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David Lindsay
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This is a brief discussion of David Lindsay and, of course, of some speculative-fiction books by Lindsay.
This discussion and list does not necessarily include every book by Lindsay: it includes only those books that I both know and like. Just as with the author list itself, omission of a particular item may mean I didn’t think highly enough of the omitted item, or it may simply mean that I have not yet sufficient familiarity with it. (In a very few cases, I have listed some books merely on the strength of my opinion of the author: all such books are clearly marked below, as throughout these lists, with a hash mark (#) before the title so you know what’s what.)
I don’t pretend that this discussion is a deep analysis. My intent is no more than to give you a rough idea of what kinds of tales Lindsay tells, how those tales are usually told, and what makes them and Lindsay worthy; in sum, to help you rank David Lindsay (and the works by Lindsay listed here) on your personal literary to do list.
A Few Words About David Lindsay
Regrettably, I have not yet had an opportunity to write an essay on this author, but the Other Resources section below will lead you to some information about the Notable Books listed farther down this page.
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Other David Lindsay Resources
David Lindsay Resources on the Web
Lindsay has in recent times moved from near-total obscurity to some literary significance, his reputation helped by great praise from folk like C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien (among other notables). There is thus now some web presence for him.
There is one web site wholly dedicated to his works: The Violet Apple. Here is most of what else there is:
- Lindsay, David
at The Encylopedia of Science Fiction
- David Lindsay: A Scottish Genius at textualities.
- David Lindsay at Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers in the Great War
- David Lindsay by Joshua Glenn at HiLoBrow
- Sphinx, by David Lindsay, a review at Murray Ewing’s Bookship
- Sphinx by David Lindsay, a review at Stuck in a Book
- Devil’s Tor, David Lindsay, a review by Rush-That-Speaks at Livejournal
- In Praise of Devil’s Tor, a review by Michael Stokes Walton at Abraxas [archived copy]
- The Devil’s Tor reviewed by Douglas A. Anderson at Fantasy and Science Fiction (a Curiosities feature)
- A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay, a review at Old Books by Dead Guys
- David Lindsay – A Voyage to Arcturus (1920), a review by Miles Fielder at The List
- Forays into Fantasy: David Lindsay’s A Voyage to Arcturus, a review by Scott Lazarus at the Worlds Without End blog
- The alienness of atmosphere, a review of A Voyage to Arcturus by Michael Moorcock at The Guardian
- Book Review: A Voyage to Arcturus (1920) by David Lindsay by Paul M. Kieniewicz at SciFi Dimensions [archived copy]
- David Lindsay, A Voyage to Arcturus reviewed by Diamat at the SF and Fantasy Masterworks site [archived copy]
- A Voyage to Arcturus, a review by Steven H Silver at The SF Site
- Wilder Shores of Longing, a review of A Voyage to Arcturus by Paul Newman at Abraxas [archived copy]
- Lindsay’s Arcturus: Classic Sci-Fi, a review by George Conrad Gould at Suite101 [archived copy]
A curiosity is the hard-to-believe fact that a movie (of sorts) was made from Voyage; it seems as unfilmable a book as ever was written, but someone tried.
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David Lindsay Resources in Print
There are several books, of which these are some:
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Notable Science-Fiction and Fantasy Books by David Lindsay ***
(For more possible titles by this author, see the “Unrated Books by Rated Authors” page.)
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