68 downloads since release date: 1 February 2023
Last updated 23 September 2023 18:04If you enjoy any of the free ebooks on this site, a donation to TAFF is a fine way to express your appreciation:
A Fake Fan in London
Robert A. Madle
ISBN 978-1-913451-93-6
Robert A. “Bob” Madle (1920-2022) was the first North American TransAtlantic Fan Fund winner to travel to Europe at TAFF expense and the first to write a trip report on his experience. He attended the 1957 London Worldcon, the first to be held outside North America. A Fake Fan in London was serialized in various fanzines, with the collected edition first published in 1976. It includes a detailed examination of the controversy (reflected in the title) resulting from the fact that many UK fans had preferred the rival candidate Dick Eney, a much newer fan whose activity was more visible across the transatlantic gulf between fandoms. All was amicably resolved. Madle died in October 2022 at the ripe age of 102, the last surviving member of the real First Fandom.
Ansible Editions ebook added to the TAFF library on 1 February 2023. Over 37,000 words. Cover drawing by Linda Miller from the first collected edition published in 1976.
