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The Lovecraft Papers
Peter H. Cannon, born in 1951 in California, is an H. P. Lovecraft scholar and an author of Cthulhu Mythos fiction. Cannon works as an editor for Publishers Weekly, specializing in thrillers and mystery.
His fiction includes Pulptime (W,. Paul Ganley, Publisher), in which Lovecraft, Long and Sherlock Holmes team up to solve a mystery; Scream for Jeeves: A Parody (Wodecraft Press, 1994), which retells some of Lovecraft's stories in the voice of P. G. Wodehouse's Bertie Wooster. An omnibus of these two titles has been issued as The Lovecraft Papers (Science Fiction Book Club, 1996).
His fiction includes Pulptime (W,. Paul Ganley, Publisher), in which Lovecraft, Long and Sherlock Holmes team up to solve a mystery; Scream for Jeeves: A Parody (Wodecraft Press, 1994), which retells some of Lovecraft's stories in the voice of P. G. Wodehouse's Bertie Wooster. An omnibus of these two titles has been issued as The Lovecraft Papers (Science Fiction Book Club, 1996).
150 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1994
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April 13, 2012
This is a collection of P.H. Cannon's short stories. I will be reviewing them as I complete them.
Pulptime: H. P. Lovecraft and his sidekick Frank Belknap Long get involved in a case of the aging Sherlock Holmes's involving Houdini, spiritualism, illegal immigrants, and smuggling. An entertaining story but lacking in Mythos elements.
Now, on to the Scream for Jeeves section of the book...
Cats, Bats, and Bertie Wooster: A friend of Wooster's from school invites him to his father's sinister mansion in a secluded part of Wales. From there, it becomes a retelling of Lovecraft's Rats in the Walls. Who knew Jeeves had so much mythos lore stored in his mighty cranium?
Something Foetid: Wooster's friend from school, Randy Carter, requests his aid, or more specifically, Jeeves's aid, in figuring out what's wrong with his neighbor, Dr. Munoz. Jeeves, however, refuses to go initially because of Bertie's new suit. Funny stuff. Lots of nods to both Wooster and Mythos tales.
The Rummy Affair of Young Charlie: Jeeves and Wooster go to Paris on command of Aunt Agatha to check on the son of friends of hers, Charles Dexter Ward. This one is by far the funniest of the three stories. Arthur Jermyn as a Drones Club member? Hilarious!
I enjoyed The Lovecraft Papers immensely and recommend it to readers who are fans of two or more of the following: Sherlock Holmes, HPL, or P.G. Wodehouse.
Pulptime: H. P. Lovecraft and his sidekick Frank Belknap Long get involved in a case of the aging Sherlock Holmes's involving Houdini, spiritualism, illegal immigrants, and smuggling. An entertaining story but lacking in Mythos elements.
Now, on to the Scream for Jeeves section of the book...
Cats, Bats, and Bertie Wooster: A friend of Wooster's from school invites him to his father's sinister mansion in a secluded part of Wales. From there, it becomes a retelling of Lovecraft's Rats in the Walls. Who knew Jeeves had so much mythos lore stored in his mighty cranium?
Something Foetid: Wooster's friend from school, Randy Carter, requests his aid, or more specifically, Jeeves's aid, in figuring out what's wrong with his neighbor, Dr. Munoz. Jeeves, however, refuses to go initially because of Bertie's new suit. Funny stuff. Lots of nods to both Wooster and Mythos tales.
The Rummy Affair of Young Charlie: Jeeves and Wooster go to Paris on command of Aunt Agatha to check on the son of friends of hers, Charles Dexter Ward. This one is by far the funniest of the three stories. Arthur Jermyn as a Drones Club member? Hilarious!
I enjoyed The Lovecraft Papers immensely and recommend it to readers who are fans of two or more of the following: Sherlock Holmes, HPL, or P.G. Wodehouse.
June 5, 2013
I saw this book raved about some years ago and set out to find it. You can get it from Amazon from between $60 and $6.
This is a satire based on (as I was led to believe) H.P.Lovecraft crossed with Arthur Conan Doyle and Lovecraft crossed with P.G.Wodehouse.
Well, in it's own way it's successful.
The first 77 pages of this short book (the first 77 pages of storytelling after all the prerequisites) is a "takeoff" on Sherlock Holmes. The thing is that Mr. Holmes isn't dealing with any of the "Lovecraftian" creatures or situations...Mr. Lovecraft is used as a character who meets Sherlock Holmes in solving a "mystery". The plot and style are very much Conan Doyle's. It reads and has the "literary sound" of the Sherlock Holmes stories.
Sadly I never cared for the Sherlock Holmes story. I always found the holmes stories dry and a little pedantic. I mean I always thought I should like the Holmes stories. Who doesn't like Sherlock Holmes? I read most of the stories at different times...but they were always so dry. And am I the only one who noticed that a whole lot of Holmes clients died before he figured things out?
Well, anyway I didn't really care for the first part of the book.
The next 60 pages were better. Not great but better. Here there was an attempt at the style of P.G.Wodehouse and at his Bertie and Jeeves characters.
Well, he got the dialogue down and managed to write the conversations much as Wodehouse might have. He places Bertie and Jeeves in 3 of Lovecraft's stories. (sadly he brings Holmes back into one which only weakened it). There are a couple of glaring errors about the characters that fans of Wodehouse will spot (and shake their heads over). While the wording and slang comes close to Wodehouse the stories themselves don't quite make it.
I suspect that fans of either or both Conan Doyle and P.G.Wodehouse who are also fans of H.P.Lovecraft will like this book better than others. Anyone else picking the book up will be lost as to what it's getting at and what the point is. I was only mildly taken with the book and wile I don't dislike it I don't really like it.
It goes into my sell stack...sorry. Especially since I tracked it down and bought it.
This is a satire based on (as I was led to believe) H.P.Lovecraft crossed with Arthur Conan Doyle and Lovecraft crossed with P.G.Wodehouse.
Well, in it's own way it's successful.
The first 77 pages of this short book (the first 77 pages of storytelling after all the prerequisites) is a "takeoff" on Sherlock Holmes. The thing is that Mr. Holmes isn't dealing with any of the "Lovecraftian" creatures or situations...Mr. Lovecraft is used as a character who meets Sherlock Holmes in solving a "mystery". The plot and style are very much Conan Doyle's. It reads and has the "literary sound" of the Sherlock Holmes stories.
Sadly I never cared for the Sherlock Holmes story. I always found the holmes stories dry and a little pedantic. I mean I always thought I should like the Holmes stories. Who doesn't like Sherlock Holmes? I read most of the stories at different times...but they were always so dry. And am I the only one who noticed that a whole lot of Holmes clients died before he figured things out?
Well, anyway I didn't really care for the first part of the book.
The next 60 pages were better. Not great but better. Here there was an attempt at the style of P.G.Wodehouse and at his Bertie and Jeeves characters.
Well, he got the dialogue down and managed to write the conversations much as Wodehouse might have. He places Bertie and Jeeves in 3 of Lovecraft's stories. (sadly he brings Holmes back into one which only weakened it). There are a couple of glaring errors about the characters that fans of Wodehouse will spot (and shake their heads over). While the wording and slang comes close to Wodehouse the stories themselves don't quite make it.
I suspect that fans of either or both Conan Doyle and P.G.Wodehouse who are also fans of H.P.Lovecraft will like this book better than others. Anyone else picking the book up will be lost as to what it's getting at and what the point is. I was only mildly taken with the book and wile I don't dislike it I don't really like it.
It goes into my sell stack...sorry. Especially since I tracked it down and bought it.
July 26, 2014
What a treat for that small group (in which I am included) who are fans H. P. Lovecraft, Arthur Conan Doyle, and P. G. Wodehouse!
The first half of the book is an okay detective story featuring Sherlock Holmes working with Lovecraft to retrieve some stolen letters. The second half is where all the fun is: Jeeves and Wooster face off against Lovecraftian horrors.
Not for those who are unfamiliar with the works of any of the three authors Cannon is parodying, but a quick, fun read for those who are.
The first half of the book is an okay detective story featuring Sherlock Holmes working with Lovecraft to retrieve some stolen letters. The second half is where all the fun is: Jeeves and Wooster face off against Lovecraftian horrors.
Not for those who are unfamiliar with the works of any of the three authors Cannon is parodying, but a quick, fun read for those who are.
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