000-0555 | |
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FROM H. P. Lovecraft | |
TO Robert E. Howard | |
25-Jul-1932 |
Abstract
On the death of Lovecraft's aunt Lillian Clark, and the abandonment of the rest of his trip; on trips to Cape Cod and Newport with his surviving aunt; Lovecraft offering to show Howard around if he ever gets up to Rhode Island; on E. Hoffmann Price; on the pull of native soil; on Howard and Lovecraft being opposite in their opinions on the Greeks and Romans; on the speeches from the Democratic National Convention; a brief note on "Pretty Boy" Floyd; on violence in long-settled regions versus the frontier; on the possible existence of gods and Lovecraft's Mythos entities; on the flooding in Texas from Howard's previous letter (leading into a discussion on science versus technology); on alcohol (and Lovecraft as a teetotaler); on an article on Japan; Lovecraft having trouble suiting the editors at Weird Tales and other small matters; Lovecraft's health cleared up, and his sensitivity to cold; Lovecraft now writing Hugh B. Cave.
Cited By
TBD
Included In
- A Means to Freedom (unabridged)
- Selected Letters of H. P. Lovecraft (abridged)
Preceded By 033-0192 | Letters of H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard | Followed By 033-0193 |
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Preceded By 033-0192 | A Means to Freedom | Followed By 033-0193 |
Preceded By 000-0554 | Selected Letters of H. P. Lovecraft | Followed By 000-0556 |