Anthony Boucher (1911–1968)
Autor de A Treasury of Great Science Fiction, Volume 1
Sobre El Autor
Nota de desambiguación:
(eng) Also wrote under the names Herman W. Mudgett and H. H. Holmes.
Series
Obras de Anthony Boucher
The Compleat Boucher: The Complete Short Science Fiction and Fantasy of Anthony Boucher (1999) 87 copias
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1954, Vol. 7, No. 3 (1954) — Editor — 14 copias
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1952, Vol. 3, No. 8 (1952) — Editor — 10 copias
Murder in the Casbah and Other Mysteries: New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (The Original Radio Broadcasts) (2005) 10 copias
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1955, Vol. 8, No. 2 (1955) — Editor — 10 copias
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1958, Vol. 15, No. 2 (1958) — Editor; Contribuidor — 8 copias
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Winter-Spring 1950, Vol. 1, No. 2 (1950) — Editor — 7 copias
Murder by Moonlight and Other Mysteries: New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Volumes 19-24 (New Adventures of Shelock… (2006) 7 copias
Snulbug [Short story] 7 copias
They Bite [short story] 7 copias
Colonel Warburton's Madness & Other Mysteries: The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (2004) 6 copias
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1955, Vol. 8, No. 1 (1955) — Editor; Contribuidor — 6 copias
The Compleat Werewolf [Short story] 6 copias
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 26: The Haunting of Sherlock Holmes and the Baconian Cipher (1993) 6 copias
The Unfortunate Tobacconist & Other Mysteries: The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Volumes 1-6 (Sherlock Holmes) (2003) 5 copias
NEW ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES VOL #10 IN FLANDERS FIELDS AND THE EYES OF MR. (New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) (1990) 5 copias
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1956, Vol. 10, No. 6 (1956) — Editor; Contribuidor — 5 copias
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1953, Vol. 5, No. 2 — Editor — 4 copias
The New Adventures Of Sherlock Homes: The Unfortunate Tobacconist And The Paradol Chamber (1988) 4 copias
Millemondi Inverno 1989 4 copias
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1955, Vol. 9, No. 3 (1955) — Editor — 4 copias
New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 11: The Tell Tale Pigeon Feathers and The Indiscretion of Mr. Edwards (1991) 4 copias
Q. U. R. [Short story] 4 copias
Shadow of Tomorrow 4 copias
The Pink Caterpillar [Short story] 4 copias
New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 5: The Amateur Mendicant Society & The Case of the Vanishing White Elephant (1989) 4 copias
The Anthony Boucher chronicles: Reviews and commentary, 1942-1947. Vol II: The Week in Murder 4 copias
Mr. Lupescu [Short story] 4 copias
Gli investigatori di Dio 3 copias
Nellthu 3 copias
New Worlds Science Fiction Magazine 3 copias
Public eye 3 copias
NEW ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES #25 (The New Adventure of Sherlock Holmes, Voo 25/Cassette) (1994) 3 copias
More New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Volume One: The Clue of the Hungry Cat/The Singular Affair of the Dying… (1997) 2 copias
The First [Short story] 2 copias
Transfer Point [Short story] 2 copias
The Cream of Crime 2 copias
Star Bride [Short story] 2 copias
The Ambassadors [Short story] 2 copias
Barrier {novella} 2 copias
The Greatest Tertian [short story] 2 copias
Nine-Finger Jack [Short story] 2 copias
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Vol 2: CS: The Viennese Strangler and The Notorious Canary Trainer (1988) 2 copias
rocket to the morgue 1 copia
The Quality of Murder: Three Hundred Years of True Crime Complied By Members of The Mystery Writers of America (1962) 1 copia
NEW ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES #6: CASE OF LIMPING GHOST & GIRL WITH THE GAZELLE (New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) (1989) 1 copia
Great American Detective Stories 1 copia
Sincerely, Tony / Faithfully, Vincent: The Correspondence of Anthony Boucher and Vincent Starrett (1975) 1 copia
Boucher, Anthony - Conquest 1 copia
O ENIGMA DA TÚNICA AMARELA 1 copia
Sincerely, Tony, faithfully, Vincent : the correspondence of Anthony Boucher and Vincent Starrett 1 copia
Boucher, Anthony - Elsewhen 1 copia
Balaam [Short story] 1 copia
Mit eget Genfærd 1 copia
More Sherlock Holmes 1 copia
Robinc [Short story] 1 copia
NEW ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, VOL.17:LIVING DOLL & DISAPPEARNG SCIENTSTS (New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Vol… (1992) 1 copia
Expedition [Short story] 1 copia
We Print the Truth [Short story] 1 copia
The Ghost of Me [Short story] 1 copia
NEW ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES VOL. 24 THE ACCIDENTAL MURDERESS & THE ADVENTU (New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) (1994) 1 copia
NEW ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES VOL#21:GREAT GANDOLFO & ORIGINAL HAMLET (The New Adventure of Sherlock Holmes, Vol.… (1993) 1 copia
Before the Curtain 1 copia
NEW ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, VOL.15:GUILELESS GYPSY & CAMBERWELL PRISONR (New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Vol… (1992) 1 copia
NEW ADVENTURES SHERLOCK HOLMES#4:STRNGE CASE DEMON BARBER&MYSTRY HEADLESS MONK (New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, V (1989) 1 copia
A Shape in Time [Short story] 1 copia
NEW ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES VOL #14 THE STRANGE CASE OF THE MURDERER IN WA (The New Adventures of Sherlock Homes,… (1991) 1 copia
Review Copy [Short story] 1 copia
Obras relacionadas
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One: The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of All Time (1970) — Contribuidor — 1,884 copias
American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from the 1940s to Now (2009) — Contribuidor — 268 copias
Rivals of Weird Tales: 30 Great Fantasy & Horror Stories from the Weird Fiction Pulps (1990) — Contribuidor — 92 copias
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: A 30-Year Retrospective (1980) — Contribuidor — 87 copias
Mystery for Christmas and Other Stories: From Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (1990) — Contribuidor — 73 copias
SF: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy: 3rd Annual Volume (1958) — Contribuidor — 62 copias
Isaac Asimov Presents the Golden Years of Science Fiction - Third Series (1984) — Contribuidor — 51 copias
Science Fiction Hall Of Fame Volume Two. The Greatest Science Fiction Stories Of All Time Chosen By The Members Of The… (1970) — Contribuidor, algunas ediciones — 35 copias
Bodies from the Library 5: Forgotten Stories of Mystery and Suspense from the Golden Age of Detection (2022) — Contribuidor — 28 copias
Beyond Human Ken: 21 Startling Stories of Science Fiction and Fantasy (1952) — Contribuidor — 19 copias
Special Wonder: The Anthony Boucher Memorial Anthology of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1970) — Honoree — 9 copias
Tricks and Treats: An Anthology of Mystery Stories by the Mystery Writers of America (1976) — Contribuidor — 9 copias
Het dagboek in de sneeuw : en andere griezelverhalen — Contribuidor — 7 copias
A Choice of Murders: 23 Stories by Members of the Mystery Writers of America (1958) — Contribuidor — 4 copias
Crimes and Misfortunes: The Anthony Boucher Memorial Anthology of Mysteries — Honoree — 4 copias
The Science-Fictional Sherlock Holmes — Contribuidor — 3 copias
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine - 1958/08 — Contribuidor — 1 copia
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- White, William Anthony Parker
- Otros nombres
- Holmes, H. H. (pen name)
Boucher, Anthony (pen name)
Mudgett, Herman W. (pen name) - Fecha de nacimiento
- 1911-08-21
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1968-04-29
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Oakland, California, USA
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- Oakland, California, USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Oakland, California, USA
- Educación
- University of Southern California
University of California, Berkeley - Ocupaciones
- writer
editor
literary critic - Premios y honores
- Hugo Nominee (Professional Editor, Retro-Hugo, [1951], 2001)
- Aviso de desambiguación
- Also wrote under the names Herman W. Mudgett and H. H. Holmes.
Miembros
Reseñas
Listas
Sonlight Books (1)
Premios
También Puede Gustarte
Autores relacionados
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 247
- También por
- 134
- Miembros
- 3,835
- Popularidad
- #6,616
- Valoración
- 3.8
- Reseñas
- 60
- ISBNs
- 147
- Idiomas
- 3
- Favorito
- 1
Review of the Penzler Publishers American Mystery Classics eBook edition (July 23, 2019) of the Duell, Sloan and Pearce hardcover original (1942).
Although Antony Boucher's Afterword tries to distance him from direct 1-to-1 correlations between his fictional characters in Rocket to the Morgue and the real-life science fiction authors they were based on, F. Paul Wilson's Introduction to this 2019 AMC edition states them explicitly. You can also read them in a section of the Wikipedia entry for the book.
So the fun of this is primarily the fictional depictions of authors such as Robert A. Heinlein and L. Ron Hubbard as murder suspects Austin Carter and D. Vance Wimpole in the book. The Wimpole character is already portrayed as a shifty, lecherous and unlikeable character, and this is well before the time when Hubbard invented his Scientology grift in 1953.
See cover at https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/92/RocketToTheMorgue.jpg
Cover of the original first edition published under the pseudonym H.H. Holmes by Duell, Sloan and Pearce in 1942. Image sourced from Wikipedia.
The detective Terry Marshal and his consultant Sister Ursula play rather minor roles throughout. It is a bit of a locked room mystery with various murder attempts on Hilary Foulkes, the son and literary executor of (fictional) sci-fi author Fowler Foulkes. Foulkes Jr. is despised by the rest of the literary community for exorbitant fees charged for the use of his father's copyright material. That scenario reminded me of the story of Stephen Joyce, the grandson of James Joyce, who held a similar iron hand over his grandfather's estate until the works entered the public domain in 2012. However, the situation in Rocket to the Morgue (1942) pre-dates the litigations and bans of the Joyce estate, which were mostly in the late 20th century.
Overall, this was goofy fun with most of the drama and interest coming from its real-world parallels.
Footnote
* From French: a novel with a key. Usually a novel where pseudonyms are used for the names of real life people. Sometimes the plot is a fictionalized version of events which actually happened. One therefore needs a "key" i.e. the secret code to identify who or what someone or something is based on.
Trivia and Links
There is a short section in this book devoted to a listing of "What If" speculative or alternate history literature, a sub-genre of fantasy and sci-fi. It was especially interesting to learn that Winston S. Churchill once wrote a speculative fiction piece If Lee Had Not Won the Battle of Gettysburg, written as if by a future historian in a world where the North had lost the American Civil War. The piece originally appeared in Scribner's Magazine in 1930 and was later collected in the anthology If It Had Happened Otherwise (1931).
This edition of Rocket to the Morgue is part of the Otto Penzler American Mystery Classics series (2018-ongoing). There is a related Goodreads Listopia here with 57 books listed as of early June 2024. There are currently 72 titles listed at the Mysterious Press online bookshop. The official website for the series at Penzler Publishers seems to show only the most recent and upcoming titles.… (más)