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The Case of Charles Dexter Ward

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The Case of Charles Dexter Ward

H. P. Lovecraft

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward is a short horror novel (51,500 words) by American writer H. P. Lovecraft, written in early 1927, but not published during the author's lifetime. Set in Lovecraft's hometown of Providence, Rhode Island, it was first published (in abridged form) in the May and July issues of Weird Tales in 1941; the first complete publication was in Arkham House's Beyond the Wall of Sleep collection (1943). It is included in the Library of America volume of Lovecraft's work. The novel, set in 1928, describes how Charles Dexter Ward becomes obsessed with his distant ancestor, Joseph Curwen, an alleged wizard with unsavory habits. Ward physically resembles Curwen, and attempts to duplicate his ancestor's Qabalistic and alchemical feats. He eventually uses this knowledge to physically resurrect Curwen. Ward's doctor, Marinus Bicknell Willett, investigates Ward's activities and is horrified by what he finds. - Summary by Wikipedia

Year of Publication: 1941Genres: Horror & Supernatural Fiction
Running Time: 04 hours 05 minutes 22 seconds
#Chapter Name
1
The Nights
Chapter 1: A Result and a Prologue
Chris Pyle
12:58
2
The Nights
Chapter 2: An Antecedent and a Horror (Part 1)
Chris Pyle
34:39
3
The Nights
Chapter 2: An Antecedent and a Horror (Part 2)
Chris Pyle
17:05
4
The Nights
Chapter 3: A Search and an Evocation (Part 1)
Chris Pyle
27:14
5
The Nights
Chapter 3: A Search and an Evocation (Part 2)
Chris Pyle
21:57
6
The Nights
Chapter 4: A Mutation and a Madness (Part 1)
Chris Pyle
22:29
7
The Nights
Chapter 4: A Mutation and a Madness (Part 2)
Chris Pyle
32:42
8
The Nights
Chapter 5: A Nightmare and a Cataclysm (Part 1)
Chris Pyle
41:38
9
The Nights
Chapter 5: A Nightmare and a Cataclysm (Part 2)
Chris Pyle
34:40

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