On Fri, 20 Dec 1996, Umberto Rossi wrote:
> > Carla, I'm not exactly sure about H. G. Wells' time period, but I
> > think he does not miss the hit by much. Anyway, SF novels didn't really
> > appear on the scene before World War II: there was no market supporting
> > them.
1) i really don't have much time to indulge myself on this right now, but
surely there was a whole bunch of very sf around before the forties, and
really marketable stuff. does the name gernsback rings a bell to you, or
have you forgotten where does that funny "Hugo" comes from? :)
best,
am
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