The Gentleman From Angell Street: Memories of H.P. Lovecraft [Paperback]

C. M. Eddy Jr (Author), Muriel E. Eddy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 28, 2001

This is a collection of personal remembrances of H.P. Lovecraft by two of his close friends in Providence, RI. Muriel Eddy writes about their friendship and close association with Lovecraft from their first meeting in 1923 up until his death in 1937. She recounts his visits to their home and gives personal glimpses of Lovecraft through the years.

C.M. Eddy, Jr. writes about his journeys with H.P. Lovecraft to various parts of Providence and beyond.

Some early pictures of H.P. Lovecraft are also included.

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About the Author

Muriel E. (Gammons) Eddy and Clifford Martin Eddy, Jr. were married on February 10, 1918 following a correspondence which developed from their common interest in creative writing.

Mrs. Eddy wrote many profiles of H.P. Lovecraft over the years. She was also president of the Rhode Island Writers' Guild for over twenty years, and was an accomplished poet and author.

Mr. Eddy had many of his short stories published in mystery, detective, and pulp magazines, most notably Weird Tales. He worked in collaboration with Lovecraft on research projects for the magician Harry Houdini. Mr. Eddy's works have also been published in various anthologies and collections over the years.

Product Details

• Paperback: 70 pages
• Publisher: Fenham Pub (June 28, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970169914
• ISBN-13: 978-0970169914
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,937,104 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Brief Angles, August 24, 2001

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Michelle Souliere "misfitgirl" (Portland, ME United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Gentleman From Angell Street: Memories of H.P. Lovecraft (Paperback)

I recently picked this book up from the author's grandson at a Lovecraft convention, and despite some of the flaws of the book, I found it to be an interesting read. Among other things, there are a scattering of explanations about sources of Lovecraft's story ideas, an interesting look at his nocturnal habits and episodes of his wandering soul, which took him and Mr. Eddy on many intriguing strolls late and night and to obscure places of local antiquity. Plus there is are a couple of photos in it that I'd never seen before -- including one of a slightly pudgy Lovecraft! (Well, it's relative, but he is much better filled out than otherwise seen!) All in all it gave me an extra angle of insight into Lovecraft's personality, more personal than that found in, say, L. Sprague de Camp's biography, and a nice supplement to de Camp's account. I definitely feel like I have a bit better idea of what he was like in his personal social circles now. Having said that, there are inherent flaws in the book, the most unfortunate being that it is really quite brief, and sadly a decent percentage of the information given is repeated at least once in the course of the essays from Muriel and C. M. Eddy. There is also a very personal slant to Muriel's essays which can come across as presumptuous sometimes, but that is part of what happens when one writes a "personal" memoir of one's experiences, so I don't think that's necessarily a flaw. However, in summation, I feel that it was well worth the full price I paid for it, and I am not disappointed, in fact I was at times fully delighted by the tales the Eddys told. :)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Lovely Personal View, February 21, 2002

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Ronald St Pierre "Ar Este Pi" (Kobe, Hyogo, Japan) - See all my reviews
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"The Gentleman From Angel Street" is a lovely book for those interested in H. P. Lovecraft. It contains memoirs from people truely fond of Lovecraft and his gentleness and simple humanity is lovingly displayed in this small volume.

The Saint Highly Recommends this to Lovecraft fans.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars For the collector's shelf...., August 17, 2001

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Rory Coker (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Gentleman From Angell Street: Memories of H.P. Lovecraft (Paperback)

This slender volume (65 pages) contains two memoirs of H. P. Lovecraft, "The Gentleman from Angell Street," by M. E. Eddy, and "Walks with Lovecraft," by C. M. Eddy, Jr. Both of these items, along with dozens more reminiscences from Lovecraft's friends, were reprinted in the recent omnibus volume LOVECRAFT REMEMBERED, so what else do you get?

Well, you get a few well-reproduced snapshots. And you get several "poems" by Mrs. Eddy, about which the less said the better. And you get a brief note by Mrs. Eddy's daughter, Ruth.

Unless this description makes you want it, I don't think you need it!