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1. This is a bibliography of works consulted in connection with preparation of this volume. It is by no means a complete bibliography of the important material regarding Lovecraft, and the reader is directed to S. T. Joshi’s H. P. Lovecraft: A Comprehensive Bibliography (2009) for further information.
Acknowledgements
PREPARATION OF A book such as this requires two kinds of assistance: research and inspiration. The breadth of the research reflected here would not have been possible in pre-Internet days, but, as always, I have relied heavily upon the kindness of strangers in obtaining books, journals, pictures, and other material. The staff of the Malibu Public Library was essential, as usual, and a multitude of booksellers put up with my inquiries about obscure editions, lost issues, and missing pictures. Jason Eckhardt and Stefan Dziemianowicz kindly made copies of various materials for me. Peter Horrocks, a longtime friend and now curator of the essential John Hay Collection at Brown University, was also very supportive. Will Hart and Donovan K. Loucks went far out of their way to provide me with photographs used throughout the book; Donovan even took new ones when he found the old photos unsatisfactory. S. T. Joshi’s work deserves special mention: His indices and guides to Lovecraft’s output, collection of HPL’s Selected Letters, and monumental biography I Am Providence, as well as numerous essays and books on Lovecraft’s life and writings, were crucial to the undertaking. In addition, he kindly provided me with the latest version of the definitive text of the stories, adopted throughout except where noted, and patiently answered many questions about the text. Peter Cannon not only went out of his way to track down missing material for me, he provided wise and helpful comments on the foreword. Pals Leah Moore and John Reppion got excited about the project and sold Leah’s father, Alan, on joining the team, to my great delight.
Inspiration came from my usual sources: my editor, Bob Weil, and the wonderful team at Liveright/W. W. Norton, including Will Menaker, Phil Marino, Jo Anne Metsch, Anna Oler, Peter Miller, and Albert Tang; my consulting editor-researcher, Janet Byrne; my agent, Don Maass; my lawyer and friend Jonathan Kirsch; my longtime Sherlockian friends Andy Peck, Jerry Margolin, and Mike Whelan, constant cheerleaders; my various amazing and generous writer friends, including Laurie R. King, Nancy Holder, Cornelia Funke, and horror scholars Rocky Wood and Lisa Morton; my friend and colleague Neil Gaiman, who always reaches for the stars and shows us how to follow; my dear friend Laura Caldwell, who has read and criticized more of my work than I ever had any right to expect; my children, Matt, Wendy, Stacy, Evan, and Amanda, and especially, as always, the woman, my wife, Sharon, who never quite understood why I wanted to write about Lovecraft but who dauntlessly proofread every story and never flagged in her support and enthusiasm for the project.
—LESLIE S. KLINGER
Malibu, Spring 2013
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