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The Call of Cthulhu and Other Stories

Gilded Pocket Edition
By H. P. Lovecraft
Series: Arcturus Ornate Classics
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The Call of Cthulhu and Other Stories collects ten chilling tales from H. P. Lovecraft's iconic Cthulhu mythos, including the classic titular story and the eerie 'The Shunned House'. These stories showcase Lovecraft's masterful imagination through terrifying rituals, grotesque comedies, and tales of madness, marking some of the finest contributions to early 20th-century horror literature.
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This elegant pocket-sized gift edition, with its silver embossed cover and gilded edges, is perfect for lovers of classic horror and vintage fiction, as well as collectors seeking beautifully crafted editions of iconic literary works.

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This pocket gift edition features 10 classic Lovecraft tales with silver embossing, patterned endpapers and blue gilded edges. It presents eerie stories including The Nameless City, Herbert West and The Shunned House in a striking collectible format.

These uncanny tales marry creeping horror and colossal science fiction as we encounter ancient and cosmic terrors.

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This handsome gift edition brings together 10 stories of Lovecraft's iconic Cthulhu mythos, beautifully presented with a silver embossed cover design, ivory pages, and gilded page edges.

From the classic The Call of Cthulhu to the eerie 'The Shunned House', these stories exemplify Lovecraft's extravagant imagination. Terrifying rituals, grotesque comedies, and tales of insanity form some of the best writing of the man who remade the horror genre in the early 20th century.

Contains:

  • The Nameless City
  • Herbert West - Reanimator
  • The Hound
  • The Lurking Fear
  • The Rats in the Walls
  • The Festival
  • The Shunned House
  • The Horror at Red Hook
  • He
  • The Call of Cthulhu
  • The History of the Necronomicon

This elegant pocket-sized gift edition contains the classic and unabridged text, presented with a silver embossed cover design, patterned endpapers, blue gilded page edges, and ivory pages. Part of the Arcturus Ornate Classics series, this edition makes a wonderful gift for lovers of classic fiction.

ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Ornate Classics are beautifully bound editions of iconic literary works across history. These compact, foil-embossed hardbacks are printed using deluxe ivory paper and make the perfect gift.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781398829879

Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 October 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Arcturus

Illustration: Imitation cloth with silver foil blocking

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 105.0mm

Height: 165.0mm

Weight: 216g

Pages: 224

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Classic Fiction Classic General Fiction Fiction General Fiction H. P. Lovecraft H. P. Lovecraft Horror & Supernatural Literary Fiction Sci-Fi & Fantasy Science Fiction Series: Arcturus Ornate Classics

About the Author

H. P. Lovecraft was born in Providence, Rhode Island, in the US in 1890. Influenced by various literary interests, first in the Tales of Arabian Nights, then Greek mythology and also Gothic tales told to him by his grandfather, Lovecraft mixed these together with an interest in science and gave voice to his ideas in a series of dark tales of fantasy and horror. He died in 1937, but his legacy lives on in a body of work that has inspired countless films, TV series, board games and toys, as well as the work of many other writers.

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