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Letter (Astounding, February 1939): A Question for Readers: If the People of "Hunger Death" Had Been Represented as Speaking Differently, Wouldn't That Have Been Even More Artificial? They Would Speak the Common Language of Their Time, But That Would Need Positive Translation for Modern Ears. In Representing Cæsar's Speech, Would You Give Him an Italian Accent?

Allan Ingvald Benson

First published February 1939
Type Essay

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
February 1939 Cover Astounding Science-Fiction, February 1939 Street & Smith Publications, Inc. MAGAZINE 156|156.2