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Old 8th June 2010, 03:33 PM   #31 (permalink)
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I've got a letter from his widow to that sort of effect, however no list of what books/ stories were done on it. However it dates from what some would call his golden age- cusp of 60's/ 70's. That's a superficial and, indeed, wrong reading of his career, mind.

I haven't asked his wife what he wrote on it, because I've no idea how to, I don't want to be a nuisance, and, worse still, I might discover he only ever wrote The Steamboat Race on it. Not a big fan.

But thanks for your congrats, pal!
i think i can ease your fears on the steamboat race, i have been informed that that was written on mine. i was going to read all of his books but i think this one i will give a miss as the person that informed me also was not keen .
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Old 9th June 2010, 12:46 PM   #32 (permalink)
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Hey, Freak, you're in a select group of tasteful and worthy individuals- you've got one of his Typewriters too! Got a picture you can put up on this thread?
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Old 9th June 2010, 05:53 PM   #33 (permalink)
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how do i upload a picture? i,m not too clever on tinternet
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Old 10th June 2010, 12:24 AM   #34 (permalink)
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is yours the corona 250? if so i am very jealous , he wrote stand on zanzibar on that one .also, it was his favourite typewriter(like you dont already know?) but if you dont i have a few interesting links for you. ps i am onto how you upload so i will post pic asap
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Disaster! I'd completely forgotten about that last bit in Zanzibar! Mine isn't the 250, its a slightly, very slightly, later model, so he could not have written Z on it (Well, maybe the second or third draft but, hey, I could just be kidding myself here!).

Oh well, I can only hope he wrote The Sheep look up on it!


Good luck with sticking a piccy up. It took me ages to work out how to do it, as well.
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Old 10th June 2010, 06:32 PM   #36 (permalink)
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did you know if you google john brunners typewriter you are top of the search results, now there,s fame for ya.
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Ah, (reflected) glory is mine!!!
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'NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE STUPIDITY OF EDITORS'

hehe - I wonder if he wrote The Dramaturgies of Yan on that one.

Nice find that.
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Ah, (reflected) glory is mine!!!
from what i have read that would probably sum up jb.s life really.His life really would make a great film
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i cant post images till i have 15 posts. i have 7
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