William Milligan Sloane III
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William Milligan Sloane III (15 August 1906, Plymouth, Massachusetts – 25 September 1974, New City, New York
), also known simply as William Sloane, was an American author of fantasy and science fiction literature, and a publisher.
From 1955 until his death Sloane was the director of the Rutgers University Press
in New Jersey
. Before then, he had spent more than 25 years with several other publishers. He formed his own publishing concern, William Sloane Associates, in 1946.
Sloane attended The Hill School
and graduated from Princeton University
in 1929.
described To Walk The Night as "a subtle, moving story of mood and character, written in the great tradition of British fantasy, even though the author is an American." Anthony Boucher
praised the same novel for its "rich warm character-drawing, disturbing subtlety, [and] splendid sense of vast besuty in the midst of terror." P. Schuyler Miller
ranked it as "one of the great classics of modern science fiction."
Hartford Courant reviewer George W. Earley praised it as "a wondrous blending of science and occultism guaranteed to unnerve the most blase of readers."
New City, New York
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), also known simply as William Sloane, was an American author of fantasy and science fiction literature, and a publisher.
From 1955 until his death Sloane was the director of the Rutgers University Press
Rutgers University Press
Rutgers University Press is a nonprofit academic publishing house, operating in Piscataway, New Jersey under the auspices of Rutgers University.-History:...
in New Jersey
New Jersey
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. Before then, he had spent more than 25 years with several other publishers. He formed his own publishing concern, William Sloane Associates, in 1946.
Sloane attended The Hill School
The Hill School
The Hill School is a preparatory boarding school for boys and girls located in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, about 35 miles northwest of Philadelphia....
and graduated from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1929.
Critical reception
Groff ConklinGroff Conklin
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described To Walk The Night as "a subtle, moving story of mood and character, written in the great tradition of British fantasy, even though the author is an American." Anthony Boucher
Anthony Boucher
Anthony Boucher was an American science fiction editor and author of mystery novels and short stories. He was particularly influential as an editor. Between 1942 and 1947 he acted as reviewer of mostly mystery fiction for the San Francisco Chronicle...
praised the same novel for its "rich warm character-drawing, disturbing subtlety, [and] splendid sense of vast besuty in the midst of terror." P. Schuyler Miller
P. Schuyler Miller
Peter Schuyler Miller was an American science fiction writer and critic.-Life:Miller was raised in New York's Mohawk Valley, which led to a life-long interest in the Iroquois Indians. He pursued this as an amateur archaeologist and a member of the New York State Archaeological Association.He...
ranked it as "one of the great classics of modern science fiction."
Hartford Courant reviewer George W. Earley praised it as "a wondrous blending of science and occultism guaranteed to unnerve the most blase of readers."
Personal life
William Milligan Sloane III married Julia Margaret Hawkins in 1929. They had three children: William Curtis Sloane (born 1932), Jessie Miranda Sloane (born 1935), and Julie Ann Sloane (born 1945).Further reading
- American Authors and Books. 1640 to the present day. 3d revised edition. By W.J. Burke and Will D. Howe. Revised by Irving Weiss and Anne Weiss. New York: Crown Publishers, 1972.
- Contemporary Authors. Volumes 53-56. Detroit: Gale Research, 1975.
- Who Was Who in America. Volume 6, 1974-1976. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1976.
- Twentieth-Century Science-Fiction Writers. 3d edition. Edited by Noelle Watson and Paul E. Schellinger. Chicago: St. James Press, 1991.
- The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Edited by John Clute and Peter Nicholls. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993.
- St. James Guide to Science Fiction Writers. 4th edition. Edited by Jay P. Pederson. Detroit: St. James Press, 1996.
External links
- William M. Sloane papers, 1931–1979: Finding Aid, Princeton University Library Manuscripts Division, 2002.