The Foundation of S.F. Success

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The Foundation of S.F. Success is a parody by Isaac Asimov of a Gilbert and Sullivan patter song from the operetta Patience, descrbing how he became a succesful writer. It is included in his short story collection Earth is Room Enough.

It includes the classic lines: With a tiny bit of cribbin' from the works of Edward Gibbon and that Greek,Thucydides; probably referring to the inspiration for the Foundation stories



Earth Is Room Enough
The Dead Past | The Foundation of S.F. Success | Franchise | Gimmicks Three | Kid Stuff | The Watery Place | Living Space | The Message | Satisfaction Guaranteed | Hell-Fire | The Last Trump | The Fun They Had | Jokester | The Immortal Bard | Someday | The Author's Ordeal | Dreaming Is a Private Thing
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