"The Foundation of S.F. Success" is a 1954 pastiche by American writer

Isaac Asimov yi, יצחק אזימאװ , birth_date = , birth_place = Petrovichi, Russian SFSR , spouse = , relatives = , children = 2 , death_date = , death_place = Manhattan, New York City, U.S. , nationality = Russian (1920–1922)Soviet (192 ...

, of the patter song "If you're anxious for to shine" from the

Gilbert and Sullivan Gilbert and Sullivan was a Victorian era, Victorian-era theatrical partnership of the dramatist W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) and the composer Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900), who jointly created fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, of which ...

comic opera '' Patience'', describing the easy way to become a successful writer. Asimov borrows Gilbert's rhythm and rhyme schemes in the song.Asimov, Janet. ''It's Been a Good Life'', Prometheus Books (2009) ISBN 1615921931 It includes the lines: ''With a tiny bit of cribbin' from the works of Edward Gibbon and that Greek, Thucydides'', in which Asimov is lampooning himself, referring to the inspiration for the Foundation stories. It was the first poem that Asimov ever sold. The piece was first published in '' The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction'' in October 1954.Asimove, Isaac. '' The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction'', October 1954, p. 69 It was later included in Asimov's short story collection ''

Earth is Room Enough ''Earth Is Room Enough'' is a collection of fifteen short science fiction and fantasy stories and two pieces of comic verse by American writer Isaac Asimov, published in 1957. In his autobiography ''In Joy Still Felt'', Asimov wrote, "I was sti ...

'' (1957) and his ''The Complete Stories'', vol. 1 (1990).

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* Works by Isaac Asimov Adaptations of works by Gilbert and Sullivan Works originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction 1954 songs {{1950s-song-stub

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