![]() In August 1925, Lovecraft's Aunt Lillian sent him an anecdote about the house at 140 Prospect Street in Providence. Ward's doctor, Marinus Bicknell Willett, investigates Ward's activities and is horrified by what he finds. ![]() He eventually uses this knowledge to physically resurrect Curwen. ![]() Ward physically resembles Curwen, and attempts to duplicate his ancestor's Qabalistic and alchemical feats. The novel, set in 1918, describes how Charles Dexter Ward becomes obsessed with his distant ancestor, Joseph Curwen, an alleged wizard with unsavory habits. It is included in the Library of America volume of Lovecraft's work. Set in Lovecraft's hometown of Providence, Rhode Island, it was first published (in abridged form) in the May and July issues of Weird Tales in 1941 the first complete publication was in Arkham House's Beyond the Wall of Sleep collection (1943). ![]() Lovecraft, written in early 1927, but not published during the author's lifetime. □□ The Case of Charles Dexter Ward is a short novel (51,500 words) by H. ![]()
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