The Shunned House (Fantasy and Horror Classics): With a Dedication by George Henry Weiss - Softcover

Lovecraft, H. P.; Weiss, George Henry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1447468414 ISBN 13: 9781447468417

Publisher: Fantasy and Horror Classics, 2012

Synopsis

This early work by H. P. Lovecraft was originally published in 1924. Born in 1890 in Rhode Island, Usa, Lovecraft began writing at a very young age, quickly developing a deep and abiding interest in science. In 1913, Lovecraft joined the Uapa (United Amateur Press Association) but it was four years later, in 1917, that he began to focus on fiction, producing such wellknown early stories as 'Dagon' and 'A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson'. However, it was during the last decade of his life that Lovecraft produced his most notable works, such as 'the Dunwich Horror' and 'The Call of Cthulhu' which subsequently earned him his place as one of the most influential horror writers of the 20th century. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions.

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About the Author:

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890 - 1937) was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. He was virtually unknown and published only in pulp magazines before he died in poverty, but he is now regarded as one of the most significant 20th-century authors in his genre. Lovecraft was born in Providence, Rhode Island, where he spent most of his life. Among his most celebrated tales are "The Call of Cthulhu" and "The Shadow over Innsmouth", both canonical to the Cthulhu Mythos. Lovecraft was never able to support himself from earnings as author and editor. He saw commercial success increasingly elude him in this latter period, partly because he lacked the confidence and drive to promote himself. He subsisted in progressively straitened circumstances in his last years; an inheritance was completely spent by the time that he died at age 46. --Wikipedia

About this edition

• Publisher: Fantasy and Horror Classics
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1447468414
• ISBN 13: 9781447468417
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 40