August W Derleth
American
Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
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Arkham House | 1939 | 1971 |
Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
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Arkham House | 1939 | 1971 |
Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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1909/02/24 | August William Derleth is born in Sauk City, Wisconsin, to William Julius Derleth and Rose Louise Volk. | Born | |||||
1931/11/06 | If I had any promontory specifically in mind when writing that tale, it was the headland near Gloucester called 'Mother Ann' - though that has no such relation to the city as my mysterious cliff has to Kingsport. - HPL letter to August Derleth | Life | The Strange High House in the Mist (short story) | Eastern Point Light Station | Gloucester, MA | ||
1933/09/00 | Derleth's tale "The Panelled Room" is published in The Westminster Magazine. | Author | The Panelled Room (Derleth story) | ||||
1937/10/00 | In late 1937, August Derleth and Donald Wandrei collect H P Lovecraft's best weird fiction from the pulp magazines into a memorial volume. Unable to find a publisher, Derleth and Wandrei decided to form their own company, Arkham House. | Work | |||||
1939/11/00 | On 10 acres of land there I had a house of stone built for me, largely by my father, a skilled carpenter, one large enough to house my comics collection, my personal library (12,000 books), my record collection, and my even larger Arkham House stock. - AD | Home | August W Derleth House | Sauk City | |||
1944/00/00 | August Derleth writes "The Lurker at the Threshold" based on fragments written by H P Lovecraft, 'Of Evill Sorceries Done in New-England of Daemons in no Humane Shape', 'The Round Tower' and 'The Rose Window'. | Author | The Lurker at the Threshold (book) | ||||
1945/00/00 | "The Lurker at the Threshold" by August Derleth is published through Arkham House. | Author | The Lurker at the Threshold (book) | ||||
1971/07/04 | August Derleth dies of a heart attack in Sauk City, Wisconsin. He is buried at Saint Aloysious Cemetery in Sauk City. | Died | August W Derleth House | Sauk City |
18 Creative Works by August W Derleth »
Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
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Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
The Dark Brotherhood | Author | Short Story | ||
The Lamp of Alhazred | Author | Short Story | ||
The Shuttered Room | Author | Short Story | ||
The Watchers Out of Time | Author | Short Story | ||
The Horror from the Middle Span | Author | Short Story | ||
The Shadow in the Attic | Author | Short Story | ||
The Ancestor | Author | Short Story | ||
Wentworth's Day | Author | Short Story | ||
The Panelled Room (Derleth story) | Author | Short Story | 1933/09/00 | |
The Lurker at the Threshold (book) | Author | Novella | 1945/00/00 | |
The Survivor | Author | Short Story | 1954/07/00 | |
The Survivor and Others (short story collection) | Author | 1957/00/00 | ||
The Peabody Heritage | Author | Short Story | 1957/00/00 | |
The Shadow Out of Space | Author | Short Story | 1957/00/00 | |
The Gable Window | Author | Short Story | 1957/05/00 | |
The Fisherman of Falcon Point | Author | Short Story | 1959/00/00 | |
Witches Hollow | Author | Short Story | 1962/00/00 | |
Innsmouth Clay | Author | Short Story | 1971/00/00 |
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