ppint. ● 29th Mar 2023
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foreword (nf) brian w. aldiss
clouded judgments (nf introduction) brian w. aldiss (orig.°)
a trip to venus (excerpt) john munro, 1968
the story of the heavens (nf) sir robert ball, 1882
honeymoon in space (excerpt) george griffith, 1968
never-fading flowers (nf) brian w. aldiss (orig.°)
the destinies of the stars (nf) translation of ''stjärnornas öden'' svante arrhenius, 1915
''last and first men'' (excerpt) olaf stapledon (1930), q.v.
''pirates of venus'' (excerpt) edgar rice burroughs (1934), q.v.
''perelandra'' (excerpt) c. s. lewis (1943), q.v.
swamp and sand (nf) brian w. aldiss (orig.)
alchemy (short story) dorothy de courcy, john de courcy, out of this world adventures vol.1 #2, 12/1950
the man from venus (nf) frank r. paul, fantastic adventures vol.1 #2, 7/1939
a city on venus (nf) anonymous, later credited to ''henry gade'', which appears to be a ziff-davis house name, most of the pieces bearing it still as-yet unattributed
unveiling the mystery planet (a ''for your information'' nf article) willy ley, galaxy vol.10 #6, 9/1955; galaxy bre #33, 12/1955; both: cover art article, art by ed emshwiller
venus is hell! (nf) brian w. aldiss (orig.)
exploring the planets (nf) v. a. firsoff, 1964 (source not identified)
the big rain (novella) poul anderson, astounding vol. liv #4, 10/1954, cover story, art & six b+w illustrations by h. r. van dongen; astounding atlas bre vol. xi #3, 3/1955, cover art after van dongen, six b+w interior illustrations by h. r. van dongen
intelligent life in the universe (excerpt) (nf) carl sagan, 1966 (source not identified, may be the title of one of his books - check!)
big sister (nf) brian w. aldiss (orig.)
''escape to venus'' (excerpt) s. makepeace lott (1956), q.v.
sister planet (novella) poul anderson, satellite vol.3 #6, 5/1959
before eden (short story) arthur c. clarke, amazing vol.35 #6, 6/1961, b+w illustration by virgil finlay
the open question (nf) brian w. aldiss (orig.)
some mysteries of venus resolved (nf) sir bernard lovell, the times, 30/10/1967
dream of distance (nf) anonymous (source not given ?)
venus mystery for scientists (nf) john davy, the observer ?/10/1967
scientist says icecaps on venus would make life possible (nf) evert clark, new york times 9/3/1968
bibliography of principal non-fiction works consulted (nf) (unattributed)
(orig.) = original to this anthology
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