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| − | James Parkhill Rathbone was a | + | '''James Parkhill Rathbone''' was a [[fan]] from [[Edinburgh, Scotland]] active in the 1930s and 1940s. |
He was a scientific instrument salesman and described himself as ‘extremely interested in mysticism and occultism, aspiring poet and writer, enthusiastic disciple of Algernon Blackwood’. He was a pacifist, and sought Conscientious Objector status in December 1939 but this was denied and he ended up in the RAMC, stationed just outside London. | He was a scientific instrument salesman and described himself as ‘extremely interested in mysticism and occultism, aspiring poet and writer, enthusiastic disciple of Algernon Blackwood’. He was a pacifist, and sought Conscientious Objector status in December 1939 but this was denied and he ended up in the RAMC, stationed just outside London. | ||
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| − | * [[Dawn Shadows]] [1940-41] | + | * ''[[Dawn Shadows]]'' [1940-41] (distributed with ''[[Futurian War Digest]]'') |
| − | * [[Macabre]] [1939] (likely the first fanzine produced in Scotland) | + | * ''[[Macabre]]'' [1939] (likely the first fanzine produced in Scotland) |
{{person | born=1920}} | {{person | born=1920}} | ||
Revision as of 03:20, 11 January 2024
(1920 - ?)
James Parkhill Rathbone was a fan from Edinburgh, Scotland active in the 1930s and 1940s.
He was a scientific instrument salesman and described himself as ‘extremely interested in mysticism and occultism, aspiring poet and writer, enthusiastic disciple of Algernon Blackwood’. He was a pacifist, and sought Conscientious Objector status in December 1939 but this was denied and he ended up in the RAMC, stationed just outside London.
- Dawn Shadows [1940-41] (distributed with Futurian War Digest)
- Macabre [1939] (likely the first fanzine produced in Scotland)
| Person | 1920— |
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