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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.
July 4, 1971. 𝓦𝐓August Derleth (February 24 1909 - July 4 1971) was an American writer and anthologist. 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.
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 ...
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August Derleth has 654 books on Goodreads with 179466 ratings. August Derleth’s most popular book is Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, Vol 2.
August William Derleth was a prolific Wisconsin author. His work includes novels, short stories, poetry, autobiography and memoir, biography, history, works for younger readers, and numerous...
It’s a Boy’s World: Poems . 1948 ( Sauk City , WI : Stanton and Lee) . Poetry for young readers. Something About Cats and Other Pieces . 1949 ( Sauk City , WI : Arkham House) . By H. P. Lovecraft (Collected By August Derleth); As Editor; Revisions, Essays. August Derleth: Twenty-Five Years of Writing 1926-1951 .
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