Graphic Classics

About Author

Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Lovecraft spent most of his life in New England. After his father's institutionalization in 1893, he lived affluently until his family's wealth dissipated after the death of his grandfather. He then lived with his mother, in reduced financial security, until her institutionalization in 1919. He began to write essays for the United Amateur Press Association, and in 1913 wrote a critical letter to a pulp magazine that ultimately led to his involvement in pulp fiction. He became active in the speculative fiction community and was published in several pulp magazines. Lovecraft moved to New York City, marrying Sonia Greene in 1924, and later became the center of a wider group of authors known as the "Lovecraft Circle". They introduced him to Weird Tales, which would become his most prominent publisher. Lovecraft's time in New York took a toll on his mental state and financial conditions. He returned to Providence in 1926 and produced some of his most popular works, including The Call of Cthulhu, At the Mountains of Madness, The Shadow over Innsmouth and The Shadow Out of Time. He would remain active as a writer for 11 more years until his death from intestinal cancer at the age of 46.

Description

"Ten tales of horror, death & comedy presented by today's great illustrators!"--Cover.

How the series evolves

beginning

#3 Graphic Classics

0.0· tough start

peak

#6 Graphic Classics--Ambrose Bierce

4.0· best book in series

finale

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

0.0· messes up the ending

overall

1.0· maybe series needed more care

Books in this Series

Graphic Classics

H.P. Lovecraft, Rafael Sabatini, H. G. Wells

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"Ten tales of horror, death & comedy presented by today's great illustrators!"--Cover.

Graphic Classics--Ambrose Bierce

Gahan Wilson, Ambrose Bierce, S. T. Joshi, Frank Cammuso

4.0 (1)

This volume is the sixth in a series of books which present great literature in comics and heavily illustrated formats, by some of the best artists working today in the fields of comics, book illustration, and fine arts. The book includes war stories, horror, satire, and comedy. Featured are An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, The Devil's Dictionary, and Bierce's Fables.

#14

Graphic Classics Volume Fourteen

Trina Robbins

3.0 (1)

A collection of five classic tales involving ghosts, vampires, haunted castles, and forbidden love presented in an illustrated format by prominent artists working in the fields of comics, book illustration, and fine arts.

Jane Eyre

Richard L. Coe, Anna Claybourne, Charlotte Brontë, Fiona MacDonald, Daniel Defoe, Pauline Francis

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Sam S. Shubert Theatre, operated by I. Hirst Enterprises, Bernie Ferber, manager, Courtney Burr in association with Sterling Productions presents Eric Portman in Charlotte Bronte's immortal romance "Jane Eyre," adapted for the stage by Huntington Hartford, also starring Blanche Yurka, and introducing Jan Brooks as Jane Eyre, Norah Howard, Iola Lynn, Francis Compton, Adrian Foley, Douglas Wood, Jane White, Adelaide Klein and Frank Silvera, production directed by Demetrios Vilan, scenery designed by Ben Edwards, costumes by Motley, music arranged by Lehman Engel.

Wuthering Heights

Jim Pipe, Barbara Nathan Hardy, Emily Brontë, David Holbrook

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First published in 1847, ‘Wuthering Heights’ is a classic of English literature by Emily Bronte, an English novelist, and poet. Emily was the second eldest of the three surviving Bronte sisters, being younger than Charlotte Bronte and older than Anne Bronte. She published under the masculine pen name Ellis Bell. Set on the solemn moors of northern England, this is the remarkable story of Heathcliff and Catherine, whose doomed love torments them in a tempest of madness, vengeance, and redemption. It is a wild, passionate tale of intense and almost sinister love. After Mr. Earnshaw’s death, Heathcliff is mocked and disgraced by Catherine's brother Hindley and mistakenly believes that his love for Catherine is not returned, leaving Wuthering Heights, only to return years later as an affluent and polished man. He rolls to exact a terrible revenge for his former miseries. It is a masterpiece that remains as compelling today as it was when it was publicized.

Howard Pyle's Robin Hood

Howard Pyle, Joeming W. Dunn

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson, Jules Verne, Fiona MacDonald, James Lamar Roberts, Kate McMullan, David Edgar, Pauline Francis, Alan Macdonald

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The original CliffsNotes study guides offer a look into critical elements and ideas within classic works of literature. CliffsNotes on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde explores the double life of a man whose persona swings from honorable and distinguished to repugnant and repulsive. Following a fascinating character study, this study guide provides summaries and commentaries for each chapter within the nineteenth-century novel. Other features that help you figure out this important work include A look into the life of the author, Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson Character list and expanded analysis Plot summary that shares an overview of the novel Review questions and suggested essay topics Selected bibliography Classic literature or modern-day treasure -- you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.