Selected Letters of Clark Ashton Smith

Selected Letters of Clark Ashton Smith PDF Author: Clark Ashton Smith
Publisher: Arkham
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 468

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Includes, among others, correspondence with George Sterling, H.P. Lovecraft, Donald Wandrei, and August Derleth.

Selected Letters of Clark Ashton Smith

Selected Letters of Clark Ashton Smith PDF Author: Clark Ashton Smith
Publisher: Arkham
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 468

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Book Description
Includes, among others, correspondence with George Sterling, H.P. Lovecraft, Donald Wandrei, and August Derleth.

Eccentric, Impractical Devils

Eccentric, Impractical Devils PDF Author: Clark Ashton Smith
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ISBN: 9781614982227
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 602

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Clark Ashton Smith came in touch with August Derleth in 1930, when, following H. P. Lovecraft's instruction, Smith forwarded to Derleth the manuscript of Lovecraft's tale, "The Whisperer in Darkness." Derleth replied immediately and included without preliminaries several stories of his own. Thus began a correspondence, a friendship, and ultimately a business relationship that extended more than thirty years. The letters of Clark Ashton Smith and August Derleth afford an intimate glimpse into the lives of two working writers. They offer a rare opportunity to see how Derleth managed his writing and also his growing publishing company, Arkham House, even to the particulars of content selection, royalty payments, and so on. Derleth's concern for Smith's well-being is manifestly evident, as is the commitment of Derleth and Donald Wandrei to publishing Smith's greatest book--even if it meant twenty-two years of enduring patience to do so. For his part, Smith clearly regarded Derleth as a friend, colleague, and financial lifeline. Even if their interests somewhat diverged in their later years, they both cherished each other's association and worked together where they feasibly could. These letters chronicle the heyday and then the demise of Weird Tales and other pulp magazines; the establishment of what long remained the leading small press in the weird fiction field; and many other personal and literary issues that illuminate the minds and personalities of their authors.

Selected Letters

Selected Letters PDF Author: Howard Phillips Lovecraft
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 496

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The End of the Story

The End of the Story PDF Author: Clark Ashton Smith
Publisher: eStar Books
ISBN: 1612107931
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 103

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A Clark Ashton Smith Single. Set the in the Land of Averoigne a narrative by written by the young Christophe Morand about his unaccountable disappearance in 1798.

Poseidonis

Poseidonis PDF Author: Clark Ashton Smith
Publisher: www.PulpFictionBook.Store
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84

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Poseidonis is a collection of six stories and two poems concerning the end of the civilization of Atlantis, a land of powerful wizards yet not powerful enough to stave off the death of that once mighty realm. Poseidonis is the last remnant of the lost continent. The Muse of Atlantis The Last Incantation (1930) – A poetic and fanciful tale about a king who invoked the aid of magic to summon his lost love The Death of Malygris (1934) – Even in death, the mighty wizard proved himself greater than his peers—a story of weird sorcery The Double Shadow (1933) – That which cannot be outrun A Voyage to Sfanomoë (1931) – The brothers Hotar and Evidon left doomed Atlantis and journeyed to the planet Venus A Vintage From Atlantis (1934) – A fantastic story of a jar of wine, mellowed through many centuries, that was washed ashore on a pirate-infested isle in the West Indies Atlantis (1912) – A poem Atlantis (1912) – Alternate version

The Door to Saturn

The Door to Saturn PDF Author: Clark Ashton Smith
Publisher: eStar Books
ISBN: 161210200X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 11

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Morghi sought to discredit his rival Eibon and gain power, but at what cost?

O Fortunate Floridian

O Fortunate Floridian PDF Author: Robert Hayward Barlow
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781597321396
Category : Authors, American
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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"While the letters in this volume touch mainly on literary matters, they also record H.P. Lovecraft's love of Florida. He visited the state several times--twice as Robert Barlow's guest--and was enthralled by the vistas of live oaks and Spanish moss. He occasionally felt "homesick" for Florida when he was at home in Rhode Island, and he never yearned more to be in the Sunshine State than during cold New England winters. There was no doubt where he wished to be when he addressed a letter to Barlow, during the depths of one winter, as "O Floridian More Fortunate than you can Realise." In addition to letters, the reader will find an insightful introduction by the editors providing details and anecdotes about the friendship between Lovecraft and Barlow. The book is further enriched by Barlow's poignant memoir of Lovecraft in Florida, a glossary of notable people mentioned in the letters, autobiographical pieces by Barlow, and an invaluable index. The reader will find references to familiar names like Weird Tales, Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, and Harry Houdini. These letters to Barlow record much about that vanished time and prove to be among the liveliest of Lovecraft's published correspondence."--Back cover

Dawnward Spire, Lonely Hill

Dawnward Spire, Lonely Hill PDF Author: H. P. Lovecraft
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781614981756
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 402

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Lost Worlds

Lost Worlds PDF Author: Clark Ashton Smith
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ISBN: 9780854351114
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 419

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A Means to Freedom

A Means to Freedom PDF Author: H. P. Lovecraft
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781614981862
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 512

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H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard are two of the titans of weird fiction of their era. Dominating the pages of Weird Tales in the 1920s and 1930s, they have gained worldwide followings for their compelling writings and also for the very different lives they led. The two writers came in touch in 1930, when Howard wrote to Lovecraft via Weird Tales. A rich and vibrant correspondence immediately ensued. Both writers were fascinated with the past, especially the history of Roman and Celtic Britain, and their letters are full of intriguing discussions of contemporary theories on this subject. Gradually, a new discussion came to the fore-a complex dispute over the respective virtues of barbarism and civilisation, the frontier and settled life, and the physical and the mental. Lovecraft, a scion of centuries-old New England, and Howard, a product of recently settled Texas, were diametrically opposed on these and other issues, and each writes compellingly of his beliefs, attitudes, and theories. The result is a dramatic debate-livened by wit, learning, and personal revelation-that is as enthralling as the fiction they were writing at the time. All the letters have been exhaustively annotated by the editors.