The Shadow over Innsmouth

The Shadow over Innsmouth - Howard Phillips Lovecraft he Shadow over Innsmouth is a horror novella by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written in November–December 1931. It forms part of the Cthulhu Mythos, using its motif of a malign undersea civilization. It references several shared elements of the Mythos, including place-names, mythical creatures, and invocations. The narrator is a student conducting an antiquarian tour of New England. After seeing a piece of exotic jewelry in a museum, he learns that its source is the nearby decrepit seaport of Innsmouth. He travels to Innsmouth, interacting with strange people, and observes disturbing events that ultimately lead to horrifying, and personal, revelations. It is the only Lovecraft story which was published in book form during his lifetime. Odin’s Library Classics is dedicated to bringing the world the best of humankind’s literature from throughout the ages. Carefully selected, each work is unabridged from classic works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama. Hardcover, 143 х 218 x 24 mm, 0.507 kg, 400 pages Edition: English AST Publishing