The Spirit of Revision - Lovecraft's Letters to Zealia Brown Reed Bishop

These letters are a deeper dive into Lovecraft and the work he did and how he went about it with his client. I found it very interesting and it's a pretty good read.

This little collectible is a great piece to add to any Lovecraftian's collection. It's insightful and filled with so much information.

The Spirit of Revision is an absolute treasure for aspiring writers and fans alike! The team at HPLHS are truly phenomenal for all of the love and dedication they pour into each product. I was thoroughly amazed by the detail and very thought it took to produce this paperback. It's beautiful, and I'm glad to have purchased a copy. In the words of Robert Bloch, I too can say, Lovecraft is my university. Thank you!

Whether it is Lovecraft or any of my favorite authors, I thoroughly enjoy the all the writings of the writer. Favorite purchases are that of annotated works of the classics and their correspondence. In The Spirit of Revision... is a great addition to my world of Lovecraft (and bookshelf). I imagine he is correspinding with me to help me along as I learn to write fiction. I highly recommend.

After a great deal of time I have finally made my way through this book, and I must admit that it was time well spent. While my knowledge of Lovecraft’s epistolary repertoire is admittedly limited, I feel fairly safe in asserting that, those uninitiated to collections of Lovecraft’s vast correspondence, will find this a great place to begin. Throughout the book Lovecraft covers a wide array of topics, but namely his ideas regarding “proper” writing and his opinion of what makes an ideal writer. It is rather interesting to see the relationship between Lovecraft and Bishop transition from formal to fairly casual, over the course of time, and honestly rather surprising to see how frank and open Lovecraft is in answering Bishop’s occassional probings. There is a stilted, but genuine sort of warmth and congeniality he unreservedly seems to display in his letters, which is why I surmise so many who admire Lovecraft’s work are just as eager to read his letters as his stories. The book comes replete with many informative annotations and enlightening images and photographs as the fruits of what is doubtlessly the exhaustive research of Mssrs. Branney and Leman. If you’ve never before read a collection of Lovecraft’s letters, I would highly reccomend this to be your place to start; it is sure to pique your interest and whet your appetite for more of Lovecraft’s collected letters.