''The Quick and the Dead'' is a collection of stories by author
Vincent Starrett
Charles Vincent Emerson Starrett (; October 26, 1886 – January 5, 1974), known as Vincent Starrett, was a Canadian-born American writer, newspaperman, and bibliophile.
Biography
Charles Vincent Emerson Starrett was born above his grandfathe ...
. It was released in
1965 and was the author's only collection of stories published by
Arkham House
Arkham House is an American publishing house specializing in weird fiction. It was founded in Sauk City, Wisconsin, in 1939 by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei to publish hardcover collections of H. P. Lovecraft's best works, which had pr ...
. It was released in an edition of 2,047 copies. The stories were originally published between
1920 and
1932 in various pulp magazines.
Contents
''The Quick and the Dead'' contains the following tales:
# "The Fugitive"
# "The Man in the Cask"
# "The Quick and the Dead"
# "The Sinless Village"
# "The Head of Cromwell"
# "Penelope"
# "The Elixir of Death"
# "Coffins for Two"
# "The Tattooed Man"
# "Footsteps of Fear"
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1965 short story collections
Fantasy short story collections
Horror short story collections