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Racism in the Works of H.P. Lovecraft
Created: February 2017
| Updated: February 2017
This article uses material from the Racism in the Works of H.P. Lovecraft article on the Lovecraft wiki at Fandom and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.
Overview
One of the most unfortunate and controversial aspects of Lovecraft's works is the author's inclusion of racist ideas and themes, which "does not endear Lovecraft to the modern reader,” and comes across through many disparaging remarks against the various non-Anglo-Saxon races and cultures within his work.