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4.2: The Call of Cthulhu

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    64px-Book_Silhouette.svg_.pngNo SF/Fantasy anthology would be complete without Lovecraft, so here he is.Cthulhu_sketch_by_Lovecraft.jpg

    20px-Loudspeaker.svg_.pngAlso in audio version.

    Some YouTubes:

    And a Lovecraftian wiki that contains a basic biography and the common themes of his work, including some context for his racism.

    Librarian Note

    WCCLOGO.pngA Dreamer and a Visionary : H.P. Lovecraft in His Time” Liverpool : Oxford University Press USA. 2001

    H. P. Lovecraft For Our time” by Gordon Douglas. Sept 13th 2017. Published by PublicBooks.org.


    This page titled 4.2: The Call of Cthulhu is shared under a CC BY license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Amanda Hoppey (WCC Library Open Textbook Collection) .

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