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The Quick and the Dead (collection)

The Quick and the Dead is a collection of stories by author Vincent Starrett. It was released in 1965 and was the author's only collection of stories published by Arkham House. It was released in an edition of 2,047 copies. The stories were originally published between 1920 and 1932 in various pulp magazines.

The Quick and the Dead
Dust-jacket illustration by Frank Utpatel for The Quick and the Dead
AuthorVincent Starrett
Cover artistFrank Utpatel
LanguageEnglish
GenreFantasy, horror
PublisherArkham House
Publication date
1965
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages145 pp

Contents

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The Quick and the Dead contains the following tales:

  1. "The Fugitive"
  2. "The Man in the Cask"
  3. "The Quick and the Dead"
  4. "The Sinless Village"
  5. "The Head of Cromwell"
  6. "Penelope"
  7. "The Elixir of Death"
  8. "Coffins for Two"
  9. "The Tattooed Man"
  10. "Footsteps of Fear"

References

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  • Jaffery, Sheldon (1989). The Arkham House Companion. Mercer Island, WA: Starmont House, Inc. pp. 80–81. ISBN 1-55742-005-X.
  • Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 43.
  • Joshi, S.T. (1999). Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House. pp. 92–93. ISBN 0-87054-176-5.
  • Nielsen, Leon (2004). Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 96–97. ISBN 0-7864-1785-4.
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