Lovecraft Remembered
Peter Cannon (Ed.)
1998 Sauk City, WI: Arkham House

Abstract

A collection of many out of print memoirs and reminiscences of Lovecraft.

Contents

1. Introduction by Peter Cannon, xi-xiv

I. Neighbors

1. Neighbors by Peter Cannon, 3-5
2. His Own Most Fantastic Creation: Howard Phillips Lovecraft by Winfield Townley Scott, 7-27
3. Miscellaneous Impressions of H.P.L. by Marian F. Bonner, 28-29
4. A Glimpse of H.P.L. by Mary V. Dana, 30-31
5. Lovecraft's Sensitivity by August Derleth, 32-37
6. Three Hours with H. P. Lovecraft by Dorothy C. Walter, 38-48
7. The Gentleman from Angell Street by Muriel Eddy, 49-64
8. Walks with H. P. Lovecraft by C. M. Eddy, Jr., 65-68
9. Lovecraft, My Childhood Friend by Harold W. Munro, 69-72

II. Amateurs

1. Amateurs by Peter Cannon, 73-77
2. Little Journeys to the Homes of Prominent Amateurs by Andrew Francis Lockhart, 79-81
3. Amateur Writings by Edith Miniter, 82-85
4. Amateur Writings by George Julian Houtain, 86-89
5. Howard Phillips Lovecraft: The Sage of Providence by Maurice W. Moe, 90-91
6. A Tribute to the Past by Ira Cole, 92
7. Idiosyncrasies of H.P.L. by E. A. Edkins, 93-96
8. Ave Atque Vale! by Edward H. Cole, 97-105
9. In Memoriam: Howard Phillips Lovecraft—Recollections, Appreciations, Estimates by W. Paul Cook, 106-156
10. Discourse on H. P. Lovecraft by Rheinhart Kleiner, 157-163
11. Memories of a Friendship by Alfred Galpin, 164-172
12. Young Man Lovecraft by L. Sprague de Camp, 173-175

III. KALEMS

1. KALEMS by Peter Cannon, 176-178
2. A Few Memories by James F. Morton, 179-181
3. Some Random Memories of H.P.L. by Frank Belknap Long, 182-187
4. Bards and Bibliophiles by Rheinhart Kleiner, 188-194
5. A Memoir of Lovecraft by Rheinhart Kleiner, 195-203
6. Howard Phillips Lovecraft (Loveman) by Samuel Loveman, 204-208
7. Lovecraft as a Conversationalist by Samuel Loveman, 209-211
8. The Normal Lovecraft by Wilfred B. Talman, 212-220
9. Walkers in the City: George Willard Kirk and Howard Phillips Lovecraft in New York City, 1924-1926 by Mara Kirk Hart, 221-247

IV. Ladies

1. Ladies by Peter Cannon, 248-249
2. In Memoriam by Hazel Heald, 251
3. Lovecraft as I Knew Him by Sonia H. Davis, 252-263
4. H. P. Lovecraft: A Pupil's View by Zealia Bishop, 264-274
5. Memories of Lovecraft: I by Sonia H. Davis, 275-276
6. Memories of Lovecraft: II by Helen V. Sully, 277-278

V. Professionals

1. Professionals by Peter Cannon, 279-281
2. letter to Weird Tales by Robert Bloch, 283
3. letter to Weird Tales by Clark Ashton Smith, 284
4. A Tribute to Lovecraft by Robert W. Lowndes, 285-286
5. The Genius of Lovecraft by Henry George Weiss (Francis Flagg), 287
6. The Man Who Was Lovecraft by E. Hoffmann Price, 288-298
7. My Correspondence with Lovecraft by Fritz Leiber, 299-302
8. Lovecraft in Providence by Donald Wandrei, 303-317
9. Out of the Ivory Tower by Robert Bloch, 318-323
10. H.P.L.: A Reminiscence by H. Warner Munn, 324-338
11. Recollections of H. P. Lovecraft by Vrest Orton, 339-346

VI. Fans

1. Fans by Peter Cannon, 347-349
2. The Barlow Journal by R. H. Barlow, 351-355
3. The Wind That Is in the Grass: A Memoir of H. P. Lovecraft in Florida by R. H. Barlow, 356-363
4. Lovecraft's First Book by William L. Crawford, 364-366
5. H. P. Lovecraft: The House and the Shadows by J. Vernon Shea, 367-369
6. Caverns Measureless to Man by Kenneth Streling, 371-384
7. Autumn in Providence: Harry K. Brobst on Lovecraft by Will Murray, 385-395

VII. Critics

1. Critics by Peter Cannon, 396-399
2. A Note on Howard P. Lovecraft's Verse by Rheinhart Kleiner, 401-402
3. Variety by Howard Wolf, 403-405
4. letter to Weird Tales by Robert E. Howard, 406
5. A Weird Writer Is in Our Midst by Vrest Orton, 407-409
6. H. P. Lovecraft, Outsider by August Derleth, 410-413
7. Lovecraft and Benefit Street by Dorothy C. Walter, 414-419
8. H. P. Lovecraft: An Appreciation by T. O. Mabbott, 420-422
9. Lovecraft and Science by Kenneth Sterling, 423-425
10. H. P. Lovecraft by Vincent Starrett, 426-428
11. The Lovecraft Legend by Vincent Starrett, 429-430
12. A Parenthesis on Lovecraft as Poet by Winfield Townley Scott, 431-435
13. The Lord of R'lyeh by Matthew H. Onderdonk, 436-447
14. Charon—In Reverse, Or, H. P. Lovecraft Versus the 'Realists' of Fantasy by Matthew H. Onderdonk, 448-454
15. A Literary Copernicus by Fritz Leiber, 455-466
16. H. P. Lovecraft, An Evaluation by Joseph Payne Brennan, 467-471
17. Through Hyperspace with Brown Jenkin: Lovecraft's Contribution to Speculative Fiction by Fritz Leiber, 472-483
18. Epilogue: Lovecraft and Poe by Frank Belknap Long, 484-486

Works Cited

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