![]() ![]() It also has a “forbidden book” of a sort - Franklyn’s self-published book that his spirit is haunting or trying to communicate through. ![]() ![]() I think I agree with his Wikipedia entry when it describes this story as “using Lovecraft’s documentary narrative technique”. However, I think this story is closer to Lovecraft that Campbell perhaps realised when he wrote it. Passing reference is made to other real-life figures, including August Derleth. Certainly Campbell appears in the story as himself, a writer of Lovecraftian fiction (the Arkham edition of his first book can be borrowed from Brichester Central Library). The narrative style is more relaxed, almost as if Campbell had removed Lovecraft’s collar and tie and felt free to use his own voice.Ī Wikipedia entry even describes this story as a metafiction. ![]() The setting (Campbell’s Brichester) is described as a rather ordinary post-War regional town, at least at first. On the face of it "The Franklyn Paragraphs" is very different. So, I’ve read Campbell’s introduction to Cold Print and read some other bits and pieces on the web, and I understand that "The Franklyn Paragraphs" comes from a period when he was developing as a writer by consiously rejecting HPL’s influence.Ĭertainly, the early stories in Cold Print follow HPL’s template, often using Lovecraftian turns of phrase and even being set in an English version of Arkham, plopped down in the Gloustershire countryside. It's the 20th in the UK, so I hope it's not too early to post something. ![]()
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