Abraham grace merritt january 20, 1884august 21, 1943 was an american editor and author of works of fantastic fiction. The moon pool is a fantasy novel that was published in 1918. Abraham grace merritt, a science fiction writer and also a journalist by profession from philadelphia usa has gone to the depths of fantasizing a science fiction in this work of his. The first part was published as the moon pool in the magazine allstory weekly, june 22, 1918. Full electric blue morocco, spine in compartments with gold decorations and lettering, marbled endpapers. He worked to become a lawyer, but instead became a journalist. And these two loved each other so well that the heart they gave me is half irish and half american. Merritt was an american sunday magazine editor and a writer of. Surrounded by crumbling cyclopean ruins, the moon pool was a place of both. On the island of ponape in the south pacific, the cold light of a full moon washes over the crumbling ruins of an ancient, vanished civilization. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 164 pages and is available in paperback format. King of the purple prose, most famous the moon pool, a south seas lost island. Free download or read online the moon pool pdf epub book.
The moon pool and the conquest of the moon pool and the. The moon pool is a fantasy novel set on the island of ponape amongst ruins of an ancient civilisation. The conquest of the moon pool novel, all story weekly. Merritt s celebrated lost world novel, the moon pool, edited and with an introduction by michael levy.
Merritts short story the moon pool 1918 and novellength serial the. Abraham merritt january 20, 1884 august 21, 1943, who published under the byline a. Abraham grace merritt read online free books archive. These were then reworked into a novel released in 1919. Merritt has 172 books on goodreads with 20000 ratings. Author of 15 sciencefiction and fantasy novels, abraham merritt 18841943 was. The moon pool abraham grace merritt abraham grace merritt. Goodwin, would later appear in merritt s second novel the metal monster 1920. Goodwin as he encounters an advanced race which has developed within the earths core. Born in beverly, new jersey, he moved to philadelphia, pennsylvania in 1894. Merritts novels and stories typically revolve around conventional pulp magazine themes. Pdf the moon pool book by abraham grace merritt free.
Originally trained in law, he turned to journalism, first as a correspondent, and later as editor. These were then reworked into this edition, a novel released in 1919. It tells the tale of adventurous explorers who discover an unknown world. Born in beverly, new jersey, he moved to philadelphia, pennsylvania in. Abraham grace merritt, a science fiction writer and also a journalist by profession from philadelphia usa has gone to the depths of fantasizing a science fiction in. Merritt was an american sunday magazine editor and a writer of fantastic fiction.
The second part was published as conquest of the moon pool in the same magazine in 1919. Born in new jersey, he moved to philadelphia, pennsylvania in 1894. Media in category the moon pool this category contains only the following file. It originally appeared as two short stories in allstory weekly.
The moon pool by abraham merritt read online global grey. Merritt after his horrific adventures described in the moon pool, dr. In 1912 he became assistant editor of the american weekly until 1937, when he became its editor. The moon pool abraham merritt audiobook and ebook all. Merritt s novels and stories typically revolve around. Apr 17, 20 the moon pool is a fantasy novel by abraham merritt 18841943. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
The main characters of this short stories, fiction story are. The moon pool as a story is a lost world adventure, inspired by the monumental ruins of nan madol in the south pacific, which also inspired lovecrafts lost city of ryloth. Abraham grace merritt, a science fiction writer and also a journalist by. February 15 march 22, 1919 three lines of old french 1919 the metal monster 1920 the face in the abyss novel, 1931 includes reworked. Goodwin goes on expedition to study the flora of the himalayas. Abraham grace merritt 18841943 the metal monster by a. After the disappearance of throckmartin, his wife and two companions, his old friend dr. David throckmartins scientific expedition to the south sea islands discovers among ancient ruins a portal into muria, an unknown underground world. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.
Abraham merritts the moon pool was originally published as two stories in allstory weekly the moon pool and conquest of the moon pool and combined into a novel in 1919. Abraham grace merritt january 20, 1884 august 21, 1943 known by his byline, a. Merritts influential first novel the moon pool, as well as major works by other writers. The snake god novella, 1930 oct, argosy the pool of the stone god 1923.
An scientific adventure taken up by a family of young scientists at the mysterious islands of papua, somewhere in the pacific ocean, results in the disappearance. Merritt s novel the moon pool has several similarities with the hit television program lost. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The first edition of the novel was published in 1990, and was written by ya ko ogawa. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the moon pool. Abraham grace merritt was born on january 20, 1884 in beverly, new jersey. Abraham grace merritt january 20, 1884 august 21, 1943 was an american sunday magazine editor and a writer of fantastic fiction. The moon pool, the metal monster, the people of the pit, and more. Abraham merritts the moon pool was originally published as two stories in. The moon pool is a fantasy novel set on the island of ponape amongst ruins of an. Merritt, was a very successful journalist who wrote fiction in his spare time. Read the people of the pit online by abraham grace merritt books. Merritt s description of the south pacific is evocative, and i enjoyed his ability to accurately describe the vast numbers of unusual people who populated the tramp steamers of the day. Apr, 2019 abraham grace merritt january 20, 1884august 21, 1943 was an american editor and author of works of fantastic fiction.
This early work by abraham grace merritt was originally published in 1918. Abraham grace merritt was born in beverly, new jersey. The science fiction and fantasy hall of fame inducted him in 1999, its fourth class. Merritt, was an american editor and author of works of fantastic fiction. The moon pool by abraham merritt, full text online. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 287 pages and is available in paperback format.
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Nobody could do that variety better, sold millions of books in his career. Merritts novel the moon pool has several similarities with the hit television program lost. The moon pool is a fantasy novel by american writer abraham merritt. The moon pool by abraham merritt free at loyal books. Author a merritts complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases. The face in the abyss novelette, all story weekly sep 1923. Abraham merritt books list of books by abraham merritt.
Merritt, was an american sunday magazine editor and a writer of fantastic fiction. Merritt, born in new jersey moved as a child to philadelphia, pa. Abraham grace merritt was an american writer and editor. Abraham merritt 18841943 was a respected journalist and has been cited as an influence on a number of authors, including h. Abraham grace merritt, a science fiction writer and also a journalist by profession from. Merritts celebrated lost world novel, the moon pool, edited and with an introduction by michael levy. Its has expired, so you can find it at project gutenberg or as a free kindle e book at amazon. The moon pool by abraham merritt free ebook project gutenberg. Librivox recording of the moon pool by abraham merritt. The main characters of this fantasy, science fiction story are. The moon pool 1918 and its sequel, conquest of the moon pool 1919. The metal monster abraham grace merritt abraham grace merritt. Merritt was born on the 20th january, 1884 in new jersey, america.
Abraham grace merritt 18841943 was an american sunday magazine editor and a writer of fantastic fiction. The first part was published as the moon pool in the magazine allstory weekly, june. Through the dragon glass is a fantasy short story by the author of the moon pool. Abraham grace merritt wikisource, the free online library. The book the black wheel was published in 1948, after merritts death. The science fiction and fantasy hall of fame inducted him in 1999, its fourth cl. Most of his stories appeared originally in the pulp magazines of the 20s and 30s and were later republished in novel form. Its has expired, so you can find it at project gutenberg or as a free kindle ebook at amazon.
The moon pool abraham merritt on the island of ponape in the south pacific, the cold light of a full moon washes over the crumbling ruins of an ancient, vanished civilization. Merritt s novels and stories typically revolve around conventional pulp magazine themes. Through the dragon glass isbn 9781609775018 pdf epub. Merritts novels and stories typically revolve around. The moon pool ebook by abraham grace merritt rakuten kobo. Merritt in turned drew inspiration from earlier fantasy writers, including h.
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