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In my last post, I mentioned August Derleth's, Place of Hawks, a collection of interwoven novellas, set in Wisconsin that have a dark and moody atmosphere similar to some of Faulkner's regional fiction but without the self-conscious experimentalism. However, I neglected to provide any bibliographic data. The collection was originally published by Loring and Mussey in 1935, but since the publisher has long ago closed shop and since this was Derleth's first published book, this edition is rather scarce and dear. It would probably be easier to obtain the anthology Wisconsin Earth (ISBN 837146968), which includes not only Place of Hawks but a novel and journal, as well. Cheaper still and in print is Jim Stephens' An August Derleth Reader (ISBN 1879483114), which includes one of the stories and a great cross-sampling of all Derleth's work. I didn't mention this information earlier, because I did not have these books at hand and was too lazy to retrieve them. There is an online resource, though, for this sort of information and much more. The August Derleth Society is comprised of scholars, fans, and even friends of the author who are dedicated to keeping green the memory of this writer. Membership is quite cheap and includes a subscription to the society's newsletter.
In the last post, I also mentioned Derleth's involvement with H.P. Lovecraft, but I forgot to mention the below web page:
http://geocities.com/sherlockiana/holmesian/pons_yop.html
It's a bit of fan fiction regarding Solar Pons' encounters with the "Cthulhu Mythos". Enjoy.
3 comments:
Yeah, but his region's Wisconsin. That's like writing about North Dakota. "Man, it was cold. A bird flew by. The next day..."
According to Webster, the pons is "A band of nerve fibers on the ventral surface of the brain stem that links the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with upper portions of the brain. Also called pons Varolii.". Why didn't he just name him "sun on the lizard"?
You're point being that it's so much more exciting here? No wait, you're right--yesterday I saw 2 birds fly by.
Because sunning one's lizard is illegal in WI and most other states.
I'll get pulpier with the next post. Speaking of which, when are you going to get back around to movies and books on your blog? I mean, the Croc. Hunter was scary in his own way, but . . .
Did one post on a zombie flick, and that mention of The Prophecy, but haven't really gotten a chance. There are so many to pick from, and I haven't time lately to really watch any. But you do remind me that there was a book I wanted post about...
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