| The Collected Stories of H. P. Lovecraft: Volume One (48 Classic Horror Books in One Volume!) |  | Author: H. P. Lovecraft
Publisher: ignacio hills press (TM) IgnacioHillsPress.com and e-Pulp Adventures (TM)
Category: eBooks
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 6,904
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Edition: 1st
ASIN: B001LRPX5I
Publication Date: November 21, 2008
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---- NOTE: This edition has a linked "Table of Contents" and has been beautifully formatted (searchable and interlinked) to work on your Amazon e-book reade or your iPod e-book reader. -----
From the mind of pulp great, H.P. Lovecraft.
Lovecraft's major inspiration and invention was cosmic horror: the idea that life is incomprehensible to human minds and that the universe is fundamentally alien.
He's developed a cult following for his Cthulhu Mythos, a series of loosely interconnected fictions featuring a pantheon of human-nullifying entities, as well as the Necronomicon, a fictional grimoire of magical rites and forbidden lore.
His works were deeply pessimistic and cynical, challenging the values of Enlightenment, Romanticism, and Christian humanism.
-----48 Stories included in this volume
The Beast in the Cave;
The Alchemist;
The Tomb;
Dagon;
A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson;
Sweet Ermengarde;
Polaris;
The Green Meadow;
Beyond the Wall of Sleep;
Memory
Old Bugs;
The Transition of Juan Romero;
The White Ship;
The Doom that Came to Sarnath;
The Statement of Randolph Carter;
The Terrible Old Man;
The Tree;
The Cats of Ulthar;
The Temple;
Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn;
The Street;
Poetry and the Gods;
Celephais;
From Beyond;
Nyarlathotep;
The Picture in the House;
The Crawling Chaos;
Ex Oblivione;
The Nameless City;
The Quest of Iranon;
The Moon-Bog;
The Outsider;
The Other Gods;
The Music of Erich Zann;
Herbet West: Reanimator;
Hypnos;
What the Moon Brings;
Azathoth;
The Horror at Martin's Beach;
The Hound;
The Lurking Fear;
The Rats in the Walls;
The Unnamable;
The Festival;
The Shunned House;
The Horror at Red Hook;
He;
In the Vault ----
Full of intrigue, romance and adventure, this collection is a must for pulp literature fans!
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 Great book - poor Kindle translation February 5, 2010
Chris Newman (Pacific Northwest)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
The book itself is excellent and I recommend it to any fan of Lovecraft. Like so many others I thought Lovecraft's stories always center around dark passages way below more modern structures - caverns that have existed for aeons and have been populated by bizarre creatures. While reading the stories in this book I have found that my initial impression is incorrect. There is much more to Lovecraft's stories. This collection contains a large number of stories and is much more representative of the way Lovecraft wrote.
I wholeheartedly recommend this book. I also wholeheartedly recommend that it not be bought in Kindle form.
I am becoming increasingly disgusted with Kindle. In this particular book I have noticed numerous typos, misspellings, and other errors. Granted, the errors I have found so far (and I've read a bit over 50% of the book) are not major, but they detract from my enjoyment of the book.
For example, I found that a protagonist in one story thrust a "candie" into a dark area. I found the word "shewed" misspelled as "showed" and then printed as "shewed" for the rest of the story. I found a word split into two words and then printed as one word a few sentences further along in the text.
I have not finished any book on my Kindle that is free from numerous errors.
It seems that Amazon doesn't have decent quality control or that they are not concerned with accuracy. I paid a lot of money for my Kindle and I run across error after error.
Exceptional Value for Exceptional Stories January 5, 2010
DaniellaV
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Very happy with this purchase. If I compared this to chocolate, this would be like getting a huge sampler box of gourmet candies that I didn't have to share with anyone (which never happens *sob*). It is a rare treat to find all of these classic works in portable format so beautifully presented at this price.
Supernatural masterpieces December 15, 2009
L. G. Wienecke (Granbury, Texas)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've long admired the writing of Lovecraft. I misplaced or lent out the book I had of his which included many of the same titles this one has. Realizing that all of his works are available for a small fee from Amazon's Kindle I've downloaded the complete set and sent this book to a good friend, hoping he'll become Lovecraft literate.
Amazing value! March 31, 2009
K. Burke (San Francisco, CA USA)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I just can't get over what a good deal this is: if you buy all 4 volumes, you get all of Lovecraft's works, well-formatted with a linked table of contents, for $3.20!!!!! Just awesome.
Great Format for Kindle -- but *small* nitpick March 26, 2009
LASoundCrafter (Sherman Oaks)
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
As with Matthew, I really think this is a great value. I also have the American Library version (I paid $30+ for). The table of contents and the format is great except for one small problem. When you download all four volumes, the Kindle Home Page will show: "The Collected stories of H. ..." for each book. It might have been better to show "The Collected Stories (1) of H...." or something to indicate which volume. Of course, as my better half suggested, simply highlight the edition in the Kindle's Home Page to find which of the four you are looking for -- it does spell it out for you. I still would like a quick way of knowing which volume I'm looking for. Again, a small nitpick. My beautifully bound American Library Edition is staying on the bookshelf.
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