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Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937), more commonly known as H. P. Lovecraft, was an American writer renowned for his highly influential works of horror fiction.
“The Outsider” is one of Lovecraft’s earliest and creepiest stories. A man exists alone in a mysterious dark castle, with no memory of how or why he is there. One day he decides to climb the highest tower in the hope of seeing the sky… and in doing so briefly learns the terrible, ghastly, unbearable truth…
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"It's amazing to me that someone so young could show such fluency in Philosophy, Literature and Religion as this guy does, wow! I, on the other hand, am not as fluent on his language and texts as he is, so I cannot begin to pretend reading this book was a 'walk in the park', and it'll probably demand an additional reading some years from now when I've gotten in touch with some of the works he mentions here and who captured my interest. Plus, as he says himself in the postface, this is only the beginning, the first volume of this philosophy of his which he calls 'phenomenological existencialism'. Ask me again in some years."
— Yuri (4 out of 5 stars)
The Outsider Listener Reviews
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" Was my introduction to philosophy, I can't believe he was only 22. Colin Wilson is a force to behold. "
— Brenden, 1/30/2014 -
" Colin Wilson explains why men of "genius" suffer angst. As such there are interesting portraits of Dostoyevsky, T.E Lawrence, Van Gogh, etc, etc. "
— Raegan, 1/26/2014 -
" A good read, but heavy going. "
— Jason, 1/18/2014 -
" This book was written for me. Only Mr. Wilson wasn't aware of that. "
— Krishna, 1/10/2014 -
" I read this book in my late teens it was very useful in pointing me in the right direction... in fact many directions. "
— David, 1/10/2014 -
" Everyone should read this; a perfect thing. "
— Robert, 12/12/2013 -
" I read this when I was very young and it made a great impression on me, pointing me to books by Beckett and Camus etc. But I have dipped into sebsequent books by Wilson and found them awful. I don't dare go back and re-read this as I know it would disappoint. "
— Alan, 11/30/2013 -
" Disappointing. Outdated. Some interesting ideas but not exactly rigorous. "
— Keith, 11/27/2013 -
" Eh. Most of these ideas are too familiar. I enjoyed "Introduction to the New Existentialism" a lot more. "
— carl, 8/31/2013 -
" This book and Demian tie for the most amazing Psychological/Existential books I've ever read. For anyone who has struggled with their ideas of self or motivations of isolation, you might want to take a look at this. I will read it again and I don't do that often. "
— Adam, 3/26/2013 -
" A tremendous book dealing with existentialism! "
— Infidel, 1/9/2013 -
" The book set my reading habits for 5 years when I was in my twenties. Love it "
— Simon, 8/30/2012 -
" ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN "
— Caelin, 3/31/2012 -
" This book meant so much to me as a teenager growing up in the 1960's. I actually used it almost as a bibliography - reading many of and about many of the people mentioned in the book. Doug "
— doug, 9/14/2011 -
" A great book with a whole lot of information on other great books and other great Authors...it takes a specific character found in other books (someone who does not fit in with socioty standards, but must ultimatly co-exist within socioty)..an excellent read!!! "
— Nate, 6/8/2011 -
" This is one of those books that makes you want to read a bunch of other books. Mostly Dostoevsky. It was a romp in the waters of the outsider in literature as seen through the works of DH Lawrence, aforementioned Dostoevsky, Hemingway, Sartre, and others. "
— Gabriel, 3/28/2011 -
" I found peers to relate to. "
— Jeff, 2/13/2011 -
" Very atmospheric. A nightmare inducing read. "
— Chris, 2/12/2011 -
" Spooky dark magic, madness, existentialism...I can see how this has influenced so many modern horror writers. Also, I now understand what critics mean when they refer to writing as "Lovecraftian": Thick and chewy overwritten descriptions abound! <br/><br/>Better than I expected. "
— anguinea, 1/27/2011 -
" Very creepy, and very good. Gothic and demonic monsters as told in the early 1900's. "
— Dyanna, 4/28/2010 -
" This was actually my first time exposed to either of these stories, and let me tell you that this audio format is excellent. The reader had the perfect voice for portraying these erie tales of horrors from beyond our world. I can't wait to try volume 2. "
— Jesse, 9/20/2007
About H. P. Lovecraft
H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937) was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Virtually unknown and only published in pulp magazines before he died in poverty, he is now regarded as one of the most significant twentieth-century authors in his genre. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island, where he lived most of his life. His relatively small corpus of work consists of three short novels and about sixty short stories.
About Cathy Dobson
Cathy Dobson is the author of Planet Germany and a narrator of audiobooks.