An H. P. Lovecraft Encyclopedia

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An H.P. Lovecraft Encyclopedia

Joshi, S. T.; Schultz, David E.

Greenwood Publishing Group

0313315787

9780313315787

9780313016820

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Lovecraft, H. P.--(Howard Phillips),--1890-1937-Encyclopedias, Authors, American--20th century-Biography--Encyclopedias, Horror tales, American-Encyclopedias.

2001

PS3523.O833Z459 2001eb

813/.52

Lovecraft, H. P.--(Howard Phillips),--1890-1937-Encyclopedias, Authors, American--20th century-Biography--Encyclopedias, Horror tales, American-Encyclopedias.

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Howard P.Lovecraft, First Vice-President U.A.P.A. (Courtesy of the Brown University Library.)

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An H.P.Lovecraft Encyclopedia S.T.Joshi and David E.Schultz

GREENWOOD PRESS

Westport, Connecticut • London

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Joshi, S.T., 1958–

An H.P.Lovecraft encyclopedia/S.T.Joshi and David E.Schultz. p. cm.

Includes bibliographic references (p.) and index.

ISBN 0–313–31578–7 (alk. paper)

1. Lovecraft, H.P. (Howard Phillips), 1890–1937—Encyclopedias. 2. Authors, American—20th century—Biography—Encyclopedias. 3. Horror tales, American—Encyclopedias. I. Schultz, David E., 1952– II. Title. PS3523.O833Z459 2001

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Copyright © 2001 by S.T.Joshi and David E.Schultz

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be

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Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2001023841

ISBN: 0-313-31578-7

First published in 2001

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To Dirk W.Mosig, pioneer and friend

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Contents

Preface

Chronology

Abbreviations and Short Titles The Encyclopedia

General Bibliography

Index

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Preface

During the past three decades, scholarly work on H.P.Lovecraft (1890–1937) has expanded exponentially in every phase of research. Building upon the early efforts of George T.Wetzel, Matthew H.Onderdonk, and Fritz Leiber, such scholars as Kenneth W.Faig, Jr., and R.Alain Everts revolutionized the understanding of Lovecraft’s life, while Dirk W.Mosig, Donald R.Burleson, and many others examined his tales, poems, essays, and letters with perspicuity and precision. It was inevitable that these endeavors—resulting in numerous capable general studies of Lovecraft,1 the first comprehensive Lovecraft bibliography,2 the foundation of the journal Lovecraft Studiesas a forum for scholarly research, the preparation of textually accurate editions of Lovecraft’s stories, and, as a culmination, the publication of an exhaustive biography and an equally exhaustive collection of memoirs of Lovecraft3—would result in a marked rise in Lovecraft’s literary recognition as a writer, thinker, and man of letters.