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Derleth

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[dur-leth, -luhth] / ˈdɜr lɛθ, -ləθ /

noun

  1. August (William), 1909–71, U.S. novelist, poet, and short-story writer.


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“It’s just crazy enough that it might work,” Derleth says.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 29, 2019

August Derleth and Donald Wandrei, meanwhile, had published a book of Lovecraft’s stories, which was followed by another Lovecraft book, and another.

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 9, 2017

"Some units say it makes perfect sense, others say, 'No,' " said Jim Derleth, senior interagency training adviser at the Army's Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Germany, who developed the curriculum a few years ago.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2010

But Derleth, a lead author of the curriculum, acknowledged that Development Transformations, like many contractors, can face criticism for being driven more by profit than by the effectiveness of the training.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2010

Author Derleth wrote this tale in seven weeks.

From Time Magazine Archive

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