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August Derleth
AuthorBooks · Second hand1909-1971
August William Derleth was an American writer and anthologist. He was the first book publisher of the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. He made contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos and the cosmic horror genre and helped found Arkham House, a publishing company which did much to introduce hardcover prints of United Kingdom supernatural fiction works to the United States. Derleth was also a leading American regional writer of his day, as well as prolific in several other genres, including historical fiction, poetry, detective fiction, science fiction, and biography. Notably, he created the fictional detective Solar Pons, a pastiche of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.
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Birth
1909
Death
1971
First book
1939
Years writing
32
August Derleth was a prolific American author who wrote over 240 works throughout his career.
Born in Sauk City, the author frequently used his home state of Wisconsin as the primary setting for his stories.
He is widely recognized for his work as an editor and his fundamental contribution to the Lovecraftian horror genre.
Under the pseudonym Stephen Grendon, Derleth explored various facets of fiction and horror literature.
In addition to his novels, he created the iconic character Solar Pons, establishing himself as a key figure in mystery literature.