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Frank Belknap Long

LONG, Frank Belknap, 1901–1994


Born
27 April 1901, New York, United States (Frank Belknap Long, Jr.). SFE notes the birth year was sometimes misstated as 1903.
Died
3 January 1994, New York, United States
Note
American poet and writer of weird fantasy. Close colleague of H. P. Lovecraft. Magazine byline often Frank Belknap Long, Jr.

Influence

Long’s early professional market was Weird Tales. The Library holds The Dog-Eared God (November 1926) and three poems—The Inland Sea (March 1926), Advice (June 1927), and The White People (November 1927; verse, not Machen’s story)—in their magazine texts.

Launch bibliography

Works by Frank Belknap Long held in the Reading Room.
Title Form First publication Call number Where to read
The Dog-Eared God Short story First published in Weird Tales, November 1926 (vol. 8, no. 5). Magazine byline Frank Belknap Long, Jr. WF L848.D64 1926 Reading Room
The Inland Sea Poem First published in Weird Tales, March 1926 (vol. 7, no. 3). Magazine byline Frank Belknap Long, Jr. WF L848.I55 1926 Reading Room
Advice Poem First published in Weird Tales, June 1927 (vol. 9, no. 6). WF L848.A38 1927 Reading Room
The White People Poem First published in Weird Tales, November 1927 (vol. 10, no. 5). Verse; not Machen’s story of the same title. WF L848.W45 1927 Reading Room

Where to read

In this Library: The Dog-Eared God · The Inland Sea · Advice · The White People. Return to the Reading Room or the Card Catalog.

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