Charles Fort–a man of letters

Fort’s correspondence reveals much about his philosophical journey and evolving theories about the cosmos, says Bob Rickard–and also about his methodology and his contrarian opinions

Letters of the Damned The Forgotten Investigations of Charles Fort Ed. Chris Aubeck Independently published (Amazon) 2024 Pb, £14.85, 376pp, ISBN 9798327836426 Chris Aubeck is a veteran fortean with a focus upon pre-1947 UFO-like phenomena. He founded the online archival research hub Magonia Exchange and was midwife to its sister group Forteana Exchange. He has also written several important historical surveys of what might be called “fortean ufology” including Wonders of the Sky (2010) with Jacques Vallée. His latest project is an anthology of 71 letters written by Fort to newspapers between June 1924 and October 1926. This is the period in which Fort and his wife Anna rented a flat in Marchmont Street, off Russell Square, London, not 10 minutes’ walk from the British Museum. These letters–most of which…

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