
H. P. Lovecraft has come to be recognised as the leading author of supernatural fiction in the twentieth century. But how did a man who died in poverty, with no book of his stories published in his lifetime, become such an icon in horror literature? S. T. Joshi, the leading authority...

H. P. Lovecraft died in poverty, with no book of his stories published in his lifetime, yet he has come to be recognised as perhaps the 20th-century's leading author of supernatural fiction. This book traces his work and life, spent largely in Providence, Rhode Island, and shows...