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The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories
Contributor(s): Lovecraft, H. P. (Author), Joshi, S. T. (Introduction by)

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ISBN: 0141182342     ISBN-13: 9780141182346
Publisher: Penguin Group
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 1999
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Annotation: Long after his death, H. P. Lovecraft continues to enthrall readers with his gripping tales of madness and cosmic terror, and his effect on modern horror fiction continues to be felt -- Stephen King, Anne Rice, and Clive Barker have acknowledged his influence. His unique contribution to American literature was a melding of Poe's traditional supernaturalism with the emerging genre of science fiction. Originally appearing in pulp magazines like Weird Tales in the 1920s and 1930s, Lovecraft's work is now being regarded as the most important supernatural fiction of the twentieth century.

Lovecraft's biographer and preeminent interpreter, S. T. Joshi, has prepared this volume of eighteen stories -- from the early classics like "The Outsider" and "Rats in the Wall" to his mature masterworks, "The Call of Cthulhu" and "The Shadow Over Innsmouth." The first paperback to include the definitive corrected texts, The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories reveals the development of Lovecraft's mesmerizing narrative style, and establishes him as a canonical -- and visionary -- American writer.

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BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Short Stories (single Author)
- Fiction | Classics
- Fiction | Horror - General
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 99019100
Age Level: 18-UP
Grade Level: 13-UP
Series: Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.1" W x 7.8" L (0.66 lbs) 448 pages
Features: Bibliography, Price on Product
Review Citations: Library Journal 11/15/2001 pg. 102
 
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A definitive collection of stories from the unrivaled master of twentieth-century horror

I think it is beyond doubt that H. P. Lovecraft has yet to be surpassed as the twentieth century's greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale. -Stephen King

Frequently imitated and widely influential, Howard Philips Lovecraft reinvented the horror genre in the 1920s, discarding ghosts and witches and instead envisioning mankind as a tiny outpost of dwindling sanity in a chaotic and malevolent universe. S. T. Joshi, Lovecraft's preeminent interpreter, presents a selection of the master's fiction, from the early tales of nightmares and madness such as The Outsider to the overpowering cosmic terror of The Call of Cthulhu. More than just a collection of terrifying tales, this volume reveals the development of Lovecraft's mesmerizing narrative style and establishes him as a canonical- and visionary-American writer.

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.

 
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