Lovecraft's Influences and Favorites


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In 1927, H. P. Lovecraft wrote a long essay on "Supernatural Horror in Literature" in which he discussed the history of what came to be known as Weird Fiction. This collection includes many of the texts that Lovecraft mentioned in the essay, beginning with Edgar Allan Poe's Fall of the House of Usher, published in 1839 and ending with Walter de la Mare Seaton's Aunt from 1922. Included are 19 stories and 1 poem. - Summary by Alan Winterrowd (13 hr 44 min)

Chapitres

The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe 38:40 Lu par Josh Kibbey
What Was It? by Fitz-James O'Brien 36:49 Lu par Rafe Ball
The Little Red Kitten by Lafcadio Hearn 5:36 Lu par Availle
The Upper Berth by F. Marion Crawford 45:02 Lu par Chris Pyle
The Death of Halpin Frayser by Ambrose Bierce 33:31 Lu par oogiesragdoll
The Mark of the Beast by Rudyard Kipling 33:21 Lu par Rafe Ball
The Captain of the 'Pole-Star' by Arthur Conan Doyle 49:48 Lu par Josh Kibbey
The Yellow Sign by Robert W. Chambers 38:57 Lu par Dan Ficklin
Xelucha by M. P. Shiel 26:19 Lu par Peter Yearsley
The Red Room by H. G. Wells 24:55 Lu par Maria de Fátima da Silva
The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E. Wilkins 36:05 Lu par Maria de Fátima da Silva
The Harbor-Master by Robert W. Chambers 58:11 Lu par Robert Doolan
The White People by Arthur Machen - Pt 1 25:53 Lu par Ian Virly
The White People by Arthur Machen - Pt 2 44:51 Lu par Ian Virly
The White People by Arthur Machen - Pt 3 20:20 Lu par Ian Virly
Lost Hearts by M. R. James 24:50 Lu par JMH Powell
The Willows by Algernon Blackwood, Pt 1 34:12 Lu par Alan Winterrowd
The Willows by Algernon Blackwood, Pt 2 29:11 Lu par Alan Winterrowd
The Willows by Algernon Blackwood, Pt 3 29:31 Lu par Alan Winterrowd
The Willows by Algernon Blackwood, Pt 4 24:17 Lu par Alan Winterrowd
The Hashish Man by Lord Dunsany 15:18 Lu par Rafe Ball
The Unhappy Body by Lord Dunsany 13:04 Lu par Stefan Von Blon
Fishhead by Irvin S. Cobb 26:46 Lu par Peter Yearsley
The Hashish-Eater, or the Apocalypse of Evil by Clark Ashton Smith 28:49 Lu par Alan Winterrowd
Seaton's Aunt by Walter de la Mare, Pt 1 33:09 Lu par Rafe Ball
Seaton's Aunt by Walter de la Mare, Pt 2 47:04 Lu par Rafe Ball

Critiques

Great idea for a bundle!


(5 stars)

Handy overview of HP's sources...

Weird


(5 stars)

A nice variety of weird tales, with a good variety of readers.