Lovecraft's Book is a historical novel

Historical novel

According to Encyclopædia Britannica, a historical novel is-Development:An early example of historical prose fiction is Luó Guànzhōng's 14th century Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which covers one of the most important periods of Chinese history and left a lasting impact on Chinese culture.The...

 by author Richard A. Lupoff

Richard A. Lupoff

Richard Allen Lupoff is an American science fiction and mystery author, who has also written humor, satire, non-fiction and reviews. In addition to his two dozen novels and more than 40 short stories, he has also edited science-fantasy anthologies. He is an expert on the writing of Edgar Rice...

. It was released in 1985

1985 in literature

The year 1985 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-New books:*Isaac Asimov - Robots and Empire*Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale*Jean M. Auel - The Mammoth Hunters*Iain Banks - Walking on Glass...

 by Arkham House

Arkham House

Arkham House is a publishing house specializing in weird fiction founded in Sauk City, Wisconsin in 1939 by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei to preserve in hardcover the best fiction of H.P. Lovecraft. The company's name is derived from Lovecraft's fictional New England city, Arkham. Arkham House...

 in an edition of 3,544 copies. It was the author's first book published by Arkham House.

Plot summary

The story concerns an offer made to H. P. Lovecraft

H. P. Lovecraft

Howard Phillips Lovecraft --often credited as H.P. Lovecraft — was an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction, especially the subgenre known as weird fiction....

 by a fascist sympathizer, George Sylvester Viereck

George Sylvester Viereck

George Sylvester Viereck was a German-American poet, writer, and propagandist.-Biography:...

. His offer is to have Lovecraft write a political tract in the nature of an American Mein Kampf

Mein Kampf

Mein Kampf is a book written by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. It combines elements of autobiography with an exposition of Hitler's political ideology. Volume 1 of Mein Kampf was published in 1925 and Volume 2 in 1926...

. In return, Viereck promises the publication of a volume of Lovecraft's stories.

Reprints

• London: Grafton, 1987.
• Ramble House
  Ramble House
  Ramble House is a small American publisher founded by Fender Tucker and Jim Weiler in 1999. The press specializes in reprints of long-neglected and rare crime fiction novels, modern crime fiction and scholarly works by noted authors on the crime fiction genre, and a host of other diverse books of a...
  
  , 2000, as Marblehead: A Novel of H.P. Lovecraft. ISBN 978-0-9774526-3-6. Cover art by Gavin L. O'Keefe
  Gavin O'Keefe
  -Early life:Born in Melbourne. Lived in Sydney from the early-1980s to 1990. During that period, his artwork was included in a variety of non-fiction books, science-fiction and horror magazine and other publications. His earliest covers were for books by Australian writers Jacob G...
  
  . This is the complete text of the original novel as written by Lupoff. The book was cut by half for another publisher before being picked up for publication by Arkham House. The original manuscript was presumed lost for over 20 years before surfacing in the private library of Locus
  Locus (magazine)
  Locus, subtitled "The Magazine Of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Field", is published monthly in Oakland, California. It reports on the science fiction and fantasy publishing field, including comprehensive listings of all new books published in the genre. It is considered the news organ and trade...
  
   Publisher, Charles N. Brown
  Charles N. Brown
  Charles Nikki Brown was the co-founder and editor of Locus, the long-running news and reviews magazine covering the genres of science fiction and fantasy literature. He was born on June 24, 1937 in Brooklyn, New York. He attended City College until 1956, when he joined the military ; he served in...
  
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