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A. Merritt

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born

January 20, 1884 in Beverly, New Jersey, The United States

died

August 21, 1943

gender

male

genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror

influences

H. Rider Haggard

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Abraham Grace Merritt. Wrote under the name of A.Merritt, popular fantasy and horror writer of the teens, 20's and 30's. Family moved to Philadelphia, in 1894.He later studied law but switched to journalism. Becoming assistant editor and later editor of The American Weekly.The biggest magazine of the time.And had a fabulous salary of $100,000, during the Depression.Began writing short stories, in 1917, for fun.He published his first novel, The Moon Pool, about a strange, South Seas island, underground civilization, in 1919. An imaginative book, praised by critics and a best seller.Another well known novel, 1924's ,The Ship of Ishtar. An Arabian Nights, type fable. Other books followed.A frequent traveler and occult collector,his library con...more

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Average rating: 3.72 · 1,028 ratings · 147 reviews · 41 distinct works

	The Moon Pool 3.45 avg rating — 170 ratings — published 1919 — 69 editions	My rating:
	Dwellers in the Mirage 3.99 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 1932 — 10 editions	My rating:
	The Ship of Ishtar 3.71 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 1924 — 16 editions	My rating:
	The Face in the Abyss 3.80 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 1931 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Seven Footprints to Satan 3.83 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 1927 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Burn Witch Burn! 3.62 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1932 — 8 editions	My rating:
	The Metal Monster 3.27 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1920 — 35 editions	My rating:
	The Fox Woman and Other Stories 3.67 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1977 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Burn, Witch, Burn!/Creep, Shadow, Creep! 3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1932	My rating:
	Creep, Shadow! 3.62 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1981 — 3 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by A. Merritt

“I realize, of course, that it is not true logic to argue--"The world is not as we think it is--therefore everything we think impossible is possible in it." Even if it be different, it is governed by law. The truly impossible is that which is outside law, and as nothing can be outside law, the impossible cannot exist.”
― A. Merritt, The Moon Pool

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