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August Derleth, (1909 – 1971) American writer of historical fiction, science fiction and detective stories, and [[Ascended Fanboy]] of [[H.P. Lovecraft (Creator)|HP Lovecraft]] as well as [[Arthur Conan Doyle (Creator)|Arthur Conan Doyle]]. Derleth is mainly credited with founding Arkham House, which published many of Lovecraft's stories in book form, (something Lovecraft himself had dreamed of, although it never really succeed in his lifetime) and popularizing the [[Cthulhu Mythos]].