Childhood Ends: The Earliest Writings of Arthur C. Clarke by Arthur C. Clarke (Portentous Press, 1996, 81pp, hc, co) [edited by David Aronovitz]
Clarke juvenilia from The Huish Magazine limited to 85 slipcased, unnumbered, copies signed by the author. Clarke added brief, untitled comments to most pieces.
- · Editor’s Foreword · David Aronovitz · fw
- ix · Introduction · Arthur C. Clarke · in
- 1 · Interviews with Celebrities VIII · Arthur C. Clarke · fa The Huish Magazine Autumn 1932, as by Clericus; purported interview with an “unspoiled rustic”.
- 4 · Correspondence · Arthur C. Clarke · fa The Huish Magazine Autumn 1932, as by One-Time 6th Former; letter from a purported former student of the school.
- 6 · Our Correspondence Column · Arthur C. Clarke · fa The Huish Magazine Spring 1933, as by A Real Old 6th Former; letter from a purported former student of the school.
- 7 · News from the Torrid Zone · Arthur C. Clarke · fa The Huish Magazine Christmas 1933, as by Ex-Sixth Former; letter from a purported former student of the school.
- 9 · Two Hours in a Lab · Arthur C. Clarke · pl The Huish Magazine Christmas 1933, as by Clericus; unproduced play, subtitled “A One-Act Drama with a Smashing Finale”.
- 11 · The Jon Bloc Soc. · Arthur C. Clarke · fa The Huish Magazine Christmas 1933; farcical, fictionalized account of meeting of philosophy society.
- 13 · Octogenarian Observations · Arthur C. Clarke · fa The Huish Magazine Christmas 1934, as by Clericus; purported interview with elderly former students.
- 15 · Poor Piano! · Arthur C. Clarke · hu The Huish Magazine Summer 1934, as by ART; original tongue twisters.
- 17 · Interviews with Celebrities VI · [uncredited] · fa (r)
- 19 · Jule Gets His · Arthur C. Clarke · pl The Huish Magazine Summer 1934, as by Clericus; unproduced screenplay, subtitled “A New Super-Drama by a Well-Known Author”, also attributed to “W. Shakespeare”.
- 22 · Answers to Correspondence · Arthur C. Clarke · fa The Huish Magazine Summer 1934, as by Clericus; answers by Clarke to purported letters.
- 24 · French Without Tears · Arthur C. Clarke · fa The Huish Magazine Summer 1934, as by Clericus; farcical description of a purported new, numerical way to render French.
- 26 · Letters to the Editor · Arthur C. Clarke · fa The Huish Magazine Autumn 1934, as by Batsin Belphry; farcical letter.
- 27 · Musical Interlude · Arthur C. Clarke · fa The Huish Magazine Autumn 1934, as by Clericus; farcical recommendations for music to be played.
- 29 · Peeps at Many Lands and Places, No. 3—The Technical Institute · Arthur C. Clarke · fa The Huish Magazine Autumn 1934, as by Clericus; farcical description of actual place.
- 32 · Brendon House (Spring, 1935) · Arthur C. Clarke & R. W. Small · ms The Huish Magazine Spring 1935; this, and later items with the same title or simply entitled “Brendon,” are brief discussions of the athletic achievements of said dormitory.
- 33 · The Fate of Fu-Manchu · Arthur C. Clarke · vi The Huish Magazine Spring 1935, as by Clericus
- 37 · Letters to the Editor · Arthur C. Clarke · fa The Huish Magazine Spring 1935, as by A. Munchhausen; letter from a purported former student of the school.
- 39 · Brendon House (Summer, 1935) · Arthur C. Clarke & R. W. Small · ms The Huish Magazine Summer 1935
- 40 · Letters to the Editor · Arthur C. Clarke · fa The Huish Magazine Summer 1935, as by De Profundis; letter from a purported former student of the school.
- 42 · Brendon House (Autumn, 1935) · Arthur C. Clarke & R. B. Canever · ms The Huish Magazine Autumn 1935
- 43 · Huish and Hollywood · Arthur C. Clarke · ts The Huish Magazine Autumn 1935, as by Clericus; lightly fictionalized account of film society’s activities.
- 46 · Our Noble Heritage · Arthur C. Clarke · ar The Huish Magazine Autumn 1935, as by ARCH
- 46 · The Mystic Potion · DIL · pl The Huish Magazine Autumn 1935; unproduced play, written by unidentified Huish students, possibly including Clarke.
- 57 · The Ciné Club · Arthur C. Clarke · ar The Huish Magazine Spring 1936
- 58 · Brendon (Spring, 1936) · Arthur C. Clarke & R. B. Canever · ms The Huish Magazine Spring 1936
- 67 · Further Exploits of Huish Films, Inc. · Arthur C. Clarke · fa The Huish Magazine Spring 1936, as by Clericus
- 68 · Interviews with Notorieties—No. 1 · Arthur C. Clarke · fa The Huish Magazine Spring 1936, as by Ego; purported interview with “the Professor,” an inventor.
- 71 · In Darkest Somerset · Arthur C. Clarke · fa The Huish Magazine Summer 1936, as by Clericus; fictionalized account of a journey to the part of England where Clarke grew up.
- 73 · Into Space · Arthur C. Clarke · ar Checquer Board October 1937; probably reprinted from an unknown issue of The Huish Magazine.
- 76 · The Greatest Adventure · Arthur C. Clarke · ar The Huish Magazine 1938
- 81 · Letters to the Editor · Arthur C. Clarke · lt The Huish Magazine 1938, as by A Very Civil Servant; other than its fictional address in Bechuanaland, this reads like a letter actually written by Clarke, not a fictional persona.
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