Astounding Science Fiction (British Edition)

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This copy contains only advertisement and table of contents material, not story content itself. The Charles Atlas bodybuilding advertisement promotes his Dynamic Tension system, offering a free 48-page book and claiming rapid physical development. The publication is identified as Astounding Science Fiction, Vol. VI, No. 1 (British Edition, December 1947). The contents list shows five stories: A.E. van Vogt's novelette "Centaurus II"; "Letter to Ellen" by Chan Davis; "The Model Shop" by Raymond F. Jones; "Errand Boy" by William Tenn; and "Time and Time Again" by H. Beam Piper, plus "Psych's War" by O.W. Hopkinson, Jr. The partial text of "Centaurus II" depicts a multi-generational starship mission toward Alpha Centauri, where the protagonist Lesbee learns of a planned mutiny by younger crew members seeking to return to Earth, which is ultimately prevented through the captain's psychological foresight.