The Shadow Out of Time
The Shadow out of Time is H. P. Lovecraft's last major story, written
in a four-month period from November 1934 to February 1935. It was
first published in Astounding Stories for June 1936. And yet, this text
has never been published as Lovecraft wrote it - until now.
The
recent discovery of Lovecraft's handwritten manuscript allows readers
to appreciate this magnificently cosmic story exactly as originally
written. All previous editions of the story contain hundreds of serious
errors, including errors in paragraphing, omissions and
mistranscriptions of many words and passages, and erroneous
punctuation. But now, the breathtaking scope of this novella - the
story of the Great Race's conquest of time and space by means of
mind-projection, and the hapless fate of Professor Nathaniel Wingate
Peaslee as a victim of the Great Race's quest for all the secrets of
the universe - can, for the first time, be fully understood.
Leading
Lovecraft scholars S. T. Joshi and David E. Schultz have provided an
exhaustive introduction and commentary on the story, elucidating names,
places and other elements in this richly evocative story.
A must for all devotees of Lovecraft and weird fiction.
H. P. Lovecraft
Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890–1937) is a well known American horror, fantasy and science fiction author. He is especially known for creating the Cthulhu Mythos.
H. P. Lovecraft's readership was limited during his life, but his reputation has grown over the decades and he's regarded as one of the greatest and most influential horror writers of the 20th century. Lovecraft's short stories have inspired many authors, artists and directors.
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