021 18:25:23 GMT
Don't think it's been mentioned yet, but it shouldn't be overlooked that John Pelan was a big shudder pulp enthusiast, a discerning one at that, recycling several hard-to-come-by Horror Stories/ Terror Tales/ Dime Mystery & Co. novelettes over several anthologies and single author collections. Judged on the books he edited, the man's tastes seem to have been delightfully eclectic - plenty of 'classical' supernatural fiction but much disreputable speed pulp, too, and hugely into Charles Birkin long before the bandwagon. His truly is a sad loss.
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Post by helrunar on Apr 13, 2021 18:29:13 GMT
Thanks for the link back to that thread, Andreas--that was indeed the one I'd been vaguely recalling.
The Ewers novel Vampire recommended by Wagner sounds at least somewhat autobiographical. I presume Alraune was the source for the film of the same title.
I guess there was an oral remembrance of Ryan as a female author. Interesting that Wagner was able to get hold of such obscure novels.
Best wishes,
Steve
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Post by Johnlprobert on Apr 13, 2021 19:36:54 GMT
I was shocked to learn the news of this on facebook yesterday. We'd been in touch for the last couple of years, discussing proposed collections and anthologies (he'd commissioned some stories off me for Weird Fiction Review & other Centipede Press projects) and having a jolly time swapping parcels of books to and fro across the Atlantic to plug gaps in each others' collections. I never even knew he was ill. Very sad.
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Post by jamesdoig on Apr 14, 2021 10:34:06 GMT
I guess there was an oral remembrance of Ryan as a female author. Interesting that Wagner was able to get hold of such obscure novels. The story there was that the British Library catalogue identified R.R. Ryan as Rachel R. Ryan, a daughter of the journalist C.E. Montague - they revised that ascription as there was no basis for it. As for KEW getting hold of obscure novels - he would regularly travel to the UK and visit second hand bookshops looking for rarities, eg John Eggeling's shop, was it Fantasmagoria?
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Post by dem bones on Jul 21, 2021 15:38:15 GMT
Received these from our dear friend and colleague in mischief, the Right Hon. Lord John Llewellyn Probert, who writes: Thank you so much for sharing, yer worship. Will write you soon ...
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Post by šrincess šµuvstarr on Jul 21, 2021 19:59:33 GMT
Received these from our dear friend and colleague in mischief, the Right Hon. Lord John Llewellyn Probert, who writes: Thank you so much for sharing, yer worship. Will write you soon ... I didn't know that he is a lord. Is he married?
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Post by šrincess šµuvstarr on Jul 21, 2021 22:45:39 GMT
Received these from our dear friend and colleague in mischief, the Right Hon. Lord John Llewellyn Probert, who writes: Thank you so much for sharing, yer worship. Will write you soon ... Such a nice thing to receive. Something to treasure and it will remind you of happy memories in years to come.
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