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Wank, Elihu S

Pseudonym of UK author A Gordon Jones (?   -?   ) whose How I Discovered the North Pole [for full title see Checklist below] (1909) is a Parody of Polar expedition narratives, including the use of a prehistoric mammoth (see Lost World; Prehistoric SF) in the role of elephant, and the capture of giant whelks. Sherlock Holmes makes a brief appearance. [JC]

A Gordon Jones

born

works

• How I Discovered the North Pole: Being the Diary of Professor Elihu S Wank, of Chicago, Together with an Account of an Interview with the Explorer in London by Rotter's Special Correspondent, Etc, Etc: Edited by A Gordon Jones (London: Everett and Company, 1909) [illus/pb/George A Stevens]

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Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2011-current) edited by John Clute and David Langford.
Accessed 15:40 pm on 23 April 2024.
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