H. P. Lovecraft (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
Howard Phillips Lovecraft wrote in a mixed genre of fantasy, supernatural horror, and science fiction; he came to dominate his pulp periodical market, particularly the magazine Weird Tales, throughout the 1920’s and 1930’s. Lovecraft was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on August 20, 1890, the only child of a relatively affluent family whose ancestry dated to the original founding colonists. This fact, a susceptibility to illness, and the death of his father and most of his relatives during his formative years contributed to the precociously brilliant and imaginative...
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