Speaker 1: Welcome to the WVZ Book Club. I'm Jordan Rich. He's
Speaker 1: considered the master of his craft, the genre the macabre.
Speaker 1: Well before Stephen King, there was Howard Phillips Lovecraft, more
Speaker 1: effectually known as HP Lovecraft. The books I Am Providence,
Speaker 1: The Life and Times of HP Lovecraft, Volumes one and
Speaker 1: two by author S. T. Joshi, provide a deep dive
Speaker 1: into the biography of this troubled but brilliant writer. Born
Speaker 1: in eighteen ninety in Providence, Rhode Island, he suffered with
Speaker 1: ill health early on, and in nineteen oh eight experienced
Speaker 1: a nervous breakdown. He became a recluse and it wasn't
Speaker 1: until the late teens that he resumed writing and took
Speaker 1: on his career as a horror fiction officionado. HP Lovecraft
Speaker 1: began to travel and hoped for success in his career,
Speaker 1: and he ended up spending most of his life alone
Speaker 1: and in poverty. A success came later after his death,
Speaker 1: and he's still one of the most popular horror writers
Speaker 1: of all. I Am Providence, The Life and Times of
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