''Lovecraft Remembered'' is a collection of

memoirs A memoir (; , ) is any nonfiction narrative writing based in the author's personal memories. The assertions made in the work are thus understood to be factual. While memoir has historically been defined as a subcategory of biography or autobiog ...

about American writer H. P. Lovecraft, edited by

Peter Cannon Peter H. Cannon (born 1951 in California) is an H. P. Lovecraft scholar and an author of Cthulhu Mythos fiction. Cannon works as an editor for ''Publishers Weekly'', specializing in thrillers and mystery. He lives in New York City and is married ...

. It was released in

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

Arkham House Arkham House is an American publishing house specializing in weird fiction. It was founded in Sauk City, Wisconsin, in 1939 by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei to publish hardcover collections of H. P. Lovecraft's best works, which had pr ...

in an edition of 3,579 copies. Nearly all the memoirs from previous Arkham publications of Lovecraft miscellany are included.

''Lovecraft Remembered'' contains the following memoirs: * "Introduction", by

* I. Neighbors ** "His Own Most Fantastic Creation: Howard Phillips Lovecraft", by

Winfield Townley Scott Winfield Townley Scott (April 30, 1910 – April 28, 1968) was an American poet and diarist. He also worked as a newspaperman and book reviewer. Biography Scott was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, seven days after the arrival of Halley's Co ...

** "Miscellaneous Impressions of H.P.L.", by Marian F. Bonner ** "A Glimpse of H.P.L.", by Mary V. Dana ** "Lovecraft's Sensitivity", by

August Derleth August William Derleth (February 24, 1909 – July 4, 1971) was an American writer and anthologist. Though best remembered as the first book publisher of the writings of H. P. Lovecraft, and for his own contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos and the ...

** "Three Hours with H. P. Lovecraft", by Dorothy C. Walter ** "The Gentleman from Angell Street", by Muriel Eddy ** "Walks with H. P. Lovecraft", by C. M. Eddy, Jr. ** "Lovecraft, My Childhood Friend", by Harold W. Munro * II. Amateurs ** "Little Journeys to the Homes of Prominent Amateurs", by Andrew Francis Lockhart ** amateur writings by Edith Miniter ** amateur writings by George Julian Houtain ** "Howard Phillips Lovecraft: The Sage of Providence", by

Maurice W. Moe Gallomo was the name of a circle of literary correspondence between Alfred Galpin, H. P. Lovecraft, and Maurice W. Moe in the first few decades of the 20th century. The name is derived from the first syllable of each author's last name. Lovecr ...

** "A Tribute from the Past", by Ira Cole ** "Idiosyncrasies of H.P.L.", by E.A. Edkins ** "Ave atque Vale!", by Edward H. Cole ** "In Memoriam: Howard Phillips Lovecraft: Recollections, Appreciations, Estimates", by

W. Paul Cook William Paul Cook (August 31, 1881 – January 22, 1948) was a writer, printer and publisher. He wrote under his own name and the pseudonym Willis T. Crossman and was a leading figure in the hobbyist tradition of amateur journalism. He lived and wro ...

** "Discourse on H. P. Lovecraft", by Rheinhart Kleiner ** "Memories of a Friendship", by

Alfred Galpin Alfred Galpin (1901–1983) was an American literary academic and musical composer of classical works. He is now best known as a close friend and correspondent of writer H. P. Lovecraft. Life Alfred Galpin was a young prodigy, the son of the banke ...

** "Young Man Lovecraft", by

L. Sprague de Camp Lyon Sprague de Camp (; November 27, 1907 – November 6, 2000) was an American writer of science fiction, fantasy and non-fiction. In a career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, including novels and works of non-fiction, including biog ...

* III. Kalems ** "A Few Memories", by James Ferdinand Morton, Jr. ** "Some Random Memories of H.P.L.", by

Frank Belknap Long Frank Belknap Long (April 27, 1901 – January 3, 1994) was an American writer of horror fiction, fantasy, science fiction, poetry, gothic romance, comic books, and non-fiction. Though his writing career spanned seven decades, he is best known ...

** "Bards and Bibliophiles", by Rheinhart Kleiner ** "A Memoir of Lovecraft", by Rheinhart Kleiner ** "Howard Phillips Lovecraft", by

Samuel Loveman Samuel E. Loveman (January 14, 1887 – May 14, 1976) was an American poet, critic, and dramatist probably best known for his connections with writers H. P. Lovecraft and Hart Crane. Early life and career He spent the first 37 years of his l ...

** "Lovecraft as a Conversationalist", by

** "The Normal Lovecraft", by Wilfred B. Talman ** "Walkers in the City: George Willard Kirk and Howard Phillips Lovecraft in New York City, 1924-1926", by Mara Kirk Hart * IV. Ladies ** "In Memoriam", by

Hazel Heald Hazel Heald (April 6, 1896February 4, 1961) was a pulp fiction writer, who lived in Somerville, Massachusetts. She is perhaps best known for collaborating with American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. Biography Heald was born the daughter ...

** "Lovecraft as I Knew Him", by Sonia H. Davis (

Sonia Greene Sonia Haft Greene Lovecraft Davis (March 16, 1883 – December 26, 1972) was an American one-time pulp magazine, pulp fiction writer and amateur publisher, businesswoman and Hatmaking, milliner who bankrolled several fanzines in the early twent ...

) ** "H. P. Lovecraft: A Pupil's View", by

Zealia Bishop Zealia Brown-Reed Bishop (1897–1968) was an American writer of short stories. Her name is sometimes spelled "Zelia". Although she mostly wrote romantic fiction, she is remembered for three short horror stories she wrote in collaboration with H. ...

** "Memories of Lovecraft: I", by Sonia H. Davis (

) ** "Memories of Lovecraft: II", by Helen V. Sully * V. Professionals ** letter to ''

Weird Tales ''Weird Tales'' is an American fantasy and horror fiction pulp magazine founded by J. C. Henneberger and J. M. Lansinger in late 1922. The first issue, dated March 1923, appeared on newsstands February 18. The first editor, Edwin Baird, prin ...

'', by

Robert Bloch Robert Albert Bloch (; April 5, 1917September 23, 1994) was an American fiction writer, primarily of crime, psychological horror and fantasy, much of which has been dramatized for radio, cinema and television. He also wrote a relatively small ...

** letter to ''

'', by

Clark Ashton Smith Clark Ashton Smith (January 13, 1893 – August 14, 1961) was an American writer and artist. He achieved early local recognition, largely through the enthusiasm of George Sterling, for traditional verse in the vein of Algernon Charles Swinburne ...

** "A Tribute to Lovecraft", by

Robert W. Lowndes Robert Augustine Ward "Doc" Lowndes (September 4, 1916 – July 14, 1998) was an American science fiction author, editor and fan. He was known best as the editor of ''Future Science Fiction'', ''Science Fiction'', and ''Science Fiction Quarterl ...

** "The Genius of Lovecraft", by Henry George Weiss (

Francis Flagg George Henry Weiss (1898–1946) was an American poet, writer and novelist. His science fiction stories and poetry appeared under the pseudonym "Francis Flagg" in the magazines ''Amazing Stories'', ''Astounding'', '' Tales of Wonder'', ''Weird T ...

) ** "The Man Who Was Lovecraft", by E. Hoffmann Price ** "My Correspondence with Lovecraft", by

Fritz Leiber Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr. ( ; December 24, 1910 – September 5, 1992) was an American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright, and chess expert. With writers such as Robert ...

** "Lovecraft in Providence", by

Donald Wandrei Donald Albert Wandrei (20 April 1908 – 15 October 1987)Minnesota Death Certificates Index
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** "Out of the Ivory Tower", by

** "H.P.L.: A Reminiscence", by

H. Warner Munn Harold Warner Munn (November 5, 1903 – January 10, 1981) was an American writer of fantasy, horror and poetry,Don Herron, "Munn, H(arold) Warner", in Jack Sullivan, ''The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural'' (New York, Viking ...

** "Recollections of H. P. Lovecraft", by

Vrest Orton Kenneth Vrest Orton (September 3, 1897 – December 2, 1986) was a writer and businessman who co-founded the Vermont Country Store with his wife, Mildred Ellen Orton. Life Orton was born to and on September 3, 1897, in Hardwick, Vermont. His fam ...

* VI. Fans ** "The Barlow Journal", by R.H. Barlow ** "The Wind That Is in the Grass: A Memoir of H. P. Lovecraft in Florida", by R.H. Barlow ** "Lovecraft's First Book", by

William L. Crawford William Levi Crawford (September 10, 1911 – January 25, 1984) was an American publisher and editor. Career During the autumn of 1933, Crawford, a West Coast science fiction fan, proposed to start a non-paying weird fiction magazine, ''Unusu ...

** "H. P. Lovecraft: The House and the Shadows", by J. Vernon Shea ** "Caverns Measureless to Man", by Kenneth Sterling ** "Autumn in Providence: Harry K. Brobst on Lovecraft", by

Will Murray William Murray (born 1953) is an American novelist, journalist, short story, and comic book writer. Much of his fiction has been published under pseudonyms. With artist Steve Ditko, he co-created the superhero Squirrel Girl. Biography Early ...

* VII. Critics ** "A Note on Howard P. Lovecraft's Verse", by Rheinhart Kleiner ** ''

Variety Variety may refer to: Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats * Variety (radio) * Variety show, in theater and television Films * ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont * ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...

'' column, by Howard Wolf ** letter to ''

'', by Robert E. Howard ** "A Weird Writer Is in Our Midst", by Vrest Orton (see Vermont Country Store) ** "H. P. Lovecraft, Outsider", by

** "Lovecraft and Benefit Street", by Dorothy C. Walter ** "H. P. Lovecraft: An Appreciation", by T.O. Mabbott (

Thomas Ollive Mabbott Thomas Ollive Mabbott (July 6, 1898 – May 15, 1968) was an American professor and scholar of literature, perhaps best known for his research on writer Edgar Allan Poe. He has also done studies on John Milton, Walt Whitman, Thomas Chatterton, and ...

) ** "Lovecraft and Science", by Kenneth Sterling ** "H. P. Lovecraft", by

Vincent Starrett Charles Vincent Emerson Starrett (; October 26, 1886 – January 5, 1974), known as Vincent Starrett, was a Canadian-born American writer, newspaperman, and bibliophile. Biography Charles Vincent Emerson Starrett was born above his grandfathe ...

** "The Lovecraft Legend", by

** "A Parenthesis on Lovecraft as Poet", by

** "The Lord of R'lyeh", by Matthew H. Onderdonk ** "Charon—In Reverse; Or, H. P. Lovecraft Versus the 'Realists' of Fantasy", by Matthew H. Onderdonk ** "A Literary Copernicus", by

** "H. P. Lovecraft, An Evaluation", by

Joseph Payne Brennan Joseph Payne Brennan (December 20, 1918 – January 28, 1990) was an American writer of fantasy and horror fiction, and also a poet. Of Irish ancestry, he was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and he lived most of his life in New Haven, Connect ...

** "Through Hyperspace with Brown Jenkin: Lovecraft's Contribution to Speculative Fiction", by

** "Epilogue: Lovecraft and Poe", by

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