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´To that flash of semi-vision can be traced a full half of the horror which has ever since haunted us´

An expedition to Antarctica goes horribly wrong as a group of explorers stumbles upon some mysterious ancient ruins, with devastating consequences. At the Mountains of Madness ranks among Lovecraft´s most terrifying novellas, and is a firm favourite among fans of classic horror.

The Penguin English Library - collectable general readers´ editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century to the end of the Second World War.

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Born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1890, Lovecraft was self-educated and lived in his birthplace all his life, working as a freelance writer, journalist, and ghostwriter. His best work - including some sixty or so short stories - was published from 1923 onwards in the pulp magazine Weird Tales. He died in 1937, in poverty and virtually unknown; today he is recognised as one of the great masters of horror fiction.

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