Nelson Slade Bond was a writer, primarily of short stories, antiquarian bookseller, and playwright. His works included books, magazine articles, and scripts used in radio, for television and on the stage.
The 1998 recipient of the Nebula Author Emeritus award for lifetime achievement, Bond was a pioneer in early science fiction and fantasy. His published fiction is mainly short stories, most of which appeared in pulp magazines in the 1930s and 1940s. Many were published in Blue Book magazine, though Bond largely retired from fiction writing after the 1950s. He is noted for his "Lancelot Biggs" series of stories and for his "Meg the Priestess" tales, which introduced one of the first powerful female characters in science fiction.
Novel that consists of stories previously published. Most of them are humourous and maybe that's why I have positive memories.
Re-reading novels I enjoyed 20+ years has turned out to be a bad idea, because in too few cases did I enjoy them, and I'd rather keep the positive memories — also there are soooo many unread books out there waiting to be devoured.
I wonder if I'd still give Lancelot Biggs three stars today, but this is another one for the memories.