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The Book (The Work of H. P. Lovecraft, Episode 61)
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- Author
- H. P. Lovecraft
- Narrator
- Sam Kusi
- Publisher
- Lauscher Audiobooks
- Publish Date
- 6 April 2025
- Run Time
- 8 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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- Author
- H. P. Lovecraft
- Narrator
- Sam Kusi
- Duration
- 8 minutes
- Release Date
- 6 April 2025
- ISBN
- 9783711908056
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Lauscher Audiobooks
- Genre
- Horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction
Synopsis
"The Book" is an unfinished short story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft, believed to have been written in late 1933. It was first published in the journal Leaves in 1938, after Lovecraft's death. In the story fragment, the narrator is given an ancient book by a strange bookseller, and when he takes it home and examines it, weird and sinister events ensue. In October 1933, Lovecraft wrote in a letter: I am at a sort of standstill in writing disgusted at much of my older work, and uncertain as to avenues of improvement. In recent weeks I have done a tremendous amount of experimenting with different styles and perspectives, but have destroyed most of the results.
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