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H.P. Lovecraft in Britain (2007)

A Monograph by Stephen Jones
Illustrated by Les Edwards
British Fantasy Society, UK • cpbk • SPECIAL PRICE £6.00 (incl. p&p; in the UK ONLY)
ISBN 0-95386-819-2 (750 signed copies)
"A Smith & Jones Book"
H.P. Lovecraft in Britain (2007)
Cover by Les Edwards
Cover design by Smith & Jones

In the summer of 2007, while I was compiling Necronomicon: The Best Weird Tales of H.P. Lovecraft for Gollancz, I was fortunate to be given the rare opportunity to look through the British publisher’s original Lovecraft files, some of the contents of which dated back more than fifty years. With this monograph I have attempted to catalogue for the first time a detailed history of the publication of H.P. Lovecraft’s fiction in Britain, much of it based on the material contained in these files.

INTRODUCTION  
I. DARK DEBUT  
II. TERRORS AND TRIBULATIONS  
III.LICENCE TO CHILL  
IV.POSTSCRIPT  

Reviews

  • “Obviously a must-have for scholars of the Mythos.”
    —Kit O’Connell
    SF SITE, Mid-May 2008
  • “It’s fascinating both in its revelations about the working practices of the publishing industry and the many characters involved but also as a historical document of a publishing event which still has an impact today.”
    —TALES FROM THE BLACK ABYSS, April 1, 2010
  • “The first detailed history of the publication of Lovecraft’s fiction in Britain, based on newly discovered files at the publisher, Victor Gollancz.”
    —Ellen Datlow
    THE YEAR’S BEST FANTASY AND HORROR 2008 TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL COLLECTION
  • “An interesting curio.”
    —RUE MORGUE Issue # 78, May 2008