''Stella'' was a Swedish

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magazine.Clute, Johan & Nicholls, Peter, ''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'', (1993), p. 1054 The magazine was published from April 1886 to August 1888 as a supplement to the Swedish weekly ''Svenska Familj-Journalen Svea''Lundwall, Sam J., "Adventures in the Pulp Jungle" ''Foundation 34'' (1985), p. 6 and published

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of short stories by the leading science fiction writers of its time. Though many works about science fiction refer to ''Stella'', finding traces or copies of the magazine has proved difficultPersson, Hans (2007-12
"Stella – sf-tidskrift eller bluff?"
Retrieved 31 December 2008. and some have concluded that ''Stella'' was a practical joke on the part of Swedish critic

Sam J. Lundwall Sam Thore Jerrie Lundwall (born 24 February 1941), published as Sam J. Lundwall, is a Swedish science fiction writer, translator, publisher and singer. He translated a number of science-fiction-related articles and works from Swedish into English. ...

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