H. P. Lovecraft: Nightmare Countries (The Master of Cosmic Horror), by S. T. Joshi

H. P. Lovecraft: Nightmare Countries (The Master of Cosmic Horror), by S. T. Joshi. 2012 hardcover. 160 pages, very nice condition.

A coffee table format biography of H.P. Lovecraft, heavily illustrated with photos and original documents. An authoritative take on the life of the highly influential horror writer, written by Joshi, the foremost expert on Lovecraft.

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890 – 1937) was an American writer of weird, science, fantasy, and horror fiction. He is best known for his creation of the Cthulhu Mythos. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Lovecraft spent most of his life in New England. After his father's institutionalization in 1893, he lived affluently until his family's wealth dissipated after the death of his grandfather. Lovecraft then lived with his mother, in reduced financial security, until her institutionalization in 1919. He began to write essays for the United Amateur Press Association, and in 1913 wrote a critical letter to a pulp magazine that ultimately led to his involvement in pulp fiction and being published in several pulp magazines.