Customer Reviews

The Collected Stories of H. P. Lovecraft: Volume One (48 Classic Horror Books in One Volume!)

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4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
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At first I couldn't believe my eyes... but for 80 cents per volume, I just had to download these and now it is my LUCK I can't believe! I was prepared to come to terms with the fact that I had wasted my money, since it was such a small fee, and I expected a disorganized dissaray of the man's works, at best. But these four volumes are the real deal! For $3.20, I now own every piece of available* Lovecraft fiction, well organized in chronological order and with a fully linked table of contents. And indeed the formatting of these volumes is BEAUTIFUL! For the tiny amount of money you would be spending, I think it would be well worth your while to see for yourself what I mean.

*There are some Lovecraft stories which may be lost to us forever, being tied up in copyright disputes over his literary estates. This small handful of stories have their titles listed in a smaller font in the table of contents of the first volume, with an asteric beside each one to indicate the unavailability, but as I say, this comprises a small handful of titles, and all of his available works of fiction, even the famous ones, can be found within these four volumes.

If you are a Kindle owner and have even remotely toyed with the idea of exploring Lovecraft, THESE FOUR ARE A MUST-BUY!!!!!!!

I just can't get over what a good deal this is: if you buy all 4 volumes, you get all of Lovecraft's works, well-formatted with a linked table of contents, for $3.20!!!!! Just awesome.

Very happy with this purchase. If I compared this to chocolate, this would be like getting a huge sampler box of gourmet candies that I didn't have to share with anyone (which never happens *sob*). It is a rare treat to find all of these classic works in portable format so beautifully presented at this price.

As with Matthew, I really think this is a great value. I also have the American Library version (I paid $30+ for). The table of contents and the format is great except for one small problem. When you download all four volumes, the Kindle Home Page will show: "The Collected stories of H. ..." for each book. It might have been better to show "The Collected Stories (1) of H...." or something to indicate which volume. Of course, as my better half suggested, simply highlight the edition in the Kindle's Home Page to find which of the four you are looking for -- it does spell it out for you. I still would like a quick way of knowing which volume I'm looking for. Again, a small nitpick. My beautifully bound American Library Edition is staying on the bookshelf.

HP Lovecraft, creator of the Cthulhu mythos, is one of the original horror masters. His stories have influenced Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Bentley Little, and many other modern horror authors. This is an unbelievable value, collecting an insane amount of material into one book for less than a dollar. If you're interested into experiencing cosmic horror, in exploring lurking fear and the Outer Gods - you cannot go wrong with this purchase.

The only potential downside is that the vocabulary is fairly difficult. Expect to use a dictionary every once in a while to check out a complicated term or antiquated phrasing. The good news is that the Kindle makes this easy.

I would call H P Lovecraft the father of modern horror and sci-fi. This is a great collection of short stories I've read in a long time. I can see how he's influenced some of today's horror/thriller writers. It was a creep out at times. I have quite a few new favorites...and the price is right. I'd have given it 5 stars, but the poor transcribing makes it tedious at times. Otherwise, it was scary read. Keep a night light on....

I've long admired the writing of Lovecraft. I misplaced or lent out the book I had of his which included many of the same titles this one has. Realizing that all of his works are available for a small fee from Amazon's Kindle I've downloaded the complete set and sent this book to a good friend, hoping he'll become Lovecraft literate.

The book itself is excellent and I recommend it to any fan of Lovecraft. Like so many others I thought Lovecraft's stories always center around dark passages way below more modern structures - caverns that have existed for aeons and have been populated by bizarre creatures. While reading the stories in this book I have found that my initial impression is incorrect. There is much more to Lovecraft's stories. This collection contains a large number of stories and is much more representative of the way Lovecraft wrote.

I wholeheartedly recommend this book. I also wholeheartedly recommend that it not be bought in Kindle form.

I am becoming increasingly disgusted with Kindle. In this particular book I have noticed numerous typos, misspellings, and other errors. Granted, the errors I have found so far (and I've read a bit over 50% of the book) are not major, but they detract from my enjoyment of the book.

For example, I found that a protagonist in one story thrust a "candie" into a dark area. I found the word "shewed" misspelled as "showed" and then printed as "shewed" for the rest of the story. I found a word split into two words and then printed as one word a few sentences further along in the text.

I have not finished any book on my Kindle that is free from numerous errors.

It seems that Amazon doesn't have decent quality control or that they are not concerned with accuracy. I paid a lot of money for my Kindle and I run across error after error.

I have no idea what happened to Volumes 2-4, but they can no longer be found on Amazon. As such, this is probably not the best choice for your Lovecraft needs.