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  • The Early Works of H.P. Lovecraft (1917-1923)

  • Minus the Racist Ones
  • By: H.P. Lovecraft
  • Narrated by: Mike Manz
  • Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins

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The Early Works of H.P. Lovecraft (1917-1923)

By: H.P. Lovecraft
Narrated by: Mike Manz
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Summary

It's a well known fact that H.P. Lovecraft was a horribly racist man, and that some of his earliest stories reflect that particular worldview. This can make it awkward for those who would like to listen to his work and see what all the fuss is about but don't want to have to wade through the putrid swamp of his views on people of color and immigrants.

In response to this issue, I have put together this collection of the H.P. Lovecraft short stories written between 1917 and 1923, but with the omission of the really racist ones (there are still one or two lines in one or two of the stories included here that might raise the odd eyebrow, but nothing overtly racist). You may now peruse the works of the master of weird fiction without fear that you'll have to deal with his opinions of the master race, and that's a good thing. Lovecraft was a racist douchebag, but he was also a visionary writer of amazingly creative and breathtaking stories without which entire genres of fiction would not exist, and on that score the literary world owes him a debt of gratitude.

In this audiobook version, I will read you the stories as suspensefully and creepily they deserve to be read. For best results, listen on a good set of headphones. In the dark. Under a blanket. Just don't expect to get much sleep.

Come see (hear) what all the fuss is about.

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