Lovecraft's Book
Alternate Title: | Marblehead: A Novel of H. P. Lovecraft |
Author: | Richard A. Lupoff |
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Grafton, 1987 Arkham House, 1985 |
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Book Type: | Novel |
Genre: | Horror |
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Synopsis
When unworldly fantasist H.P. Lovecraft was approached by crafty fanatic George Sylvester Viereck to write an American Mein Kampf, the bait was almost irresistible.
If Lovecraft would lend his pen and his Anglo-Saxon stock to the fascist cause, Viereck would arrange the publication in proper book form of a volume of his stories, hitherto scattered in pulp magazines.
Whilst the famous horror writer had some pretty obnoxious political opinions, his friends didn't really believe he knew what deep waters he was getting himself into. And so began a concerted effort to keep H.P. Lovecraft out of the clutches of the forces of darkness that were to plunge the world into war...
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