Of all people, Floyd at Threedonia posts a story and a link about how T. S. Eliot actually rejected George Orwell’s Animal Farm, when he was working as an editor for Faber and Faber:
IT must rate as the literary snub of the 20th century. T S Eliot, one of Britain’s greatest poets, rejected George Orwell’s Animal Farm for publication on the grounds of its unconvincing Trotskyite politics.
And you’re upset because Dubious Stories rejected your fanfic novella?
Well, that certainly puts it in perspective!