After spending more time than he can remember on his own inside a
castle, an enigmatic man resolves to finally escape and seek human
contact and daylight, both of which he has never experienced before.
However, dissatisfied with what he finds on the outside, he hastens back
to his old world inside his castle-to which he is now barred entry.
First published in 1926, "The Outsider" is a short story by American
horror writer H. P. Lovecraft that explores the concepts of loneliness
and the Gothic ab-human. A fantastic example of Lovecratian supernatural
literature not to be missed by fans and collectors of his seminal work.
Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937) was an American writer of
supernatural horror fiction. Though his works remained largely unknown
and did not furnish him with a decent living, Lovecraft is today
considered to be among the most significant writers of supernatural
horror fiction of the twentieth century. Other notable works by this
author include: "The Call of Cthulhu", "The Rats in the Walls", and "The
Shadow Over Innsmouth". Read & Co. is publishing this classic work now
as part of our "Fantasy and Horror Classics" imprint in a new edition
with a dedication by George Henry Weiss.