Collected Essays, Volume 3: Science

Collected Essays, Volume 3: ScienceThis third volume of Lovecrafts collected essays presents his complete published writings in the realm of science, chiefly those of astronomy, but also including some essays on anthropology and folklore. Science was one of Lovecrafts earliest interests, and he frequently testified that his discovery of astronomy at the age of 11 led to the formation of his distinctively cosmic vision. His first published work was a letter to the Providence Sunday

Gretchen Felker-Martin

who has produced a poignant cover perhaps more Lovecraftian than most seen of late

He came to love the town of Charleston

Why shouldn’t they

Haeckel's portfolio

terrible cost

and thought that makes every one of his essays a feast for the mind

the World’s Fair

The correspondence of these two pioneering poets-extending sporadically all the way down to 1941-is a testament to each writer's devotion to pure literature as a solace and balm against the vicissitudes of life

mysterious–Josh creates pages that are a joy to get lost in

This beautifully illustrated mix of personal narrative with detailed study informs a larger discussion of the role of crop circles in the modern world and their unprecedented promise of new chapters in the history of consciousness

this volume displays Lovecraft’s devotion to science as the ultimate arbiter of truth and as the solid foundation of his cosmic voyagings in the realm of weird fiction