Lovecraft at Last

by Joshi, S. T.; Conover, Willis; Lovecraft, H. P.

• ISBN13: 9780815412120
• ISBN10: 0815412126
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

Horror author H.P. Lovecraft has for years been a misunderstood figure, portrayed by other writers as a misanthrope or neurotic. Conover's collection of letters from Lovecraft produce a rare book wherein the Lovecraft that emerges from these pages is humorous, garrulous, and candid.

Author Biography

Willis Conover (1921-1996), best known as the jazz commentator for Voice of America, published Science Fantasy Correspondent when he was fifteen

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Cooper Square Press Edition	xi
Foreword	xvii
Preface	xxi
Editorial Method	xxvii
this is to introduce	3	(20)
no objection at all	23	(14)
a pretty different bird	37	(12)
the very names make me shudder	49	(20)
being prepared f or horrors anyhow	69	(26)
indeed a bit personal	95	(14)
as scenes are prone to do in dreams	109	(12)
pray accept my belated apologies	121	(18)
well---you started something	139	(16)
bookish? hell no!	155	(6)
singularly---perhaps deceptively---peaceful	161	(10)
as a critic I must protest	171	(18)
thick and fast	189	(8)
pardon my garrulousness today	197	(20)
ultimately ironic	217	(16)
Thursday at noon	233	(26)
Acknowledgments	259	(2)
Bibliography	261	(2)
Calendar Location	263	(2)
Index	265	(8)
About the Authors	273	(4)
About the Willis Conover Jazz Preservation Foundation, Inc.	277