The Street

A very interesting piece of fiction by Lovecraft. He describes a street that changes over the years. Anarchy, revolution are proclaimed. People of the streets change. Houses and inhabitants are shaken. Do law and order remain or does chaos reign in future? A very interesting story on looking into th......more

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Lovecraft at his most xenophobic. When I read this during my budding right-wing phase a few years back (from which I have largely, though not entirely, mellowed), I can't say I didn't get a kick out of it. Lovecraft was a prick. A racist, nihilistic one. I'm sure, like fellow horror greats Edgar All......more

This is xenophobic if not flat out racist, patriotic, nationalistic romanticism. Still: I can see this and still enjoy the romaticism of the idea that a thing might have a soul and strike down a violent purpose that would harm the nation. Furthermore, I think this is very well written and presented. B......more

Lovecraft is no doubt a visionary man. Who writes about the history of a street located somewhere in America, explores its timelapse into a near future right into WW1? The title is exactly what the story is. It's a very one shot story about a street, presumably written in a traveller's point of view......more