Lord of a Visible World: An Autobiography in LettersIn Lord of a Visible World, the editors have amassed and arranged the letters of this prolific writer into the story of his life. The volume traces Lovecraft's upbringing in Providence, Rhode Island, his involvement with the pulp magazine Weird Tales, his short-lived marriage, and his later status as the preeminent man of letters in his field. In addition to conveying the candid details of his life, the volume also traces the evolution of his wide-ranging opinions. Lovecraft shows himself to be deeply engaged in the social, political, and cultural milieu of his time. The editors, two of the leading Lovecraft scholars, have meticulously edited the text, transcribing the letters from manuscript sources and supplying explanatory annotations throughout. Lord of a Visible World is of interest to both the general reader and the scholar, presenting for the first time a well-rounded portrait, in his own words, of a writer whose work has fascinated millions of readers. |
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... mind's eye pictured a scene of different kind ; a table bedecked with spot- less linen and glistening silver , surrounded by gentlemen immaculate in evening attire - and in the reddening faces of those gentlemen I could trace the same ...
... mind's eye pictured a scene of different kind ; a table bedecked with spot- less linen and glistening silver , surrounded by gentlemen immaculate in evening attire - and in the reddening faces of those gentlemen I could trace the same ...
Page 259
... minds to the concoction of the most absurd hoaxes and the perpetuation of the most absurd specific myth - types . Don't let little Augie sidetrack you . The general revolt of the sensitive mind against the tyranny of corporeal enclosure ...
... minds to the concoction of the most absurd hoaxes and the perpetuation of the most absurd specific myth - types . Don't let little Augie sidetrack you . The general revolt of the sensitive mind against the tyranny of corporeal enclosure ...
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... mind ahead and displace the consciousness of somebody in the chosen period . Then the voyaging mind , in the body of its victim , would absorb all the information possible — and finally fly back through time to its original body , while ...
... mind ahead and displace the consciousness of somebody in the chosen period . Then the voyaging mind , in the body of its victim , would absorb all the information possible — and finally fly back through time to its original body , while ...
Contents
Childhood and Adolescence 18901914 | 3 |
Amateur Journalism 19141921 | 37 |
Contents | 81 |
Copyright | |
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