An H. P. Lovecraft Encyclopedia

361 Pages·2001·91.742 MB·English

by  S. T. Joshi, David E. Schultz

An H.R Lovecraft Encyclopedia
Howard P. Lovecraft, First Vice-President U. A. P. A. (Courtesy
of the Brown University Library.)
An H.R Lovecraft
Encyclopedia
S.T. Joshi and David E. Schultz
GREENWOOD PRESS
Westport, Connecticut • London
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Joshi, ST., 1958-
An H.P. Lovecraft encyclopedia / S.T. Joshi and David E. Schultz.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographic references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 0-313-31578-7 (alk. paper)
I. Lovecraft, H.P. (Howard Phillips). 1890-1937—Encyclopedias. 2. Authors,
American—20th century—Biography—Encyclopedias. 3. Horror tales,
American—Encyclopedias. I. Schultz, David E., 1952- II. Title.
PS3523.0833Z459 2001
8LV.52—dc21
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ISBN: 0-313-31578-7
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To Dirk W. Mosig,
pioneer and friend
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Contents
Preface ix
Chronology xiii
Abbreviations and Short Titles xix
The Encyclopedia 1
General Bibliography 309
Index 313
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Preface
During the past three decades, scholarly work on H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937)
has expanded exponentially in every phase of research. Building upon the early
efforts of George T. Wetzel, Matthew H. Onderdonk, and Fritz Leiber, such
scholars as Kenneth W. Faig, Jr., and R. Alain Everts revolutionized the under
standing of Lovecraft's life, while Dirk W. Mosig, Donald R. Burleson, and
many others examined his tales, poems, essays, and letters with perspicuity and
precision. It was inevitable that these endeavors—resulting in numerous capable
general studies of Lovecraft,1 the first comprehensive Lovecraft bibliography,2
the foundation of the journal Lovecraft Studies as a forum for scholarly research,
the preparation of textually accurate editions of Lovecraft's stories, and, as a
culmination, the publication of an exhaustive biography and an equally exhaus
tive collection of memoirs of Lovecraft3—would result in a marked rise in
Lovecraft's literary recognition as a writer, thinker, and man of letters.
And yet, much of this research is scattered heterogeneously in small-press or
academic publications, many out of print and inaccessible. It is in the hope that a
gathering of widely dispersed information on Lovecraft will engender even more
penetrating scholarship and also provide Lovecraft's many devotees with the
tools for a more informed appreciation of his work that the present volume has
been assembled.
In a compilation of this kind, the chief focus must be upon Lovecraft's liter
ary work. For every such item, we have supplied (1) the word count; (2) the date
of writing, as well as can be ascertained; and information on (3) its first publica
tion; (4) its first appearance in a volume by Lovecraft; and (5) its appearance in
textually corrected or annotated editions. Lovecraft is best known for his tales of
horror and the supernatural; accordingly, the compilers have provided detailed
plot synopses of every fictional work—stories, sketches, collaborative works,
"revisions" or ghostwritten tales—written by Lovecraft from the age of seven
until his death. Only brief critical commentary is supplied, since we feel it is not