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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

“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

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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