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The Sleeping and the Dead

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The Sleeping and the Dead
Dust-jacket from the first edition.
EditorAugust Derleth
LanguageEnglish
GenreFantasy, horror
PublisherPellegrini & Cudahy
Publication date
1947
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pagesvi, 518

The Sleeping and the Dead is an anthology of fantasy and horror stories edited by American writer August Derleth. It was first published by Pellegrini & Cudahy in 1947. Many of the stories had originally appeared in the magazines The London Mercury, Weird Tales, Scribner's, Dublin University Magazine, Unknown, Esquire, The Bellman, Vanity Fair and Black Mask. An abridged edition (15 stories) was published by Four Square Books in 1963 under the same title.

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  • Contento, William G. "Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections". Archived from the original on 2008-01-06. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
  • Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 140. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.