Ibid

Name: Ibid
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: H. P. Lovecraft
ISBN: 9781467607438

Author: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrator: Anastasia Bertollo

Unabridged: 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: SmartTouch Media

Published: 01/30/2015

Categories: Fiction, Short Stories

Synopsis

Howard Philips Lovecraft (1890 – 1937) was an American writer world-famous for his horror fiction works. Lovecraftian horror is a sub-genre of horror fiction that stresses unknown and often impossible to comprehend things, rather than elements of blood and disabled bodies or shock. This is a funny fictional biography of Ibidus, the Roman scholar, and “adventures” of the pieces of his skull after his death, that appeared all across the globe and were in possession of the ones who had been creating history. According to the epigraph, the satirical story ridicules mainly ignorance of students, however, some argue that the object of its mockery would be pomposity of academic scholarship. This funny work will definitely cheer you up and perhaps even inspire interest to ancient history and literature.A SmartTouch Media production.

About H. P. Lovecraft

Howard Phillips "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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Peter

Great story on a former Roman consul named Ibidus and the travels of his skull through history. You really get the impression this is a scientific essay. So many facts and figures! Do you want to know how the story of the skull ends? Well, then you have to read this fascinating historical story. Rea......more

Goodreads review by Baal Of

So far, this is the only Lovecraft story I've read to exhibit any sense of humor. It's a fairly mild parody, and nowhere near the level of say Terry Pratchett or Christopher Moore, but an interesting anomaly in the collected works.......more

Goodreads review by José

I know Lovecraft is free to read, and can be found anywhere on the web. Depending on the medium, there are usually descriptions on what you should expect. That is why I decided to purchase the content instead of just browsing a web page. You really have to understand HP's objective with many stories......more

Goodreads review by Katy

Part of The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft, which can be found free at the CthulhuChick website. This is an incredibly amusing and very funny bit of satirical pseudo-biography. I was especially amused by the prairie dogs. "At first worshipped with dark rites by the prairie dogs, who saw in it a de......more