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August William Derleth (February 24, 1909 – July 4, 1971) was an American writer and anthologist. He was the first book publisher of the writings of H. P. Lovecraft.
August Derleth was born 24 February 1909, in Sauk City, a small, largely German village, pleasantly situated on the west bank of the Wisconsin River in south central Wisconsin, one of two children of William Julius and Rose Louise (Volk) Derleth, who were, respectively, of French-Bavarian and Prussian-Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry.
Though best remembered as Howard Phillips Lovecraft 's literary executor and for his own contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos genre of horror, Derleth was a prolific writer in several genres, including historical fiction and detective fiction.
Learn how August Derleth based some stories on fragments by H.P. Lovecraft and published them as joint works. Find out which stories are not by Lovecraft but by Derleth alone.
August Derleth has 654 books on Goodreads with 179573 ratings. August Derleth’s most popular book is Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, Vol 2.
A 1938 Guggenheim Fellow, Derleth considered his most serious work to be the ambitious Sac Prairie Saga, a series of fiction, historical fiction, August William Derleth was an American writer and anthologist. Though best remembered as the first book publisher of the writings of H. P. Lovecraft, and for his own contributions to the Cthulhu ...
Learn about the life and works of August Derleth, a prolific Wisconsin author and cofounder of Arkham House publishing company. Explore his regional literature, horror stories, mysteries, and Lovecraft pastiches.
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