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Clark Ashton Smith

SMITH, Clark Ashton, 1893–1961


Born
1893
Died
1961
Note
American poet and writer of weird fiction. Principal magazine market for the launch holdings: Weird Tales.

Influence

The Library holds seven poems by Smith in their Weird Tales magazine texts: The Garden of Evil and The Red Moon (July–August 1923); Interrogation (September 1927); The Saturnienne (December 1927); Sonnet (April 1929); The Nightmare Tarn (November 1929); and Ougabalys (January 1930). A fuller Smith bibliography belongs later; these are the Reading Room holdings.

Launch bibliography

Works by Clark Ashton Smith held in the Reading Room. Not a complete bibliography.
Title Form First publication Call number Where to read
The Garden of Evil Poem First published in Weird Tales, July–August 1923 (vol. 2, no. 1). Poem. WF S645 .G37 1923 Reading Room
The Red Moon Poem First published in Weird Tales, July–August 1923 (vol. 2, no. 1). Poem. WF S645 .R43 1923 Reading Room
Interrogation Poem First published in Weird Tales, September 1927 (vol. 10, no. 3). Poem. WF S645 .I58 1927 Reading Room
The Saturnienne Poem First published in Weird Tales, December 1927 (vol. 10, no. 6). Poem. WF S645 .S28 1927 Reading Room
Sonnet Poem First published in Weird Tales, April 1929 (vol. 13, no. 4). Poem. WF S645 .S66 1929 Reading Room
The Nightmare Tarn Poem First published in Weird Tales, November 1929 (vol. 14, no. 5). Poem. WF S645 .N54 1929 Reading Room
Ougabalys Poem First published in Weird Tales, January 1930 (vol. 15, no. 1). Poem. Cover date January 1930; issue released December 1929. WF S645 .O94 1930 Reading Room

Where to read

In this Library: The Garden of Evil · The Red Moon · Interrogation · The Saturnienne · Sonnet · The Nightmare Tarn · Ougabalys. Return to the Reading Room or the Card Catalog.

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