The White Ship, H. P. Lovecraft
The White Ship, H. P. Lovecraft
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The White Ship

Author: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrator: Cathy Dobson

Unabridged: 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/23/2017

Synopsis

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937), who wrote as H. P. Lovecraft, was an American writer who achieved posthumous fame through his brilliant and highly influential works of horror fiction. 'The White Ship' is an eerie tale told by a lighthouse keeper of an uncanny voyage to the ends of the earth....

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 on June 08, 2019

A lighthouse keeper dreams about sailing away with the White Ship to new shores. Fantastic islands, magnificent cities but he yearns to go to Cathuria, the Land of Hope. Will the first person narrator make it there? What is waiting at the end of his journey? Well written as usual you go on a magic v......more

Goodreads review by Bill on January 12, 2020

First published in The United Amateur (November 1919), “The White Ship” is the earliest example of Lovecraft’s Dunsanian dream fantasies, the most accomplished and developed of which is The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath. In this story, lighthouse keeper Basil Elton dreams of a white ship that carries......more

Goodreads review by Michelle {Book Hangovers} on January 03, 2019

I am a sucker for tales of the Sea. And this tale is one long, hauntingly beautiful description of a mystical voyage on a dreamlike sea. I absolutely adored it. ❤️......more

Goodreads review by Jo on October 26, 2023

El relato corto de un sueño largo. Nuestro protagonista se embarca en un viaje onírico rumbo a tierras fantásticas. Las descripciones de esos lugares son voluptuosas y llenas de detalles. Me gusta más Lovecraft en sus cuentos de terror, pero disfrute mucho de la nave blanca y de su imaginación privi......more

Goodreads review by David on August 20, 2022

Dreaming of a Voyage 13 Aug 2022 – English Channel Okay, I’ve just come out of the Chunnel (I was going to say ‘pulled out’ but I could just imaging Beavis and Butthead snickering at that, not that I’ve ever actually watched any of their shows). It is annoying that the wifi is so patchy on this train......more

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