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The Moon Pool

by

Abraham Merritt (1884-1943)

Biographical note

American editor and author of works of fantastic fiction of some interest.

Originally trained in law, he turned to journalism, first as a correspondent, and later as editor. In 1917, published his first fantasy, The People of the Pit, in Weird Tales. This was followed by many more tales, including: Through the Dragon Glass (1917), The Moon Pool (1918) and its sequel The Conquest of the Moon Pool (1919), The Metal Monster (1920), The Face in the Abyss (1923), The Ship of Ishtar, Dwellers in the Mirage (1932), The Woman of the Wood (1926), Burn, Witch, Burn! (1932), Creep, Shadow, Creep! (1934), The Drone Man (1934) and The Fox Woman (1946).

Merrit also had a passion for exotic plants, writing numerous articles on botany. Also discoverer, with S. Weir Mitchell, of psychedelic drugs.

He died in Florida in 1943, after a heart attack.

Works

The fox woman, and other stories [ read | download ]

Contents: The Fox Woman -- The People of the Pit -- Through the Dragon Glass -- The Drone -- The Last Poet and the Robots -- Three Lines of Old French -- The White Road -- When Old Gods Wake -- The Women of the Wood

The following works are available from Project Gutenberg:

The Metal Monster [ read | download ]

The Moon Pool [ read | download ]

Dwellers in the Mirage [ read | download ]