Essential Tales of H. P. Lovecraft

There is no better place to begin exploring the cosmic horror and eldritch tales of Lovecraft than in this exquisitely dark collection.The Essential Tales of H. P. Lovecraft collects one of the author&;s most popular novellas and six of his most famous short stories. Venture into his macabre world with these classics:At the Mountains of MadnessThe Call of CthulhuThe Colour Out of SpaceThe Dunwich HorrorThe Shadow Out of TimeThe Shadow Over InnsmouthThe Whisperer in Darkness&;if you dare. These hair-raising tales have inspired generations of authors and filmmakers, including Stephen King, Alan Moore, Guillermo del Toro, and Neil Gaiman. This elegantly designed edition features an introduction by H. P. Lovecraft scholar Peter Cannon and a timeline of Lovecraft&;s life at the back. Essential volumes for the shelves of every classic literature lover, the Chartwell Classics series includes beautifully presented works and collections from some of the most important authors in literary history. Chartwell Classics are the editions of choice for the most discerning literature buffs. Other titles in the Chartwell Classics Series include: Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft; Complete Grimm&;s Fairy Tales; Complete Novels of Jane Austen; Complete Sherlock Holme; Complete Tales & Poems of Edgar Allen Poe; Complete Works of William Shakespeare; Divine Comedy; Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Other Tales; The Federalist Papers; The Inferno; The Call of the Wild and White Fang; Moby Dick; The Odyssey; Pride and Prejudice; The Essential Grimm&;s Fairy Tales; Emma; The Great Gatsby; The Secret Garden; Anne of Green Gables; The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe; The Phantom of the Opera; The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital; Republic; Frankenstein; Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea; The Picture of Dorian Gray; Meditations; Wuthering Heights; Alice&;s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass; A Tales of Two Cities; Beowulf; The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories; Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; Little Women