Dreams from R'lyeh
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Dreams from R'lyeh is a collection of poems by Lin Carter
. It was released in 1975
by Arkham House
in an edition of 3,152 copies. It was Carter's only book published by Arkham House. The Sonnet Cycle, "Dreams from R'lyeh", that comprises the first two-thirds of the book, consists of poems inspired by H. P. Lovecraft
and the Cthulhu Mythos
.
Lin Carter
Linwood Vrooman Carter was an American author of science fiction and fantasy, as well as an editor and critic. He usually wrote as Lin Carter; known pseudonyms include H. P. Lowcraft and Grail Undwin.-Life:Carter was born in St. Petersburg, Florida...
. It was released in 1975
1975 in literature
The year 1975 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:* August 12 — with the 20-year time limit stipulated by Thomas Mann at his death having expired, sealed packets containing 32 of the author's notebooks were opened in Zurich, Switzerland.* Writing under the...
by Arkham House
Arkham House
Arkham House is a publishing house specializing in weird fiction founded in Sauk City, Wisconsin in 1939 by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei to preserve in hardcover the best fiction of H.P. Lovecraft. The company's name is derived from Lovecraft's fictional New England city, Arkham. Arkham House...
in an edition of 3,152 copies. It was Carter's only book published by Arkham House. The Sonnet Cycle, "Dreams from R'lyeh", that comprises the first two-thirds of the book, consists of poems inspired by H. P. Lovecraft
H. P. Lovecraft
Howard Phillips Lovecraft --often credited as H.P. Lovecraft — was an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction, especially the subgenre known as weird fiction....
and the Cthulhu Mythos
Cthulhu Mythos
The Cthulhu Mythos is a shared fictional universe, based on the work of American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft.The term was first coined by August Derleth, a contemporary correspondent of Lovecraft, who used the name of the creature Cthulhu - a central figure in Lovecraft literature and the focus...
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Contents
- "Merlin on the Queens Express", by L. Sprague de CampL. Sprague de CampLyon Sprague de Camp was an American author of science fiction and fantasy books, non-fiction and biography. In a writing career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, including novels and notable works of non-fiction, including biographies of other important fantasy authors...
- Dreams from R'lyeh: A Sonnet Cycle
- I. "Remembrances"
- II. "Arkham"
- III. "The Festival"
- IV. "The Old Wood"
- V. "The Locked Attic"
- VI. "The Shunned Church"
- VII. "The Last Ritual"
- VIII. "The Library"
- IX. "Black Thirst"
- X. "The Elder Age"
- XI. "Lost R'lyeh"
- XII. "Unknown Kadath"
- XIII. "Abdul Alhazred"
- XIV. "Hyperborea"
- XV. "The Book of Eibon"
- XVI. "Tsathoggua"
- XVII. "Black Zimbabwe"
- XVIII. "The Return"
- XIX. "The Sabbat"
- XX. "Black Lotus"
- XXI. "The Unspeakable"
- XXII. "Carcosa"
- XXIII. "The Candidate"
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- XXIV. "The Dream-Daemon"
- XXV. "Dark Yuggoth"
- XXVI. "The Silver Key"
- XXVII. "The Peaks Beyond Throk"
- XXVIII. "Spawn of the Black Goat"
- XXIX. "Beyond"
- XXX. "The Accursed"
- XXXI. "The Million favored Ones"
- Other Poems
- "Lunae Custodiens"
- "Merlin, Enchanted"
- "To Clark Ashton Smith"
- "Once in Fabled Grandeur"
- "The Night Kings"
- "All Hallow's Eve"
- "Shard"
- "The Wind in the Rigging"
- "Diombar's Song of the Last Battle"
- "The Elf-King's Castle"
- "To Lord Dunsany"
- "The Forgotten"
- "Golden Age"
- "Lines Written to a Painting by Hannes Bok"
- "Death-Song of Conan the Cimmerian"
- "Author's Note"