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by: William Hyde - Tue, 3 Oct 2023 21:32 UTC

On Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at 9:18:21 AM UTC-4, James Nicoll wrote:
> 8th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril
>
> Wow to the best 1961 and 1962 had to offer!

Bertrand Russel wrote a number of short genre-adjacent stories.

In "Stalin's Dream" the Soviet leader has been captured and is in the
care of American Quakers, who treat him with every kindness. He
hates it.

I think there were half a dozen "dream" stories.

William Hyde

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by: Dorothy J Heydt - Tue, 3 Oct 2023 23:06 UTC

In article <2b46d498-0454-4312-a431-d037a02241ebn@googlegroups.com>,
William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at 9:18:21 AM UTC-4, James Nicoll wrote:
>> 8th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril
>>
>> Wow to the best 1961 and 1962 had to offer!
>
>Bertrand Russel wrote a number of short genre-adjacent stories.
>
>In "Stalin's Dream" the Soviet leader has been captured and is in the
>care of American Quakers, who treat him with every kindness. He
>hates it.

[Hal Heydt]
Sounds like someone stole plot elements from Gilbert & Sullivan's
_Princess Ida_, with Stalin in the role of Gama.

Subject	Author
(Merril) 8th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril	James Nicoll
Re: (Merril) 8th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril	William Hyde
Re: (Merril) 8th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril	Dorothy J Heydt