John Martin Leahy
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John Martin Leahy | |
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Born | Newcastle, Washington, United States | May 16, 1886
Died | March 26, 1967 Seattle, Washington, United States | (aged 80)
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Nationality | American |
Genre | weird fiction, fantasy |
John Martin Leahy (May 16, 1886 – March 26, 1967) was an American short story writer, novelist and artist. He wrote and illustrated weird stories that appeared in pulp magazines such as Weird Tales and Science and Invention. His novel, Drome was published by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. in 1952.
His short story "In Amundsen’s Tent" (1928) is a precoursor of both H. P. Lovecraft’s "At the Mountains of Madness" and John W. Campbell, Jr.’s "Who Goes There?".[1]
References
- ^ Bleiler, E. F. (1990). Science-fiction, the early years. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press. p. 430. ISBN 9780873384162.
Sources
- Clute, John; Peter Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 699. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
- Kevin Daniel (2007). "Art Collection". Archived from the original on 2008-05-03. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 268. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
External links
Works by or about John Martin Leahy at Wikisource
- John Martin Leahy at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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