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Lurker at the Threshold
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Lurker at the Threshold (1945) (edit title/settings)

by H. P. Lovecraft (Author), August Derleth (Author) (edit contributors)

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He is not to open the door which leads to the strange time and place, nor to invite Him Who lurks at the threshold ..." went the warning in the old family manuscript that Ambrose Dewart discovered when he returned to his ancestral home in the deep woods of rural Massachusetts. Dewart's... read more

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Ambrose Dewart is the heir to the fortunes of his illustrious forebears. Having sampled the wide world and its pleasures, it's now time to retire to the ancestral estate deep in the rolling hills of Massachusetts. At once he sets to work refurbishing the dark rooms, clearing the cobwebs and... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Ambrose Dewart is the heir to the fortunes of his illustrious forebears. Having sampled the wide world and its pleasures, it's now time to retire to the ancestral estate deep in the rolling hills of Massachusetts. At once he sets to work refurbishing the dark rooms, clearing the cobwebs and brightening the foreboding atmosphere. That's when he stumbles upon an old document handed down from a great-grandfather of sinister reputation. On it reads the ominous injunction:

"Never invite him that lurks at the threshold!"

But this caution does not suppress Dewart's inquisitive spirit ... not even when fantastic, ethereal powers are near at hand, striving to resume their earthly domination ...

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  • “"If the common man were even to suspect the cosmic grandeur of the Universe, if he were to have a glimpse of the awesome depths of outer space, he would very likely either go mad or reject such knowledge in preference to superstition."”
    Dr. Lapham - pg. 152
  • “"Faith comes readily without any evidence whatever, and very hard in the face of evidence that should not be there."”
    Dr. Lapham - pg. 149

First Sentence edit see section history

NORTH OF ARKHAM the hills rise dark, wild and wooded, and much overgrown, an era through which the Miskatonic flows seaward, almost at one boundary of the wooded tract.

Table of Contents edit see section history

1. Billington's Wood
2. Manuscript by Stephen Bates
3. Narrative of Winfield Phillips

Series & Lists edit see section history

This book is in Arkham House. (publisher series)
This is book 47 of 199 in Newman and Jones 200 Best Horror Novels. (community list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. H. P. Lovecraft (Author)
  2. August Derleth (Author)

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  1. Ronald Clyne (Cover Artist) - 1945 Arkham House edition

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Arkham House
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: 1945
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Page Count: 196

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