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Collected Essays 5: Philosophy, Autobiography and Miscellany
by
H.P. Lovecraft
,
S.T. Joshi
Book by H. P. Lovecraft
Paperback
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384 pages
Published
January 1st 2006
by Hippocampus Press
(first published 2005)
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His ability to put across his views in such a convincing manner are worth studying for anyone wishing to become a more effective writer. However, what's even more alluring is his unique perspective. There are some of his words considering his view on life and existence that have still stuck with me.
For Lovecraft lovers. Lots of interesting insights in these pages.
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Howard Phillips Lovecraft, of Providence, Rhode Island, was an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction.
Lovecraft's major inspiration and invention was cosmic horror: life is incomprehensible to human minds and the universe is fundamentally alien. Those who genuinely reason, like his protagonists, gamble with sanity. Lovecraft has developed a cult following for his Cthulhu Mythos, a ...more
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Lovecraft's major inspiration and invention was cosmic horror: life is incomprehensible to human minds and the universe is fundamentally alien. Those who genuinely reason, like his protagonists, gamble with sanity. Lovecraft has developed a cult following for his Cthulhu Mythos, a ...more
“It is good to be a cynic — it is better to be a contented cat — and it is best not to exist at all.”
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