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The Complete H.P. Lovecraft Collection

20162054 pagesXist Classics

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This complete collection gathers H.P. Lovecraft's entire body of weird fiction, including foundational Cthulhu Mythos stories like "The Call of Cthulhu," "At the Mountains of Madness," and "The Shadow over Innmouth," alongside lesser-known tales that built his vision of a cosmos indifferent to humanity.

Spanning his full career, the collection traces how Lovecraft's particular blend of ancient cosmic horror and decaying New England settings created a mythology that continues to shape horror fiction nearly a century later.

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Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Lovecraft spent most of his life in New England. After his father's institutionalization in 1893, he lived affluently until his family's wealth dissipated after the death of his grandfather. He then lived with his mother, in reduced financial security, until her institutionalization in 1919. He began to write essays for the United Amateur Press Association, and in 1913 wrote a critical letter to a pulp magazine that ultimately led to his involvement in pulp fi...

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Book cover of The Complete H.P. Lovecraft Collection (Xist Classics)