Addison to go on unconfuted.

Perceiving that Dr. Breuer cannot possibly vindicate himself
against this disparagement I feel obliged to extenuate Dr.
Breuer in the eyes of the Readers.

In the first place, Dr. Breuer writes rarely and sparingly
and does not grind out his stories month after month as do
some other authors. His stories are highly original and are
presented in a purely literary style. The story to which Mr.
Addison refers, "A Problem in Communication," is a fine
example of his work. Should his story be remonstrated
against because it is lacking in adventure, because it did
not delineate mushy love episodes, because it does not cause
chills to run down one's spine? Positively not! It lives up
to the standard of the highest Science Fiction. Here is a
story unbesmirched by the love element, exceedingly
plausible and interestingly narrated.

If all stories were thought out and written just half as
carefully as Dr. Breuer's, Astounding Stories would become a
periodical justified to be considered on a par with The
Golden Book.

In closing, I wish to express my desire that more stories of
the Breuer quality be bestowed upon the Readers.--Mortimer
Weisinger, 266 Van Cortland Ave., Bronx, New York.

_And It Wasn't!_

Dear Editor:

Having read "The Readers' Corner" since its first appearance
in Astounding Stories and noted the various criticisms
offered, may I tell you about a story written by a Science
Fiction author?

The author, by the way, is the perfect author; he makes
absolutely no mistakes in his story, and is in no danger of
starving if his works aren't accepted and older stories are
reprinted instead. His science is correct and the story
contains nothing that cannot be understood.

The story is of interplanetary adventure. Strange to say,
there is no war in the story; there is no villain; there is
no hero to save a world from destruction or his sweetheart
from the monsters of another planet. Instead, there are
nothing but characters--if you get what I mean. The persons
involved in this interplanetary novel reach their goal due
to the tremendous strides of science in experimenting with
air and space vehicles.

When they arrive on the planet they do not meet hostile
nations. They do