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WIKIPEDIA says: 'H.P. Lovecraft's reputation has grown tremendously
over the decades, and he is now commonly regarded as one of the
most important horror writers of the 20th century, exerting an
influence that is widespread, though often indirect.' H.P.
Lovecraft's tales of the tentacled Elder God Cthulhu and his
pantheon of alien deities were initially written for the pulp
magazines of the 1920s and '30s. These astonishing tales blend
elements of horror, science fiction and cosmic terror that are as
powerful today as they were when they were first published. This
handsome leatherbound tome collects together the very best of
Lovecraft's tales of terror, including the complete Cthulhu Mythos
cycle, just the way they were originally published. It will
introduce a whole new generation of readers to Lovecraft's fiction,
as well as being a must-buy for those fans who want all his work in
a single, definitive, highly attractive volume.
‘Assuming that I was sane and awake, my experience on that night was
such as has befallen no man before’
After five years of 'strange amnesia', Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee
remains haunted by madness and memories that cannot be real. Desperate
for answers he travels to Western Australia, joining an archaeological
excavation into Earth’s deep past.
Journey with Peaslee to discover his fate in the story described by
author Lin Carter as ‘Lovecraft’s single greatest achievement in
fiction’.
H.P. Lovecraft fused supernatural horror with visionary science
fiction; this volume collects together all of these writings. This
is an exquisitely designed edition that features a silk-ribbon
bookmark, distinctive gilt edging & marbled endpapers. This is
the perfect gift for book lovers and an artful addition to any home
library. In the 1920s and '30s, H.P. Lovecraft pioneered a new type
of fiction that fused elements of supernatural horror with the
concepts of visionary science fiction. Lovecraft's tales of cosmic
horror revolutionised modern horror fiction and earned him the
reputation of the most influential American writer of weird tales
since Edgar Allan Poe. "H.P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction"
collects for the first time in a single volume all of Lovecraft's
groundbreaking fictions. The book is exquisitely designed with
bonded-leather bindings, distinctive gilt edging and an attractive
silk-ribbon bookmark. Decorative, durable, and collectible, the
"Leatherbound Classics" series offers hours of pleasure to readers
young and old and is an indispensable cornerstone for any home
library.
"The dreams were wholly beyond the pale of sanity . . . "
Plagued by insane nightmare visions, Walter Gilman seeks help in
Miskatonic University's infamous library of forbidden books, where, in
the pages of Abdul Alhazred's dreaded Necronomicon, he finds terrible
hints that seem to connect his own studies in advanced mathematics with
the fantastic legends of elder magic. The Dreams in the Witch House,
gathered together here with more than twenty other tales of terror,
exemplifies H. P. Lovecraft's primacy among twentieth-century American
horror writers.
This volume is a companion to the other two Penguin Classics edition of
Lovecraft's work: The Call of the Cthulhu and The Thing on the
Doorstep. This original collection presents the definitive texts of the
work, including a newly restored text of "The Shadow out of time" along
with S. T. Joshi's invaluable introduction and notes.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of
classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700
titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best
works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers
trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by
introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary
authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning
translators.
Carter is a quiet and melancholy dreamer with a sensitive
disposition, prone to fainting during times of emotional stress.
But he can also be courageous, with enough strength of mind and
character to face and foil the horrific creatures of the
Dreamlands. Randolph Carter is an antiquarian and one-time student
of the Miskatonic University. Based on clues from various stories,
he was probably born around 1874 and grew up in and around Boston.
At the age of nine, he underwent a mysterious experience at his
great-uncle Christopher's farm and thereafter exhibited a gift of
prophecy. He is the descendant of Sir Randolph Carter, who had
studied magic during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England. Sir
Randolph had then emigrated to America and his son Edmund Carter
later had to flee the Salem witch-trials. Carter also had an
ancestor involved in one of the Crusades, who was captured by the
Muslims and learned "wild secrets" from them. This volume contains
all of H P Lovecraft's stories about Randolph Carter.
This is the first of three books containing the complete fiction
collection of the great HP Lovecraft, the master of horror. The
serie will contain 83 fiction stories (including some rare juvenile
stories), one sonnet and two essays.
First published in the pulp magazine Weird Tales in February 1928,
'The Call of Cthulhu' is a terrifying trilogy of horror stories
that has influenced writers like William S. Burroughs, Ramsey
Campbell, Thomas Ligotti and Stephen King.
Initially rejected by Lovecraft's publisher, 'At The Mountains of
Madness' is now considered a classic of the horror genre. The
disturbing, nightmarish story of a journey through Antarctica and a
discovery of secrets hidden in a frozen mountain range has
influenced writers and film-makers for decades.
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