The Survivor and Others
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| The Survivor and Others | |
 Jacket illustration by Ronald Clyne for The Survivor and Others |
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| Author | H. P. Lovecraft and August Derleth |
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| Cover artist | Ronald Clyne |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | fantasy, horror short stories |
| Publisher | Arkham House |
| Publication date | 1957 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 161 pp |
| ISBN | NA |
The Survivor and Others is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories by August Derleth, inspired by some of H. P. Lovecraft's notes left behind after his death. Derleth, Lovecraft's literary executor billed himself as a "posthumous collaborator" with the other writer. It was released in an edition of 2,096 copies.
All of the stories, written after Lovecraft's death, were completed by Derleth from Lovecraft's notes or outlines.
[edit] Contents
The Survivor and Others contains the following tales:
- "The Survivor"
- "Wentworth's Day"
- "The Peabody Heritage"
- "The Gable Window"
- "The Ancestor"
- "The Shadow Out of Space"
- "The Lamp of Alhazred"
[edit] Reprints
- New York: Ballantine, 1962.
[edit] References
- Jaffery, Sheldon (1989). The Arkham House Companion. Mercer Island, WA: Starmont House, Inc., 45-46. ISBN 1-55742-005-X.
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd., 35.
- Joshi, S.T. (1999). Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 60. ISBN 0-87054-176-5.
- Nielsen, Leon (2004). Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc., 76. ISBN 0-7864-1785-4.
