H. P. Lovecraft's Book of the Supernatural by Stephen Jones

Throughout, Lovecraft acknowledges those authors and stories that he feels are the very finest the horror field has to offer: Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry James, Rudyard Kipling, Bram Stoker, Robert Louis Stevenson, Guy de Maupassant, Ambrose Bierce, and Arthur Conan Doyle, each prefaced by Lovecraft's own opinions and insights in their work. Lovecraft’s 1927 essay “Supernatural Horror in Literature” traces the evolution of the genre from the early Gothic novels to the work of contemporary American and British authors. Written by arguably the most important horror writer of the twentieth century, H. This is a copyrighted book.”The reader would do well to remember that it is Lovecraft's shadow which overlies almost all of the important horror fiction.” -Stephen King

Literature and Fiction Submitted By: Bookshare Staff Usage Restrictions: Publisher: Pegasus Books Date of Addition: 03/06/20 Copyrighted By: Stephen Jones Adult content: No Language: English Has Image Descriptions: No Categories: Horror, For every fan of modern horror, here is an opportunity to rediscover the origins of the genre with some of most terrifying stories ever imagined.Ĭopyright: 2012 Book Details Book Quality: Publisher Quality ISBN-13: 9781643135892 Related ISBNs: This chilling collection also contains Henry James&’ wonderfully atmospheric short novel The Turn of the Screw.

Lovecraft&’s 1927 essay &“Supernatural Horror in Literature&” traces the evolution of the genre from the early Gothic novels to the work of contemporary American and British authors. &”The reader would do well to remember that it is Lovecraft's shadow which overlies almost all of the important horror fiction.&” -Stephen KingWritten by arguably the most important horror writer of the twentieth century, H.

H. P. Lovecraft's Book of the Supernatural by Stephen Jones