Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories

H. P. Lovecraft, S. T. Joshi, S. T. Joshi

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Penguin
01 October 2001

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Horror & ghost stories; Cthulhu / Lovecraftian; Penguin Black Classics

A definitive edition of stories by the master of supernatural fiction

Howard Phillips Lovecraft's unique contribution to American literature was a melding of traditional supernaturalism (derived chiefly from Edgar Allan Poe) with the genre of science fiction that emerged in the early 1920s. This Penguin Classics edition brings together a dozen of the master's tales-from his early short stories ""Under the Pyramids"" (originally ghostwritten for Harry Houdini) and ""The Music of Erich Zann"" (which Lovecraft ranked second among his own favorites) through his more fully developed works, ""The Dunwich Horror,"" The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, and At the Mountains of Madness.

The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories presents the definitive corrected texts of these works, along with Lovecraft critic and biographer S. T. Joshi's illuminating introduction and notes to each story.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

By: H. P. Lovecraft
Notes by: S. T. Joshi
Introduction by: S. T. Joshi
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 309g
ISBN: 9780142180037
ISBN 10: 0142180033
Publication Date: 01 October 2001
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird StoriesIntroduction by S. T. Joshi Suggestions for Further Reading A Note on the Text The Tomb Beyond the Wall of Sleep The White Ship The Temple The Quest of Iranon The Music of Erich Zann Under the Pyramids Pickman's Model The Case of Charles Dexter Ward The Dunwich Horror At the Mountains of Madness The Thing on the Doorstep Explanatory Notes

Reviews for Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories

Praise for Penguin Horror Classics: The new Penguin Horror editions, selected by Guillermo del Toro, feature some of the best art-direction (by Paul Buckley) I've seen in a cover in quite some time. - Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing Each cover does a pretty spectacular job of evoking the mood of the title in bold, screenprint-style iconography. - Dan Solomon, Fast Company