![]() ![]() Ten years later, his work began to interest many people. From 1908 to 1923 he earned some money by occasionally writing short stories for small-circulation magazines such as Weird Tales. ![]() Lovecraft StoriesĪt sixteen he was writing an astronomy column for the Providence Tribune. He was a great innovator of the horror story thanks to his unique treatment of the narrative and the atmosphere of his stories, which brought the genre closer to science fiction. Hodgson, Arthur Machen, and Edgar Allan Poe. Lovecraft prose is influenced by Lord Dunsany, William H. Lovecraft was a solitary person who dedicated his time to reading, astronomy, and corresponding with other fans of macabre literature. ![]() Due to his poor health, he did not attend school until he was eight years old and dropped out after one year. Lovecraft was reciting poetry at the age of two, reading at the age of three, and began writing at the age of six. When he was three years old, his father suffered a mental breakdown in a Chicago hotel room and was admitted to a Providence psychiatric facility legally incapacitated. Lovecraft was a Only child of Winfield Scott Lovecraft sales representative and Sarah Susan Phillips. ![]()
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