Lovecraft's Book
Lovecraft's Book is a historical novel by American author Richard A. Lupoff. It was released in 1985 by Arkham House in an edition of 3,544 copies. It was the author's first book published by Arkham House.
Dust-jacket illustration by Jeffrey K. Potter. | |
Author | Richard A. Lupoff |
---|---|
Cover artist | Jeffrey K. Potter |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Historical novel |
Publisher | Arkham House |
Publication date | 1985 |
Media type | Print (Hardback) |
Pages | ix, 260 |
ISBN | 978-0-87054-151-3 |
OCLC | 11370960 |
813/.54 19 | |
LC Class | PS3562.U6 L68 1985 |
Plot summary
The story concerns an offer made to H. P. Lovecraft by a fascist sympathizer, George Sylvester Viereck. His offer is to have Lovecraft write a political tract in the nature of an American Mein Kampf. In return, Viereck promises the publication of a volume of Lovecraft's stories.
Sources
- Jaffery, Sheldon (1989). The Arkham House Companion. Mercer Island, WA: Starmont House, Inc. p. 137. ISBN 1-55742-005-X.
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 55.
- Joshi, S.T. (1999). Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House. p. 153. ISBN 0-87054-176-5.
- Nielsen, Leon (2004). Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 131. ISBN 0-7864-1785-4.
gollark: Semiconductor manufacturing is basically *the* most capital-intensive industry. You can't just *make* an i7 without incredibly ridiculously large investment and a lot of Intel's knowledge.
gollark: It's some really low-level code on the CPU which defines CPU behavior.
gollark: Yep!
gollark: It's not like the ONLY reason is that they obfuscate the microcode or something.
gollark: It's because semiconductor manufacturing is EXTREMELY HARD.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.