Not Long for this World

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Not Long for this World
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Jacket illustration by Ronald Clyne.
Author August Derleth
Cover artist Ronald Clyne
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Fantasy, horror
Publisher Arkham House
Publication date
1948
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pagesx, 221

Not Long for this World is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories by American writer August Derleth. It was released in 1948 and was the author's third collection published by Arkham House. It was released in an edition of 2,067 copies.

Most of the stories had originally appeared in the magazine Weird Tales .

Contents

Not Long for this World contains the following tales:

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