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Derleth

American  
[dur-leth, -luhth] / ˈdɜr lɛθ, -ləθ /

noun

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


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These days, Wandrei himself is probably most often remembered as the co-founder, with August Derleth, of the most revered of the small presses specializing in weird tales, Arkham House.

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2021

With $125,000 apiece, scientists get nine months to do “a quick turn of the crank to see if something is really feasible,” Derleth says.

From Scientific American • Jul. 29, 2019

Lovecraft had a couple of professionally minded disciples, August Derleth and Donald Wandrei, who wanted to collect their master’s stories in a book.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 9, 2017

Mann "is not Blackwater," Derleth said in defense of the contractor.

From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2010

Fellow villagers "consider me an egotist likely to get his horns bumped off, but they can't help liking me," says Derleth.

From Time Magazine Archive

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