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Post by andydecker on Jun 8, 2020 16:32:45 GMT
What I have read is that HPL willed all the rights to that "fortunate Floridian," RH Barlow, but a couple of HPL's adult friends refused to accept this provision in Lovecraft's will. But whether they acquired the rights legally or simply by main force, I do not know. I have the impression from what I have read that Barlow really did not have the means or background to manage HPL's literary estate so Derleth may have been able to take over by default once he got Arkham House going. I really doubt whether Derleth saw much money from those books prior to the 1960s, but who knows. H. You are correct. If Joshi has his facts right, Barlow couldn't manage the literary estate, but deposited Lovecraft's papers to the John Hay Library of Brown University. (Joshi, I am Providence, p. 1012.) Derleth did his thing, and the rest his history. I also doubt that Derleth did it because of the money, also he gave the money made with this to Annie Gamwell till she died in 41. (Joshi again.) He was was no De Camp, how misguided his editorial decisions concerning the ideas of the Mythos may have been, the preservation of the work of his friend was important for him. He would never have re-written the original texts to adapt them to an artifical structure like De Camp did with Howard. |
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Post by helrunar on Jun 10, 2020 21:38:03 GMT
Andreas, do you--or does anyone on this thread--have a copy of Lin Carter's anthology Spawn of Cthulhu? That one doesn't seem to have been reviewed on Vault to date.
cheers, Steve
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Post by cromagnonman on Jun 10, 2020 23:37:09 GMT
Andreas, do you--or does anyone on this thread--have a copy of Lin Carter's anthology Spawn of Cthulhu? That one doesn't seem to have been reviewed on Vault to date. cheers, Steve I haven't but James certainly has. Included in that photo of the BAF set he posted on the Hastur thread. Hastings mon ami, Poirot he misses nothing. So take it away James. And Mr C has surely got a copy seeing as how he's in it. |
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Post by helrunar on Jun 11, 2020 0:12:07 GMT
Lovely. Thanks Richard.
cheers, Steve
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Post by helrunar on Jun 11, 2020 0:38:08 GMT
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Post by andydecker on Jun 11, 2020 9:34:27 GMT
Andreas, do you--or does anyone on this thread--have a copy of Lin Carter's anthology Spawn of Cthulhu? That one doesn't seem to have been reviewed on Vault to date. cheers, Steve Sorry, I don't have it.
But apart from the poems there is nothing which isn't included elsewhere. I guess the introduction by Carter may be interesting, as it is from 1971. ISFDB shows a nice cover.
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Post by jamesdoig on Jun 12, 2020 10:49:58 GMT
Andreas, do you--or does anyone on this thread--have a copy of Lin Carter's anthology Spawn of Cthulhu? That one doesn't seem to have been reviewed on Vault to date. Here's a scan and contents - some heavily anthologised tales as well as Lin Carter's execrable verse:  lord emoticons lord emoticonsContentsLin Carter - About The Spawn of Chthulhu H.P. Lovecraft - The Whisperer in Darkness Ambrose Bierce - An Inhabitant of Carcosa Robert W. Chambers - The Yellow Sign Vincent Starrett - Cordelia's Song (from The King in Yellow) August Derleth - The Return of Hastur Lin Carter - Litany to Hastur Robert E. Howard - The Children of the Night Walter C. Debrill, Jr - K'N-Yan Clark Ashton Smith - The Tale of Satampra Zeiros Frank Belknap Long - The Hounds of Tindalos Zealia Bishop - The Curse of Yig J. Ramsey Campbell - The Mine on Yuggoth A few lines from Litany to Hastur: The Coven-Master gave to me a phial Of that dread opiate that is the key To dream-gates opening upon a sea of acherontic vapours: mile on mile Stretch ebon coasts untrod, wherefrom aspire Pylons of rough-hewn stone ascending skies Alien-constellated, where arise Grey mottled moons of cold and leprous fire. yadda yadda yadda |
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Post by andydecker on Jun 12, 2020 15:08:04 GMT
Why the strawberry on the cover?
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Post by cauldronbrewer on Jun 12, 2020 15:59:26 GMT
Why the strawberry on the cover? Or the medusa-figure with the comically large head? |
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Post by cromagnonman on Jun 12, 2020 16:22:58 GMT
Why the strawberry on the cover? It's for the cream in the Witch House. |
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Post by cromagnonman on Jun 12, 2020 16:24:54 GMT
Why the strawberry on the cover? Or the medusa-figure with the comically large head? If HPL did Crystaltips and Alistair the result would be something like this. |
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Post by helrunar on Jun 12, 2020 18:18:27 GMT
LOL Richard! I have no idea what Crystaltips and Alistair are. Will have to check urban dictionary. Presumably UK drug slang.
I like that painting a lot. Looks like a reference to William Morris's Strawberry Thief wallpaper in there.
Oh dear, Lin Carter's attempts to write Clark Ashton Smith poetry. Oh the pale illimitable spires and acherontic chrysoprase streams. I wrote that kind of thing when I was 17 and a couple of examples were published in my high school's little lit mag. Cringeworthy.
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Post by helrunar on Jun 12, 2020 19:25:40 GMT
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Post by cauldronbrewer on Jun 12, 2020 23:24:23 GMT
Based on the dates, it's at least possible I saw those cartoons on Captain Kangaroo, but I don't remember them. And now that y'all have mentioned trippy children's television, the cover does have a bit of an H. R. Pufnstuf feel to it. |
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Post by jamesdoig on Jun 13, 2020 6:13:54 GMT
Why the strawberry on the cover? Or the medusa-figure with the comically large head? As far as strangely inappropriate covers go, this one usually gets top billing:  |
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