H. L. Gold

H. L. Gold was a Canadian and American novelist and writer (1914–1996). He was born at Montreal and died at Laguna Hills.

Also recorded as Clyde Crane Campbell; Dudley Dell; Leigh Keith; Richard Storey; Horace Leonard Gold.

Overview

Born at Montreal in 1914, died at Laguna Hills in 1996.

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Clyde Crane Campbell, Dudley Dell, Leigh Keith, Richard Storey and Horace Leonard Gold. His recorded language was English.

Catalogued works

52 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1676 to 2002.

The Best Stories of Unknown. None But Lucifer. Br-r-r-! In the Grip of Terror. Trouble with Water. A Matter of Form. Inside Man. Warm, Dark Places. Don't Take It to Heart. Problem in Murder. "What Will They Think of Last?". Microcosmic Tales. Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1953. The Golden Years of Science Fiction. Galaxy. The Fantasy Hall of Fame [30 stories], dated 2002. Science Fiction A to Z. Assignment in Tomorrow. Isaac Asimov presents the great science fiction stories -- Volume 1, 1939. Time Warps. Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 16 (1954). Galaxy Science Fiction, December 1952. Science Fiction. The Great Years. Star of Stars. Curses. Galaxy reader. Mind partner. Perfect murders. Bodyguard. Galaxy Science Fiction, April 1958 (Volume 15, No. 6). Galaxy Science Fiction, August 1957 (Volume 14, No. 6). Galaxy Science Fiction, December 1957, Featuring Isaac Asimov's *Galley Slave* (Volume 15, No. 2). Galaxy Science Fiction, January 1957 (Volume 13, No. 3). Galaxy Science Fiction, June 1952, Featuring Part 1 of *The Space Merchants* (Volume 4, No. 3). Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine, February 1952 with Part 2 of *The Demolished Man* (Volume 3, No. 5). Galaxy Science Fiction, March 1957 (Volume 13, No. 5). Galaxy Science Fiction, March 1958, Featuring Part 1 of *The Big Time* (Volume 15, No. 5). Galaxy Science Fiction, May 1957 (Volume 14, No. 1). Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1957 (Volume 14, No. 6). IF Worlds of Science Fiction, September 1961 (Volume 11, No. 4). The old die rich. The Weird Ones. Worlds of IF Science Fiction, January 1960 (Volume 9, No. 6). How to write great science fiction. The natural history of monkeys. Illustrated by thirty-one plates, numerous wood-cuts, and a portrait and memoir of Buffon / By Sir William Jardine, Bart. F.R.S.E. F.L.S. &c. &c., dated 1833, held by Wellcome Collection. Collectanea de rebus hibernicis ... / [published from the mss. by Major Charles Vallencey]., dated 1786-1804, held by Wellcome Collection. An Essay on Venereal Diseases in the British and Indian Armies - their prevalence and prevention, dated 1900, held by Wellcome Collection. The dying man's last sermon. Or The Fathers last blessing : Left and bequeathed as a legacy to his children, immediately before his death. Being comfortable meditations and preparations for the day of death; which for the worth of them are more worthy to be written in letters of gold, then with ink and paper., dated [1676?], held by Wellcome Collection. Suite des éloges des academiciens de l'Académie royale des sciences, morts depuis l'an M. DCC. XXII. / Par Monsieur de Fontenelle., dated M. DCC. XXXIII. [1733], held by Wellcome Collection. Expériences sur les végétaux, spécialement sur la propriété qu'ils possèdent à un haut degré, soit d'améliorer l'air quand ils sont au soleil, soit de la corrompre la nuit, ou lorsqu'ils sont a l'ombre; auxquelles on a joint une méthode nouvelle de juger du degré de salubrité de l'atmosphere: / par Jean Ingen-Housz, ... Traduit de l'anglois, par l'auteur., dated M. DCC. LXXXVII-M. DCC. LXXXIX. [1787-1789], held by Wellcome Collection. The Golden Horn (Haliç) and Constantinople. Steel engraving by H. Adlard after W. L. Leitch after T. Allom., dated [between 1840 and 1849?], held by Wellcome Collection. Copy of a Letter from J R Goold to Harold Wilde, dated Mid 20th Century, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 100 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

GOLD, GOLD, GOLD, 2012. Method for specifying electroplated coatings of gold and gold alloys. GOLD 2006 New Industrial Applications Of Gold, Gold Bulletin, 2006. Gold 2006 New Industrial Applications Of Gold Gold 2006 Keynote Speakers, Gold Bulletin, 2006.

Digitised editions and texts

9 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

the world that couldnt be (1961) — Internet Archive. The Enormous Room (2023) — Internet Archive. The Sixth Galaxy Reader (1962) — Internet Archive. the fifth galaxy reader (1961) — Internet Archive. the fourth galaxy reader (1960) — Internet Archive. Someone to Watch Over Me (2025) — Internet Archive. 9 Tales of Space and Time (1954) — Internet Archive. The Almighty Dollar in Space (Ed Reads Short Sci-fi, vol. VI) (2025) — Internet Archive. The Weird Ones (1962) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 10 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is English.

Distinctions recorded are Hugo Award for Best Professional Magazine.

Chronology

  1. 1914H. L. Gold born at Montreal.
  2. 1960the fourth galaxy reader digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1961the world that couldnt be digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1961the fifth galaxy reader digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1962The Sixth Galaxy Reader digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1996H. L. Gold died at Laguna Hills.
  7. 2023The Enormous Room digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 2025Someone to Watch Over Me digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “H. L. Gold”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    Consult the source
  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1627887: H. L. Gold

    Consult the source

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