Howard phillips lovecraft biography
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H. P. Lovecraft
American author (–)
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| Born | Howard Phillips Lovecraft ()August 20, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | March 15, () (aged&#;46) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Resting place | Swan Foundation Cemetery, Providence 41°51′14″N71°22′52″W / °N °W / ; |
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| Genre | Lovecraftian horror, illlighted fantasy, odd fiction, repugnance fiction, mythopoeia, science fabrication, gothic falsity, fantasy |
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| Years&#;active | – |
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Howard Phillips Lovecraft (, ; August 20, – Stride 15, ) was stupendous American scribbler of odd, science, imagination, and fear fiction. Subside is preeminent known embody his origin of depiction Cthulhu Mythos.[a]
Born in Coincidence, Rhode Key, Lovecraft tired most enterprise his entity in Another England. Care for his father's institutionalization temporary secretary , proceed lived affluently until his family's prosperity dissipated name the dying of his grandfather. Lovecraft then fleeting with his mother, take away reduced commercial
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H. P. LOVECRAFT: A SHORT BIOGRAPHY WRITTEN AND READ BY S. T. JOSHI LP WITH MUSIC BY CHRIS BOZZONE - BLACK VINYL
Selections from: H. P. Lovecraft: A Short Biography by S. T. Joshi with Chris Bozzone LP
Black vinyl
This is our first non-fiction release and the first audio biography on one of the most influential authors of all time, Howard Phillips Lovecraft. The content of the record is based around Lovecraft's life during the writing of his most notable stories. We have modeled this production to be a timeless record to be enjoyed through the ages. Black vinyl edition of x copies - 70x copies available for sale
* Limited pressing on gram vinyl
* Printed on a deluxe heavy weight tip-on jacket
* Includes introduction by S. T. Joshi
* Newly commissioned art by Dave Felton
About the biography:
Howard Phillips Lovecraft was born in Providence, R.I., on August 20, , he displayed early precociousness by reading the Brothers Grimm and theArabian Nightsby the age of five or six; soon thereafter he developed an interest in chemistry, and later in astronomy. His discovery of the work of Edgar Allan Poe inspired him to attempt his own weird tales. After the early death of his father, his upbringing was left to the hands of his grandfather, uncle, and an increasingly neuroti
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H.P. Lovecraft
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Who Was H.P. Lovecraft?
H.P. Lovecraft was born in , in Providence, Rhode Island. The horror magazine Weird Tales bought some of his stories in His story "The Call of Cthulhu" came out in in Weird Tales. Elements of this story would reappear in other related tales. In his final years, he took editing and ghostwriting work to try to make ends meet. He died on March 15, , in Providence, Rhode Island.
Early Life
Lovecraft was born Howard Phillips Lovecraft in , in Providence, Rhode Island. Lovecraft had an unusual childhood marked by tragedy. His traveling salesman father developed a type of mental disorder caused by untreated syphilis when he was around the age of three. In , his father became a patient at the Butler Hospital in Providence and there he remained until his death in
A sickly child, Lovecraft spent many of his school years at home. He became an avid reader, devouring works on a variety of texts. Lovecraft loved the works of Edgar Allan Poe and developed a special interest in astronomy. As a teenager, he did attend Hope High School, but he suffered a nervous breakdown before he could earn his diploma. Lovecraft became a reclusive figure for several years, choosing to stay up late studying and reading and writing and then sle