Lovecraft at Last

Horror author H.P. Lovecraft has for years been a misunderstood figure, portrayed by other writers as a misanthrope or neurotic. Conover's collection of letters from Lovecraft produce a rare book wherein the Lovecraft that emerges from these pages is humorous, garrulous, and candid.

Willis Conover (1921-1996), best known as the jazz commentator for Voice of America, published Science Fantasy Correspondent when he was fifteen

Introduction to the Cooper Square Press Edition

xi

Foreword

xvii

Preface

xxi

Editorial Method

xxvii

this is to introduce

3

(20)

no objection at all

23

(14)

a pretty different bird

37

(12)

the very names make me shudder

49

(20)

being prepared f or horrors anyhow

69

(26)

indeed a bit personal

95

(14)

as scenes are prone to do in dreams

109

(12)

pray accept my belated apologies

121

(18)

well---you started something

139

(16)

bookish? hell no!

155

(6)

singularly---perhaps deceptively---peaceful

161

(10)

as a critic I must protest

171

(18)

thick and fast

189

(8)

pardon my garrulousness today

197

(20)

ultimately ironic

217

(16)

Thursday at noon

233

(26)

Acknowledgments

259

(2)

Bibliography

261

(2)

Calendar Location

263

(2)

Index

265

(8)

About the Authors

273

(4)

About the Willis Conover Jazz Preservation Foundation, Inc.

277

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