freeman@spar.UUCP (Jay Freeman) (07/19/85)
[The line-eater is an intergalactic plot] In article <492@mmintl.UUCP> franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams) writes: >BTW, did those stories by Clarke create the "tall tales in a bar" subgenre, >or did someone else do it even earlier? Wasn't James Branch Cabell (correct spelling optional) an earlier SFnal (or at least fantasy-nal) perpetrator of such stories? -- Jay Reynolds Freeman (Schlumberger Palo Alto Research)(canonical disclaimer)
barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Lee Gold) (07/25/85)
No, James Branch Cabell didn't write a series of tales set in a bar. You're probably thinking of Arthur C. Clarke. Cabell wrote a series of tales set in the fantasy land of Poictesme, later on following the two families chronicled to Virginia. --Lee Gold
freeman@spar.UUCP (Jay Freeman) (07/29/85)
[The line-eater has moved to APA-L] In article <2190@sdcrdcf.UUCP> barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Lee Gold) writes: >No, James Branch Cabell didn't write a series of tales set in a bar. >You're probably thinking of Arthur C. Clarke. Nope, I am well aware of the _White_Hart_ and am sure there was a precursor in a SFnal or fantasy vein. If not Cabell, then someone else. But who?? -- Jay Reynolds Freeman (Schlumberger Palo Alto Research)(canonical disclaimer)
jsc@sun.uucp (James Carrington) (07/29/85)
In article <427@spar.UUCP> freeman@max.UUCP (Jay Freeman) writes: >In article <2190@sdcrdcf.UUCP> barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Lee Gold) writes: >>No, James Branch Cabell didn't write a series of tales set in a bar. >>You're probably thinking of Arthur C. Clarke. >Nope, I am well aware of the _White_Hart_ and am sure there was a precursor >in a SFnal or fantasy vein. If not Cabell, then someone else. But who?? Spider Robinson has written several short stories set in "Callahan's Crosstime Saloon" (the title of one of the anthologys). They are not precursors to Clarke, however -- they're pretty recent. -- James Carrington SUN Microsystems Associate Engineer 2550 Garcia Ave. MS1-40 Workstation Division Mountain View CA 94043 Networking Department 415-960-7438
wjr@frog.UUCP (Bill Richard) (07/30/85)
[] > Nope, I am well aware of the _White_Hart_ and am sure there was a precursor > in a SFnal or fantasy vein. If not Cabell, then someone else. But who?? > -- > Jay Reynolds Freeman (Schlumberger Palo Alto Research)(canonical disclaimer) I seem to remember seeing somewhere a book titled something like _Tales from Gavagans Bar_ (sp?). I'm not sure of the author(s) but it might have been Pohl & Kornbluth. Does this tickle anyones memory? -- ---- William J. Richard @ Charles River Data Systems 983 Concord St. Framingham, MA 01701 Tel: (617) 626-1112 uucp: ...!decvax!frog!wjr
webber@utcs.UUCP (R. D. Webber) (08/02/85)
In article <246@frog.UUCP> wjr@frog.UUCP (Bill Richard) writes: In reply to: Jay Reynolds Freeman (Schlumberger Palo Alto Research) > > I seem to remember seeing somewhere a book titled something like >_Tales from Gavagans Bar_ (sp?). I'm not sure of the author(s) but it might >have been Pohl & Kornbluth. Does this tickle anyones memory? > >---- >William J. Richard @ Charles River Data Systems >983 Concord St. Framingham, MA 01701 >Tel: (617) 626-1112 >uucp: ...!decvax!frog!wjr The authors were L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt. Bob Webber
gjerawlins@watdaisy.UUCP (Gregory J.E. Rawlins) (08/02/85)
In article <246@frog.UUCP> wjr@frog.UUCP (Bill Richard) writes: >[] > >> Nope, I am well aware of the _White_Hart_ and am sure there was a precursor >> in a SFnal or fantasy vein. If not Cabell, then someone else. But who?? >> -- >> Jay Reynolds Freeman (Schlumberger Palo Alto Research)(canonical disclaimer) > > I seem to remember seeing somewhere a book titled something like >_Tales from Gavagans Bar_ (sp?). I'm not sure of the author(s) but it might >have been Pohl & Kornbluth. Does this tickle anyones memory? > >William J. Richard @ Charles River Data Systems L. Sprauge de Camp & Fletcher Pratt. The complete list of books from the SF POLL is quite useful for answering questions like this. Please see my latest update to the Poll. greg. -- Gregory J.E. Rawlins, Department of Computer Science, U. Waterloo {allegra|clyde|linus|inhp4|decvax}!watmath!watdaisy!gjerawlins
lucp@musocs.UUCP (Luc Pinsonneault) (08/06/85)
I have read some short stories about "Tall tales in a bar". There is also a book titled "Time-travellers pay cash" (by Spider Robinson) which include such short stories. lucp