Exploring a Horror Novelist's Providence ; H.P. Lovecraft Set Many Works in R.I. Hometown
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › April 20, 2007
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Horror writer H.P. Lovecraft so identified with the New England city of Providence, R.I., that the headstone on his grave reads: "I AM PROVIDENCE," a phrase taken from one of his letters.
The author, viewed as one of the great horror writers of the 20th century, grew up near Brown University. Some of his best-known works are set in the colonial homes near downtown Providence, and his grave is in a historic city cemetery.See the full content of this document
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Exploring a Horror Novelist's Providence ; H.P. Lovecraft Set Many Works in R.I. Hometown
A visit to Lovecraft's hometown is a must for American culture buffs and fans of the author of "At the Mountains of Madness," a famous novella about a doomed archaeological expedition. Visitors can stroll the same streets where Lovecraft imagined stories about dormant gods returning to torment or ann...
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