''An H. P. Lovecraft Encyclopedia'' is a reference work written by

S. T. Joshi Sunand Tryambak Joshi (born June 22, 1958) is an American literary critic whose work has largely focused on weird and fantastic fiction, especially the life and work of H. P. Lovecraft and associated writers. Career His literary critici ...

and David E. Schultz. It covers the life and work of

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writer H. P. Lovecraft. First published in 2001 by Greenwood Publishing Group, it was reissued in a slightly revised paperback edition by Hippocampus Press. The book provides entries on all of Lovecraft's stories, complete with synopses, publication history and word counts. People from Lovecraft's life, including selected writers who influenced his work, are also included. Fictional characters from Lovecraft's work are given brief entries, but most

Cthulhu Mythos The Cthulhu Mythos is a mythopoeia and a shared fictional universe, originating in the works of American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. The term was coined by August Derleth, a contemporary correspondent and protégé of Lovecraft, to identify ...

-related subjects are not referenced. "The 'gods' themselves, with rare exceptions, do not figure as 'characters' in any meaningful sense in the tales, so there are no entries on them," the authors explain.

Authors

*S. T. Joshi is the author of ''Lovecraft: A Life'' and the editor of several collections of Lovecraft's work, including the corrected

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 ...

editions. *David E. Schultz is the editor of a critical edition of Lovecraft's ''Commonplace Book'' (1987). With Joshi, he has edited several volumes of writings by Lovecraft and

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References

2001 non-fiction books Books by S. T. Joshi English-language books Works about H. P. Lovecraft {{encyclopedia-stub