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L'Affaire Barlow: H. P. Lovecraft and the Battle for His Literary Legacy
214 pages, Hardcover
Published November 14, 2023
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July 16, 2024
Minutely researched and very readable, this is a sad account of the time immediately following the all too early death of H.P. Lovecraft. It is more or less entirely pro-Barlow, and Derleth and the Wandreis don't come off looking too good at all. But perhaps that is appropriate. Ken Faig provides an excellent foreword.
August 27, 2025
Wow, this was absolutely phenomenal!
Right from the beginning, L’affaire Barlow grabs the reader and doesn’t let go till the very end. And within that span, we are witnesses to the hell that Robert Barlow endured as Lovecraft’s literary executor. It was sad AND frustrating! Honestly, this book would make for an excellent film.
Right from the beginning, L’affaire Barlow grabs the reader and doesn’t let go till the very end. And within that span, we are witnesses to the hell that Robert Barlow endured as Lovecraft’s literary executor. It was sad AND frustrating! Honestly, this book would make for an excellent film.
May 30, 2025
This was a fascinating read! Had no idea of all the back stabbing Derleth, Wandrei and Loveman did to Robert Barlow. Why was Barlow, a nineteen year old, chosen to be HP. Lovecraft literary executer? Could it be because he knew the works of Lovecraft better than anyone else or perhaps he was actually related to Lovecraft. This book reveals a surprising answer to this.
Barlow lived in several locations around Kansas City in the late 1930's when he was in procession of Lovecraft's personal effects and most were deposited in the John Hays Library at Brown University. The imagination runs wild with the thought of some long lost story or letter just sitting in a storage box in some attic or basement. This book mentions something called, "The Round Tower". The author doesn't speculate what the story might have been but I'd like to think it was Lovecraft's take on a Robert E. Howard's Conan story.
Barlow lived in several locations around Kansas City in the late 1930's when he was in procession of Lovecraft's personal effects and most were deposited in the John Hays Library at Brown University. The imagination runs wild with the thought of some long lost story or letter just sitting in a storage box in some attic or basement. This book mentions something called, "The Round Tower". The author doesn't speculate what the story might have been but I'd like to think it was Lovecraft's take on a Robert E. Howard's Conan story.
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