The Complete 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...
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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.
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Format: leather bound
ISBN:
9781435122963 (1435122968)
Publish date: March 18th 2011
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Pages no: 1098
Edition language: English
I read all the books required for our book club discussion, so I'm counting this one as 'read' even though I haven't read every single book in it.Not going to rate it until its properly finished though.
I first encountered H.P. Lovecraft's work as a teenager. My entry point was the same as it was for most people -- the Cthulhu stories, which Del Rey had published in a series of paperbacks with appropriately gruesome covers. After a while, my interest waned and I sold my copies. Recently, though, a ...
Read “The Strange High House in the Mist”To the many excellent reviews already posted, I'll simply add my praise for two stories in this collection, The Strange High House in the Mist" and “The Music of Erich Zann”. I prefer these two, precisely because they doesn’t rely on the Cthulhu Mythos. Do...
Genug ist genug. Gefühlt zweieinhalb Handlungsmotive in drölfhundert verschiedenen Fassungen, dazu in einem Schreibstil, der auf Dauer mehr als nur ein bisschen nervt – ich mag nicht mehr. Garantiert entgehen mir durch den Verzicht der zweiten Hälfte der Sammlung ein paar gut versteckte Perlen in Lo...
Genug ist genug. Gefühlt zweieinhalb Handlungsmotive in drölfhundert verschiedenen Fassungen, dazu in einem Schreibstil, der auf Dauer mehr als nur ein bisschen nervt – ich mag nicht mehr. Garantiert entgehen mir durch den Verzicht der zweiten Hälfte der Sammlung ein paar gut versteckte Perlen in Lo...