"A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson" is a short story written in 1917 by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was first published in the September 1917 issue of the United Amateur, under the pseudonym Humphrey Littlewit, Esq.[1]
| "A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by H. P. Lovecraft | |
 Text available at Wikisource | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy • humor |
| Publication | |
| Published in | United Amateur |
| Media type | short story |
| Publication date | 1917 |
The story is a spoof of Lovecraft's antiquarian affectations. Littlewit, the narrator, is born August 20, 1690–200 years to the day before Lovecraft's birthdate—making him nearly 228 years old as he writes a memoir.
Critic Daniel Harms writes, "While not one of the most inspired of his pieces, it at least shows that HPL realized his pretensions... of being an older, cultured gentleman of an earlier era, and could make fun of himself."[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Joshi, S.T.; Schultz, David E. (2004). An H. P. Lovecraft Encyclopedia. Hippocampus Press. p. 225. ISBN 978-0974878911.
External links
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The full text of A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson at Wikisource- A collection of public domain H. P. Lovecraft short fiction at Standard Ebooks
- A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Full-text at The H. P. Lovecraft Archive.
A Reminiscence Of Dr. Samuel Johnson public domain audiobook at LibriVox
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