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A. Merritt

1884 - 1943

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Abraham Grace Merritt (January 20, 1884 – August 21, 1943) – known by his byline, A. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of A. Merritt has received more than 158,177 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. A. Merritt is the 3,844th most popular writer (down from 3,312th in 2019), the 4,949th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,344th in 2019) and the 408th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Burn, witch, burn!
Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, thrillers, general, Fiction, fantasy, general
1933
The Moon Pool
Fiction, Botanists, Geographical myths
"On the island of Ponape in the South Pacific, the cold light of a full moon washes over the crumbling ruins of an ancient, vanished civilization. Unleashed from the depths is the Dweller, a glittering, enigmatic force of monstrous terror and radiant beauty that stalks the South Pacific, claiming all in its path. An inter-national expedition led by American Walter Goodwin races to save those who have fallen victim to the Dweller. The dark mystery behind the malevolent force is Muria, a forgotten, mythic world deep within the earth that is home to a legendary people intent on reclaiming what was theirs long ago. This commemorative edition of The Moon Pool features an introduction by Robert Silverberg, a review of the first edition, and a glossary of the Murian language."--BOOK JACKET.
1919
Face in the Abyss
2018
Metal Monster
Fiction, science fiction, general, China, fiction
1920
Dwellers in the Mirage
2018
The Moon Pool
Science fiction, Oceania -- Fiction, Geographical myths -- Fiction
<p><i>The Moon Pool</i>, in novel form, is a combination and fix-up of two previously-published short stories: “The Moon Pool,” and “Conquest of the Moon Pool.” Initially serialized in <i>All-Story Weekly</i>, <a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/a-merritt">Merritt</a> made the interesting choice of framing the novel as a sort of scientific retelling, going so far as to include footnotes from fictional scientists, to give this completely fantastic work an air of authenticity.</p> <p>In it we find the adventuresome botanist William T. Goodwin embarking on a quest to help his friend Throckmortin, whose wife and friends have fallen victim to a mysterious temple ruin on a remote South Pacific island. A series of coincidences provides Goodwin with a colorful cast of accompanying adventurers, and they soon find themselves in a mysterious futuristic underworld.</p> <p><i>The Moon Pool</i> is an important entry in the Lost World genre, in no small part because it was a significant influence on <a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/h-p-lovecraft"><abbr>H. P.</abbr> Lovecraft</a>—hints of <i>The Moon Pool</i> can be seen in his short story “The Call of Cthulhu,” and hints of Merritt’s Nan-Madol can be seen in Lovecraft’s R’lyeh.</p> <p>Today, <i>The Moon Pool</i> is a pulp classic, featuring many of the themes, tropes, and archetypes that characterized so many of the pulp adventure works of the era.</p>
2003

Among WRITERS

Among writers, A. Merritt ranks 3,844 out of 7,302. Before him are Ferdinand Bruckner, Crates, Minette Walters, Mikhail Shishkin, Anton Pann, and Cesar Millan. After him are Maurice Schumann, Marianne Moore, Paul Fort, Geo Milev, Robert Pinget, and Antun Mihanović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1884, A. Merritt ranks 134. Before him are Juhan Aavik, Ants Piip, Oliver Kirk, Ludowika Jakobsson, Adriaan van Maanen, and Jean Decoux. After him are Marie Vassilieff, Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV, Ömer Seyfettin, Hermann Boehm, Vadym Meller, and Zofia Nałkowska. Among people deceased in 1943, A. Merritt ranks 137. Before him are Tōson Shimazaki, Richard Sears, Fats Waller, Anita Augspurg, Henri-Jean Guillaume Martin, and Kočo Racin. After him are Dora Gerson, Kristjan Raud, Kiyotsugu Hirayama, Damrong Rajanubhab, Charley Paddock, and Heinrich Zimmer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, A. Merritt ranks 4,949 out of 20,380. Before him are Walter De Maria (1935), Ted Post (1918), Aron Ralston (1975), Jack DeJohnette (1942), Eddie Lawson (1958), and Larry Carlton (1948). After him are Eric S. Raymond (1957), Sylvanus Morley (1883), John Henry Holland (1929), Billie Joe Armstrong (1972), Alice Hamilton (1869), and Ann Wilson (1950).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, A. Merritt ranks 408. Before him are Gloria Vanderbilt (1924), Charles Grandison Finney (1792), Francis Scott Key (1779), Henry Adams (1838), David Brin (1950), and James Russell Lowell (1819). After him are Marianne Moore (1887), Herman Wouk (1915), Margaret Weis (1948), Francis Davis Millet (1848), Lydia Davis (1947), and Michael Blake (1945).

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