Reviews for American Poets, 1880-1945: Third Series, Vol. 54

The average rating for American Poets, 1880-1945: Third Series, Vol. 54 based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-06-11 00:00:00 Ryan Copenhaver Well, that added some random books to my 'To Read' list…. For a man with a reputed wide range of knowledge it is a fascinating trawl through what is known of his collection; a 1,000 or so books representing what is known from letters, catalogues and a (poor) attempt to catalogue after his untimely death. The work is impressive in how the books have been referenced, cross referenced and editions checked and identified - Chapeau! to Joshi and his team. It certainly shows the range, albeit his known interests are fully displayed with astronomy seemingly dominating the nonfiction. What I did find interesting were the books that were missing - just a couple of introductory books on music (I really must go back to the collected letters and try and fathom his relationship with music) and apparently nothing on art history. Major authors of the day are conspicuous by their absence - no Woolf, no Hemingway, no Fitzgerald - he must have been aware of them, so again, back to the Letters! Many books on exploration and sailing - not a suggestion of Mountaineering. Obviously this is really only aimed at people with an interest in HPL, but I have come away with some great books to track down and the happy knowledge that I own the same collection of Poe that the old gent would have returned to on many an occasion...

Review # 2 was written on 2016-10-27 00:00:00 Errika Walker Another excellent Lovecraft reference book. I would not recommend this for the casual fan, but it is a necessary tool for anyone delving into Lovecraft's knowledge base or possible inspirations.