The Thirty-First of February
Encyclopedia
The Thirty-First of February is a collection of stories by author Nelson Bond
. It was released in 1949
by Gnome Press
in an edition of 5,000 copies. Most of the stories had previously appeared in the magazines Blue Book
, Unknown
, Fantastic Adventures
, Esquire
and Amazing Stories
.
punningly praised the collection as "first-class funtasy, leavened with a soupcon of sobriety."
Nelson S. Bond
Nelson Slade Bond was an American author who wrote extensively for books, magazines, radio, television and the stage....
. It was released in 1949
1949 in literature
The year 1949 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Arthur C. Clarke becomes Assistant Editor of Science Abstracts.*Bertrand Russell receives the Order of Merit....
by Gnome Press
Gnome Press
Gnome Press was an American small-press publishing company primarily known for publishing many science fiction classics.The company was founded in 1948 by Martin Greenberg and David A. Kyle. Many of Gnome's titles were reprinted in England by Boardman Books...
in an edition of 5,000 copies. Most of the stories had previously appeared in the magazines Blue Book
Blue Book (magazine)
Blue Book was a popular 20th-century American magazine with a lengthy 70-year run under various titles from 1905 to 1975.Launched as The Monthly Story Magazine, it was published under that title from May 1905 to August 1906 with a change to The Monthly Story Blue Book Magazine for issues from...
, Unknown
Unknown (magazine)
Unknown was an American pulp fantasy fiction magazine, published from 1939 to 1943 by Street & Smith, and edited by John W. Campbell. Unknown was a companion to Street & Smith's science fiction pulp, Astounding Science Fiction, which was also edited by Campbell at the time; many authors and...
, Fantastic Adventures
Fantastic Adventures
Fantastic Adventures was an American pulp science fiction magazine, published from 1939 to 1953 by Ziff-Davis. It was initially edited by Ray Palmer, who was also the editor of Amazing Stories, Ziff-Davis's other science fiction title. The first nine issues were in bedsheet format, but in June 1940...
, Esquire
Esquire (magazine)
Esquire is a men's magazine, published in the U.S. by the Hearst Corporation. Founded in 1932, it flourished during the Great Depression under the guidance of founder and editor Arnold Gingrich.-History:...
and Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories was an American science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback's Experimenter Publishing. It was the first magazine devoted solely to science fiction...
.
Contents
- Introduction, by James Branch CabellJames Branch CabellJames Branch Cabell, ; April 14, 1879 – May 5, 1958) was an American author of fantasy fiction and belles lettres. Cabell was well regarded by his contemporaries, including H. L. Mencken and Sinclair Lewis. His works were considered escapist and fit well in the culture of the 1920s, when his...
- "The Sportsman"
- "The Mask of Medusa"
- "My Nephew Norvell"
- "The Ring"
- "The Gripes of Wraith"
- "The Cunning of the Beast"
- "The Five Lives of Robert Jordan"
- "Take My Drum to England—"
- "Saint Mulligan"
- "The Monster from Nowhere"
- "The Man Who Walked Through Glass"
- "The Enchanted Pencil"
- "Pilgrimage"
Reception
Astounding reviewer Forrest J AckermanForrest J Ackerman
Forrest J Ackerman was an American collector of science fiction books and movie memorabilia and a science fiction fan...
punningly praised the collection as "first-class funtasy, leavened with a soupcon of sobriety."