I finished four books during this week, as well as two pulp magazine issues. Books Swords and Deviltry, by Fritz Leiber. The first of Leiber’s Fafhrd and Gray Mouser series in chronological story order, this volume brings together origin stories for each of the pair as well as an account of the meeting that leads …
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I finished two books during this week, as well as one pulp magazine issue. Books Redrawn by Request: The Great Cartoons of J. R. Williams, by J. R. Williams. I first encountered the comic art of J. R. Williams in a number of reprint volumes put out by Lee Valley, the Canadian tool, hardware, and …
I finished two books during this week, and I began my reading of 100-year-old magazine issues as well. Books The Antiquary, by Sir Walter Scott — This tale centers on the title character and his friends and neighbors, including a mysterious young man whom he befriends; it offers plenty of gentle comedy and a modicum …
