He by H. P. Lovecraft
"He" by H. P. Lovecraft is a short story written in August 1925. After moving from New England to New York City, an anonymous narrator encounters a mysterious man in 18th-century clothing who promises to reveal the town's hidden secrets. The stranger shares a dark tale of a colonial squire who learned forbidden rituals from Native Americans, then betrayed them fatally. Through supernatural visions of the city's past and future, the narrator
discovers a terrifying truth that awakens vengeful spirits long thought silenced. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips), 1890-1937 |
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| Illustrator | Olinick, G. O. (George Ochterlony), 1888-1957 |
| Title | He |
| Original Publication | United States: Popular Fiction Publishing Company,1926. |
| Series Title | Produced from the September 1926 issue of Weird Tales Magazine. |
| Note | Wikipedia page on this work: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_(short_story) |
| Credits | Roger Frank |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 56.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Horror tales |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 68547 |
| Release Date | Jul 17, 2022 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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