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Available
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Publication
Ballantine Books, Inc. (1972), Edition: First Printing, Paperback, 216 pages
Description
James A. Bailey and P. T. Barnum first joined forces to produce a double show in 1881--a royal coupling--inaugurating the "Golden Age" of the American circus. This book details some of the activity leading up to that notable landmark in amusement history, particularly during the decade of 1871-81. Complete with notes, bibliography, index, and contemporaneous illustrations.
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LibraryThing member bcquinnsmom
A part of this book is a biography of HP Lovecraft, explaining a little of his life story but more to the point, examining how the Cthulhu Mythos got started and how Lovecraft influenced and continues to influence writers to the time of the writing of this book, in 1972.
However, I have come to
Overall, a decent book for examining HPL & those writers he influenced.
However, I have come to
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realize that what actually constitutes "Lovecraftian" and "Cthulhu Mythos" are two different ball games in many ways, so you need to read this one carefully and decide on your own if Carter's classification of "mythos" stories flies with you personally or no. Overall, a decent book for examining HPL & those writers he influenced.
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LibraryThing member DinadansFriend
This is a a piece of filial piety. The best Lovecraft was "the colour out of Space" and the rest never succeeded in scaring me. Are the Daleks metal-clad Cthulhu?...That was the only question this man's work has ever inspired in me. as you can see by the reading date, I read the original Ballantyne
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edition in 1972, so the accredited one is a reprint. Show Less
Language
Original publication date
1972-02
Physical description
216 p.; 6.9 inches
ISBN
0345024273 / 9780345024275