The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft (Annotated Books)
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From Booklist H(oward) P(hillips) Lovecraft (1890–1937) posthumously earned a reputation for outstanding short story writing in the horror genre. The irony is that, during his lifetime, he appeared in print only in the so-called pulp magazines and appreciation for his work was modest. But as expressed in Alan Moore’s on-target introduction here, in the years following Lovecraft’s death, the “mesmerizing power of his language and imagination” gained him a wider and more enthusiastic readership than he would have ever imagined for himself. The foreword by Leslie S. Klinger is a highly informative history of the horror genre and a trenchant summary of Lovecraft’s life, all of which preface the primary section of this giant book, a presentation of 22 of Lovecraft’s most significant stories, each fully annotated with identifications of people and places, definitions of unfamiliar vocabulary, and background explanations of mentioned literary works. This impressive book can be used two ways, either for checkout in circulating horror collections or for in-house-only reference. --Brad Hooper Read more Review “Annotator Les Klinger is the man you want to have by your side, as you explore the Lovecraftian Darkness.” - Neil Gaiman“The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft, with its astonishingly informed and detailed notes and photographs, edited by Leslie S. Klinger, is a treasure trove for Lovecraft readers, for whom it will be an essential purchase. A pleasure to peruse, encyclopediac in its information, and deeply sympathetic with its subject.” - Joyce Carol Oates“I am utterly gobsmacked. The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft is a work of such readability, easy access, precision, and joy that its publication by Liveright is an Olympian landmark of modern gothic literature.” - Harlan Ellison“A book I have profoundly hoped to see for ages, which gave me many very happy hours―thank you, thank you, thank you, Mr. Klinger and Liveright!” - Gahan Wilson, author of Gahan Wilson: Fifty Years of Playboy Cartoons“Lovecraft is intriguing for not only the rich substrate of astonishing and sometimes prescient ideas that is the bedrock of his work, but for the sheer unlikelihood of his ascent into the ranks of the respected U.S. literary canon…He is today revered to a degree comparable with that of his formative idol Edgar Allan Poe, a posthumous trajectory from pulp to academia that is perhaps unique in modern letters.” - Alan Moore, from the introduction“[W]here does a reader longing to know more about Lovecraft’s fiction and philosophy begin when faced with the dozens of critical and interpretative studies and biographies? Thanks to the devoted work of Leslie S. Klinger, an excellent starting point is his The New Annotated H.P. Lovecraft…Klinger has again created a serious work of research and scholarship that is shamelessly intended for fans―and is a joy to read… [A]n absolute essential addition to all horror fiction collections.” - Alan Cranis, Bookgasm.com Read more See all Editorial Reviews
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For reasons that make zero sense, what you get as the so-called 'Kindle Edition' is an entirely different book from 'The New Annotated H.P. Lovecraft, Leslie S. Klinger (Editor), Alan Moore (Introduction). INSTEAD it is a simple but respectable collection of Lovecraft fiction, more complete actually than the Klinger edition. But there is NO annotation of any kind or any introductions. There is no Lovecraft poetry. I do note a few obscure stories I've never seen before! So, if all you want is a nice Kindle collection of Lovecraft, here you go. Thanks for the nice price. But FIX THE DESCRIPTION PLEASE!!!
