Lovecraft's Book
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 Dust-jacket illustration by Jeffrey K. Potter for Lovecraft's Book |
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| Author | Richard A. Lupoff |
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| Cover artist | Jeffrey K. Potter |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Historical novel |
| Publisher | Arkham House |
| Released | 1985 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | ix, 260 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-87054-151-x |
Lovecraft's Book is a fictionalized Historical novel by author Richard A. Lupoff. It was released in 1985 by Arkham House in an edition of 3,544 copies. It was the author's first book published by Arkham House.
[edit] Plot summary
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
The story concerns an offer made to H.P. Lovecraft by a facist sympathizer, George Sylvester Viereck. His offer is to have Lovecraft write a political tract in the nature of an American Mein Kampf. In return, Viereck promises the publication of a volume of Lovecraft's stories.
Spoilers end here.
[edit] Reprints
- London: Grafton, 1987.
[edit] References
- Jaffery, Sheldon (1989). The Arkham House Companion. Mercer Island, WA: Starmont House, Inc., 137. ISBN 1-55742-005-X.
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd., 55.
- Joshi, S.T. (1999). Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 153. ISBN 0-87054-176-5.
- Nielsen, Leon (2004). Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc., 131. ISBN 0-7864-1785-4.
