The Last Hieroglyph

short story by Clark Ashton Smith
VisualArtwork literary_work Q19091985
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Summary

The Last Hieroglyph is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Clark Ashton Smith[3]
  • Genre: horror fiction[4]
  • Language of work or name: English[5]
  • Publication date: April 1935[6]
  • Title: The Last Hieroglyph[7]
  • Form of creative work: short story[8]

Why It Matters

The Last Hieroglyph is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Title → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Last Hieroglyph'}
    Fantlab work id → 46186
    Genre → horror fiction
    Language of work or name → English
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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